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Football and basketball and I wrestled
- Marvis was involved in other sports, but finally gave it all up in favor of boxing, "I played football and basketball and I wrestled, and I love them all, especially football.
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Amateur career. Marvis was a highly touted prospect and among the top-ranked amateur heavyweights. He was the 1979 National Golden Gloves Heavyweight Champion and 1980 National AAU Heavyweight Champion. He was coached partly by his father, and in part by Georgie Benton and Val Colbert.
Marvis Frazier. Fischer down twice from body punches. Frazier was given a standing 8-count in the 2nd round.
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Frazier was a runner-up for the 1979 Pan American Games, where he was expected to meet Teófilo Stevenson for the first time in this competition. He was concentrating on the Pan American trials and the Pan Am games, after that, he was aiming for a shot at the Olympics.
DateOpponentLast Opponents' ResultsPlace1988-10-27W W W W W WConvention Center, Tucson1987-08-10W L L L L LHilton, Secaucus1987-06-01W W L L L WHilton, Secaucus1986-07-26W W W W W WCivic Center, Glens Falls- USA
- September 10, 1960
- Amateur Career
- Professional Career
- Notes
Amateur Record: 56-2Outpointed Tony Tubbson May 18, 1979.Outpointed Tim Witherspoonon February 9, 1979. Frazier scored a knockdown in the third round.1979 Pennsylvania State Golden GlovesHeavyweight Champion. Defeated Ed Bednarik in the final (TKO 2).Turned professional on September 12, 1980 with a third-round TKO of Roger Troupe.Inactive in 1982 due to viral hepatitis.Defeated James Broadby a ten-round unanimous decision on April 10, 1983, avenging his last amateur loss.Fought WBC Heavyweight Champion Larry Holmes on November 25, 1983. The WBCrefused to sanction the fight because Frazier was not ranked in the top ten. Frazier, who was 10-0 with 6 KOs, was a 4½-1 u...Son of former World Heavyweight Champion Joe Frazier.Brother Joe Frazier Jr. (a.k.a Hector Frazier), sister Jacqui Frazier-Lyde, and cousin Rodney Frazierwere professional boxers.Trained his brother Joe Jr. and his sister Jacqui.Ordained a Pentecostal minister in 1994.It was just a matter of months before he made his professional debut against Roger Troupe on September 12, 1980. Frazier won his first 10 fights, including victories against David Starkey, James Tillis, Robert Evans, and his first title shot, against Larry Holmes for the The Ring title.
Marvis Frazier's Top 10 Fights. Marvis Frazier's boxing record include 21 fights and 8 KO wins. Here is a look at his 10 best performances — 7 of these are KO wins. # 1. Marvis Frazier knocks out David Starkey. On September 25, 1984 a 24-year-old Marvis Frazier (10-1, 6 KOs) and David Starkey met in the ring.
1979 United States National Golden Gloves Heavyweight quarterfinal bout. Frazier won by default.