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  1. After his loss to Holmes, Frazier continued to fight and won his next six matches, including victories over future world cruiserweight champion Bernard Benton, heavyweight contenders José Ribalta and James Tillis, and future champion James "Bonecrusher" Smith.

  2. Mar 8, 2021 · Frazier became undisputed heavyweight champ of the world by winning a unanimous 15-round decision. He decked Ali for an eight-count in the last round. (Top photo: Associated Press)

  3. Yes, Frazier fought thrice more, beating Tom Fischer, Robert Evans and Phillip Brown before retiring at age 28, but the Tyson loss made it painfully clear to all that there would be only one “Frazier” listed among the great heavyweights and his first name was Joe.

  4. With Tyson now ranked at number two on the WBC heavyweight rankings, his next opponent became Marvis Frazier, son of former heavyweight champion Joe Frazier. Frazier had been an up-and-coming prospect, but in his first high-profile fight, had been knocked out in the first round by then-WBC Heavyweight champion Larry Holmes in 1983.

  5. Feb 14, 2018 · His timing was awful. If he had of arrived five or ten years later, there was a better than even chance he would have captured one of the multitude of championship belts, as the heavyweight...

  6. Oct 3, 2024 · Joe/Marvis Frazier vs. Joe Bugner. During the 1970’s Joe Bugner attempted to become the first British heavyweight world champion of the 20 th century, seven decades since the short reign of Bob Fitzsimmons, although the Brits were not so keen on Bugner due to the fact that he was born in Hungary and fled to the United Kingdom at a young age.

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  8. Mar 8, 2024 · I interviewed Frazier at his Philadelphia gym in November 1998, and he was still bitter, specifically ranking himself ahead of Ali among the all-time great heavyweights (third overall, behind...