smoking joe frazier

rowlo



Joined: 12/10/2008
Posts: 4796

Message Posted:
09/11/2011 00:10

died today , one of the all time heavy weight greats

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
09/11/2011 09:05

Didn't he die yesterday also, Rowlo..?!

minertor



Joined: 14/02/2009
Posts: 1238

Message Posted:
09/11/2011 13:10

Didn't he die yesterday also, Rowlo..?!







Yeah, he did Hans, but those that knew him, or followed his career, expected him to get back up. Like he did 5 times against Foreman, in '73



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DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
09/11/2011 13:12

@ msg 3, minertor:

minertor



Joined: 14/02/2009
Posts: 1238

Message Posted:
09/11/2011 13:28

cheers Hans, he was a man, in the truest sense of the word. Must have pained him that Marvis never made it.

He was my hero for many years, and there hasn't been many of them.



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butchcrusader


Joined: 08/11/2011
Posts: 41

Message Posted:
09/11/2011 13:39

Well looks like he will be smokin again very soon.

Jonesy299


Joined: 07/02/2009
Posts: 367

Message Posted:
09/11/2011 19:17

I recall watching the live fights in the 70's late at night with my dad who was an avid boxing fan - Frazier, Ali, Foreman were phenomonal showmen and always gave value for money. I would be hard pushed to name the current pantheon of heavywight chumps over the last decade (and would people still remember them 40 years on?)