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Joe Frazier

1944 - 2011

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Joseph William Frazier (January 12, 1944 – November 7, 2011) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1965 to 1981. Nicknamed "Smokin' Joe", he was known for his strength, durability, formidable left hand, and relentless pressure fighting style. In 1971, Frazier became the first boxer to defeat Muhammad Ali. He won a gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics as an amateur, held the NYSAC heavyweight title from 1968 to 1973, and was the undisputed heavyweight champion from 1970 to 1973. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joe Frazier is the 3rd most popular boxer, the 536th most popular biography from United States (down from 333rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular American Boxer.

Joe Frazier is most famous for being the heavyweight champion of the world in the early 1970s. He was also the first heavyweight boxer to win three consecutive titles, and he was the first heavyweight boxer to defeat Muhammad Ali.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Joe Frazier ranks 3 out of 496. Before him are Muhammad Ali, and Rocky Marciano. After him are Mike Tyson, George Foreman, Joe Louis, Sugar Ray Robinson, Max Schmeling, Ján Zachara, Vitali Klitschko, Floyd Mayweather Jr., and Sonny Liston.

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Among people born in 1944, Joe Frazier ranks 29. Before him are Peter Mayhew, Joe Cocker, Gabor Maté, Carlos Alberto Torres, Rafic Hariri, and Françoise Hardy. After him are Danny Trejo, Abdul Latif Rashid, Rem Koolhaas, Nǃxau ǂToma, Sepp Maier, and Jacqueline Bisset. Among people deceased in 2011, Joe Frazier ranks 20. Before him are Sathya Sai Baba, Svetlana Alliluyeva, Rosalyn Sussman Yalow, Simon van der Meer, Rudolf Mössbauer, and Ágota Kristóf. After him are Herbert A. Hauptman, Jack LaLanne, William Lipscomb, Annie Girardot, Flórián Albert, and John McCarthy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joe Frazier ranks 536 out of 20,380. Before him are Vincent du Vigneaud (1901), Richard Widmark (1914), Sean Penn (1960), Stephen Hillenburg (1961), Gertrude Stein (1874), and Harriet Tubman (1820). After him are Willem Dafoe (1955), Jim Belushi (1954), Kim Basinger (1953), Sarah Vaughan (1924), Daniel Boone (1734), and Joseph Henry (1797).

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Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, Joe Frazier ranks 3. Before him are Muhammad Ali (1942), and Rocky Marciano (1923). After him are Mike Tyson (1966), George Foreman (1949), Joe Louis (1914), Sugar Ray Robinson (1921), Floyd Mayweather Jr. (1977), Sonny Liston (1932), Rubin Carter (1937), Marvelous Marvin Hagler (1954), and Jake LaMotta (1922).

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