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Go back to Jan. 22, 1973 when George Foreman beat Joe Frazier via second-round TKO to become the heavyweight champion.
an interesting evening Frasier quite understandably the favorite Foreman comes out punching with the right Frasier in his usual style smoking is the way he puts it his job to get inside his best weapon the left hook Foreman is vulnerable to the hook oh the crowd was misled when Joe fell back a little was a slip off balance the stoically frasia has not been a good first round fighter but historically he has been a tremendous tremendous fighter a great Champion you saw the left hook land on Foreman that’s what he’ll be working on all night bman would like to keep punching and keep Frasier away from him with his punches Joe’s job to get inside stly use that that left hook oh foreman connected as you saw he’s a big strong boy he Likens this fight to the same kind of problem he faced there’s another left by George he’s getting into Frasier’s head we’ll find out tonight how much the Ali fight took out of frasia if anything and we’ll find out tonight just how good George Foreman is in punching and in taking a punch I think he hurt Joe Frasier I think Joe is hurt Angie dunde Ali’s trainer right next to me is saying it you may hear him down goes frasia down goes frasia down goes frasia the heavyweight champion is taking the mandatory 8 count and Foreman is as poised as can be in a neutral corner he is as poised as can be we have a minute left in this first round and already this fight is proving out what some have expected oh that left is getting in there underneath underneath Archie Moore is yelling the foreman we’ve got the excitement here that we look for frasia is dazed he is getting hit again and again and again the same head that was hit so often by Muhammad Ali frasia is dazed you see the countdown for the first round Foreman has not panicked Foreman is going about his job foran is all over Joe Frasier Frasier is down again and he may be no he is rising he is game he doesn’t know where he is the mandatory eight count he doesn’t know where he is now the round is about to end two knockdowns in the first round of Joe Frasier down again no saving by the Bell he’s up and so the Fight Continues three knockdowns in the first round by George Foreman the stool hasn’t even brought brought out yet for Frasier what excitement you’re looking at Joe Frasier yany Durham over the crowd shocked but the crowd here rooting for Foreman Mohammad Ali was their hero now you’re looking in slow motion the right for the first knockdown clean as a whistle oh what a first round well back in Frasier’s Corner as you look at them working over Joe the ice pack at the back of the neck to restore the senses let’s go to the slow-mo for the second knockdown the right again clean as a whistle again waiting for the start now of round two there was no question about the first round three knockdowns now Joe is coming out Adam wants to come back in a hurry you’ll not find a gamer man than Joe Frasier Joe frasia went down three times in the first round a caution from Arthur meran oh he is all over Frasier again he has Fraser in the corner his Fraser’s knees buckled he is about he is down he is down for the fourth time in the fight George Foreman is doing the Joe frasia what he did as a 19-year-old to a veteran russan a fellow named diona shapis in October of 1968 in the Mexico City Arena a quick left from GE another freure is down for the fifth time in this fight fifth time three times in the first round twice in the second mny checked his checked his senses check frasia senses it’s target practice for George pran it is target practice Frasier is ready to go again Joe is standing there he goes three times three times the fight is stopped no it is not it is not stop Angie dund is screaming stop it Ferdie Pacho Ali’s dock to next me it is over it is over it is over in the second round George Foreman is the heavyweight champion of the world [Music]
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I feel like Joe Frazier at the weigh in
Nobody can look at this and say boxing used to be better, and boxers then used to be more skilled… todays boxers would absolutely murder these ones
I couldn’t believe Frazier actually had a rematch after this.
Joe Frazier has no footwork, he fights like he's nailed to the ground
They did Frazier dirty
"Full fight" lol
I still remember the screaming STOP IT STOP IT. That referee could have gotten him killed.
FOREMAN WAS GREAT. . ALI WOULDNT GIVE FOREMAN A REMATCH
RIP – Joe Frazier, Muhammad Ali & George Foreman
Damm they really wanted joe fucked up outrageous that it wasn't stopped earlier jeez!!
frazier corner or the ref didn’t care about his life that fight
THIS WAS THE DAY WHEN SMOKEN JOE WAS EXTINGUISHED
Sonny Liston said it all about Joe Frazier — Fighting him would be like "shooting fish in a barrel."
The pushing tactics worked very well against Frazier. He couldnt do that against Ali because he was on the ropes. Ali countered really smart
Over in 1st round
I was shocked that Foreman passed away recently, i thought he was in relatively good health, maybe it was just old age.
Not too crazy about Foremans trademark grabbing behind the head. I think Frazier had a solid chance. He very powerful. Respect and RIP to both fighters.
If you look at Joe's career, other than Ali and George, no other great fighter. No Ron Lyle, no Norton. No Ernie.
That was a massacre.
Sloppy af
Dropped with a jab. Foreman was a bull
Wow. Just wow.
Fazier really moved good in the beginning, nice hookes!
He Don't KnOW where he is!!!
Wouldn't three takedowns in the same round result in a technical knockout?
So Frazier's third takedown wasn't valid? Did the bell sound before he fell?
So menacing. Brutal KO power. He could have killed Frazier. What a fighter. Him and Ali are the goat
Redt in Peace for both of you.
Over a million people bought the George Foreman Grill.
He sold rights to the grill for $138 million.
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He decimated him
Frazier came out of the corner thinking Foreman was like Ali, just a bit slower. He didn't see the Monster Foreman was at that time.
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Frazier was tailored made for foreman if they fought 50 times Big George would win every time in modern Day Lennox Lewis would beat Frazier every time also those guys were just to big to strong to much range Frazier would be beaten up badly by Lewis also
But I take Frazier against every one else except Ali Riddock Bowe Evander Holyfield I think he would have had a good chance beating Tyson also if they fought in there prime
Crazy how Foreman's undercuts were lifting Frazier off the ground.
George was a bad matchup for Joe
That isn't Joe Frazier. It's a Joe Frazier doppelgänger.
Those shots from Big George were massive!!!
illegal pushing by forman didnt help Frazier lol
What was the cause of death for big George Foreman?
‘Stop the fight’ – truer words were never said
Muhammad Ali, the world heavyweight champion 3 times, who holds the title of “The Greatest.” His doctor advised him not to play, “You are sick.” But Ali would not Name Him. In fact, Ali is the Undisputed Champion of the twentieth Century.
George foreman was the hardest hitter in boxing
Howard Cosell was one of the worst fight announcers of all time. Somehow he had a connection, and he was a big self-promoter, but he called fights terribly. Shouting to make it about himself, telling you that the audience got it wrong, talking too much.
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The Frazier camp have managed to avoid a long list of heavy hitters from sonny liston, cleveland williams, ron lyle, earnie shavers and larry holmes throughout his careernwith the exception of foreman where he simply had no choice but to face him. He simply struggled against these type.
George just pushed Joe away in the first round, whenever Joe wanted to get inside and that was the turning point…..
Joe has better hand speed and a good left hook …