As an amateur, Joe had lost only to Buster Mathias so he was eager to avenge the defeat when the duo met in the 1964 Olympic Games trials final, however, he was defeated yet again. In 1967, Frazier stormed ahead winning all six of his fights, including a sixth-round knockout of Doug Jones and a brutal fourth round (TKO) of Canadian George Chuvalo. Distractify is a registered trademark. Joe then told Bellamy he did not know what he was talking about. Joe was also persuaded to join up as a substitute to Mathias in the US boxing team for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Frazier had to save up a bit before he could make the bus trip to New York and still have some money in his pocket, and so he first went to work at the local Coca-Cola plant. [28], He also wrote Box like the Pros,[29] "a complete introduction to the sport, including the game's history, rules of the ring, how fights are scored, how to spar, the basics of defence and offence, the fighter's workout, a directory of boxing gyms, and much more. Joe, who has 12 siblings himself, has a total of 11 children, one of which is featured on Season 23 of the veteran CBS reality series, Big Brother. He won the gold medal in his weight division and then began his professional career in August 1965. 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Eagles bullish for Bulldogs in draft. (When asked Tuesday, Fraziers business manager readily shared the fact that he was at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.). Frazier kept his title on a unanimous decision. Jim became so enraged he took off his belt and whipped the boy with his belt right there in the field. For years afterwards, Frazier retained his bitterness towards Ali and suggested that Ali's battle with Parkinson's syndrome was a form of divine retribution for his earlier behavior. Under Futch's tutelage, Frazier adopted the bob-and-weave defensive style by making him more difficult for taller opponents to punch and giving Frazier more power with his own punches. What tears Fraziers youngest son up today is the fact that he never got to say goodbye. [4] He is an inductee of both the International Boxing Hall of Fame and the World Boxing Hall of Fame, having been a part of the inaugural induction class of 1990 for the IBHF.[5]. Lately, his popularity is flying in the sky. Frazier took an "8" count by referee Bob Polis but rallied for a TKO over Bruce in the third round.[22]. Frazier told him to keep his pants up because he was not going to use his belt on him.