Posted on 11/05/2011 9:48:38 AM PDT by massmike
Legendary boxer Smokin’ Joe Frazier is in the final fight of his life.
Frazier, who gave the boxing world the “Thrilla in Manila,” and many other classic memories, is deathly ill with advanced liver cancer.
"He’s in serious shape, we’re looking for a miracle," a source close to the former heavyweight champ told The New York Post. "They’re only giving him a short time to live. We need to have as many people as possible praying for Joe right now."
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About a couple of decades ago I was getting on a plane and noticed him sitting in First Class. He was wearing black, of course, and had a gold chain around his neck. I smiled, raised a clenched fist and went ‘Smokin’ Joe’. He smiled back. I’ll always remember that.
Very sorry to hear this, one of my favorite fighters.
Calling Joe Frazier ‘gorilla’ also from an earlier era when people weren’t so thin-skinned. It was all in playful fun and Ali was full of the vinegar. I’m glad Frazier won the first championship fight vs, Ali. Prayers for Joe—a warrior who achieved. What a left hook he had too.
The Gullah people of the low country of the Carolinas and Georgia have given us many great Americans. Among them are Joe Frazier and Clarence Thomas. Prayers for you. Joe. Thanks for being a great American.
From one Smokin’ Joe to another (and much more famous one), Prayers up for your recovery!
I don’t think it was just a joke. Didn’t Ali also call Frazier or another of his black rivals “a Uncle Tom?” I’m disgusted by the way the MSM has made Ali some sort of cute national hero. He’s a Muslim convert. He had a huge advantage in reach over most of his opponents (esp. Frazier), which he exploited by using his “dance and jab” tactics. Once he encountered boxers who also had a long reach, like Larry Holmes, Ali didn’t look so great,
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