Orange Crush Nov 22, 2009
The Oranges Knockout Punch Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier. Joe Louis vs. Rocky Marciano. (InsideCarolina.com)
VIDEOS, BARACK OBAMA ESSAY Nov 20, 2009
PLUS: Interviews with Muhammad and Lonnie Ali, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Angelo Dundee and more. EXTRAS: Pullout of art by LeRoy Nieman. (USA Today -- Sports)
ORDER FOR $4.95 Nov 20, 2009
The special features interviews with Ali and family, Joe Frazier, Angelo Dundee, George Foreman and Larry Holmes; essays by President Barack Obama, Billy Crystal, Karim Abdul-Jabbar and Will Smith; a color pullout poster with art from LeRoy Neiman with a black-and-white reverse side with Bert Sugar's Top 10 all-time heavyweights and Top 10 all-time boxers; plus the iconic cover of Ali standing over a prone Sonny Liston for our cover image. Newsstand date: Nov. 23-Feb. (USA Today -- Sports)
Sport & Style: Nov 16, 2009
Sportn Both Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier were undefeated when they met for the first time. Here, the referee on the night, Arthur Mercante, recounts the events of what would become known as The Fight of the Century. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Snap JudgmentsCall it Separation Sunday. Many division races finally took shape in Week 9, writes Don Banks. Nov 9, 2009
The Chicago defensive tackle got himself ejected from the game just four plays into the action in the Bears' blowout loss to visiting Arizona, because referee Ed Hochuli happened to be standing just a few feet away when Harris decided to go all Joe Frazier on the prone Lutui. It's just another brick in the wall of what has already been a disappointing season for Harris, who will definitely be fined and could draw a suspension for his cheap shot. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Rodriguez, Yankees beat Phils for 3-1 Series edge Nov 2, 2009
Philly native Joe Frazier did a routine with the Phillie Phanatic on the field before the sixth inning to the sounds of "Rocky.". Share: Text. (News & Observer -- Sports)
The greatest race ever: Bonecrusher's lunge into equine immortality Oct 22, 2009
Perhaps the weight-for-age championship of Australasia at Moonee Valley provides great theatre but the title bout between Bonecrusher and Our Waverley Star was more Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier than Sir Lawrence Olivier. Many regard it as the best Cox Plate in more ways than one, although it was attended by only 25,000 people, due possibly to the main participants being New Zealanders, subsequently fulfilling the prediction it was only a two-horse contest. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Sporting years Oct 10, 2009
This 2003 image unites Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, "two old, battered, sick athletes, who shared the greatest rivalry in the modern era of boxing. You knew this was only going to happen once in your life, as a photograph". As well as photographing the sporting greats, Iooss has travelled to countries such as Cuba in search of young athletes showing the same passion for sport. (BBC News -- Americas)
Names & Faces Oct 9, 2009
Article:Names :/c/a/2009/10/08/SPBI1A2KEI.DTL Article:Names :/c/a/2009/10/08/SPBI1A2KEI.DTL advertisement. Friday, October 9, 2009. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Court to boxer Frazier: Legal battle against Oneidas fought in wrong ring Oct 9, 2009
When Joe Frazier walked into Turning Stone Resort and Casino in Verona in 2001 and saw his face superimposed on the surface of high roller gaming tables, the former champion boxer was peeved, according to federal court records. Smokin Joe contended in 2002 U.S. District Court documents that he hadn t authorized the Oneida Indian Nation-operated casino to use his image on any of its mailings, leaflets or souvenirs that were produced to promote a boxing match between his daughter Jacquelyn... (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
NY fed court: Joe Frazier can't sue tribe here Oct 9, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) - A federal appeals court in New York says former heavyweight boxing champion Joe Frazier cannot sue the Oneida Indian Nation because of the tribe's sovereign status. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said Thursday that Frazier will have to take his dispute with the operator of the Turning Stone Casino to the tribe's own court. (FindLaw News)
Boxing: Joe Frazier gave Flyers a Thrilla Sep 20, 2009
Former heavyweight champion Joe Frazier stopped by the team's practice facility Monday specifically to meet the Flyers' goaltender. Emery, a longtime boxing fan, has paid tribute to Philadelphia's two most iconic fighters by having images of Frazier and Bernard Hopkins painted onto his goalie mask. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Smokin' Joe meets Flyers goalie who honored him Sep 15, 2009
(AP) VOORHEES, N.J.- Joe Frazier would have been a perfect fit on those old Philadelphia Flyers Broad Street Bullies teams in the 1970s. Tough, intimidating. (NJ.com -- Sports)
Joe Frazier meets goalie Emery at Flyers' camp Sep 15, 2009
Broad Street Bullies: Former heavyweight champion Joe Frazier meets Flyers goalie Ray Emery - ESPN ... VOORHEES, N.J.-- Joe Frazier would have been a perfect fit on those old Broad Street Bullies teams in the 1970s. (ESPN -- NHL)
Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier 3 Revi... Sep 10, 2009
Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier 3 Review. Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier 3 Review ... Bragging rights about who was the best heavyweight of that era were also up for grabs, and on 1st October 1975, Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali collided in an epic battle. (Suite101.com)
Emery's Russian exile ends with NHL return Sep 5, 2009
No wonder "Razor" Ray's helmet bears the painted likenesses of Joe Frazier, Bernard Hopkins and the fictional Rocky Balboa. Emery liked to fight as if he were a blue line goon. (MSNBC -- Sports)
* Boxing to make theatrical return Aug 26, 2009
His epic fight against Joe Frazier in March 1971 at the Garden was seen worldwide. The rise of pay-per-view coincided with the demise of boxing on the big screen, as fans began to watch high-profile fights from the comfort of home. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Phila. ready for first UFC event Aug 8, 2009
A city that prides itself on its deep boxing roots and for producing champions such as Joe Frazier and Bernard Hopkins is set to hold Pennsylvania s first mixed martial arts card tonight. UFC 101 is coming to town - and it s bringing the octagon, one of sports great attractions. (Boston Globe)
Flames To Host 16th Annual UIC Athletics Scholarship Classic Aug 5, 2009
Some of this year's auction items include a Joe Frazier autographed boxing glove, Wrigleyville Rooftop tickets, Sox tickets and Bobby Jenks autographed memorialbilia. Last year's event raised more than $100,000 for the UIC Athletics Scholarship Fund. (Uicflames.com)
CAZENEUVE:Swimsuit debate aside, Cavic looks for revenge Aug 1, 2009
He skulks around like Joe Frazier, waiting for another shot at Muhammad Ali. Now he'll have his chance at around 12:40 p.m. Eastern time (6:40 p.m. local time) on Saturday. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
> Sport's great comebacks Jul 31, 2009
Olympic champion in 1968 at the age of 19 in Mexico City, Foreman went on to become world champion five years later when he defeated Joe Frazier. The future preacher went on to lose his belt to arch rival Mohammed Ali one year later in the legendary 'Rumble in the Jungle' in what was then Zaire - now the Democratic Republic of Congo - but after some 12 years out of the fight game, he stunned the world of boxing when he floored Michael Moorer in 1994 at the age of 45. (iAfrica.com)
Powell: Tiger vs. Roger: Advantage, Federer Jul 6, 2009
Its the same sense of greatness we got from Jack Nicklaus because he was constantly measured by Arnold Palmer and Gary Player; and from Muhammad Ali, sized up by Joe Frazier in three epic fights. The pressure applied by rivals is needed because they authenticate the champion and make us understand that what/who were seeing is for real. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Mets look to take series behind Santana Jun 25, 2009
This date in Mets history -- June 25: The Mets won 14 of their first 21 games after Joe Torre replaced Joe Frazier as manager in 1977. But the distraction of the trades that exiled Tom Seaver and Dave Kingman, and the general deterioration of the roster eventually caught up with Torre's first team. (MLB.com -- NY Mets Mets)
Names in the game Jun 24, 2009
Lowrey keeps in shape on what he calls a "fun box,'' a set of ramps in his family's back yard.- ROBB LUEHR, Journal TimesRACINIAN TAKES ON THE WORLDWhen Team USA heads to Raleigh-Durham, N.C. this weekend, one Racine athlete will be going along for the ride.Bob Despins, a distance runner, is one of 56 members of the Wisconsin team that is scheduled to begin competition Sunday in what will be the largest sporting event in the world in 1999, the Special Olympics World Summer Games. More than 7,000... (Racine Journal Times, WI)
OPEN COURT: Another snoozer Jun 21, 2009
On March 8, 1971, Joe Frazier defeated Muhammad Ali for the undisputed heavyweight championship of the world. When those two men fought, the entire world stopped to watch. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Like the Mickelsons, Houston couple battled cancer together May 22, 2009
Joe Frazier worked from home when his wife Claire was diagnosed with breast cancer ... Still, Joe Frazier's workload tripled ... "We were in the process of doing some things we always wanted to do and continued," Joe Frazier said. (KHOU.com, TX)
TV's 10 best star turns of 2009 May 19, 2009
Joe Frazier, 'Thrilla in Manila. The one-time heavyweight delivers a roundhouse punch to Muhammad Ali's saintly image in HBO's riveting documentary about the fight that changed both the sport of boxing and the fortunes of the two men who were in the ring. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
New Tv Deserves Apology After Dawson-tarver Dud May 15, 2009
A generation ago it was Joe Frazier. Today it's Juan Manuel Marquez. (ABC 7 News, DC)
NBA is cutting into auto racing's TV dominance Apr 28, 2009
I never understood why Joe Frazier has continued his embedded anger toward all these years, long after their memorable trio of fights. But after watching the documentary and Ali's treatment of Frazier, I understand the lasting hatred. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
73rd Masters: For one magical round, Phil, Tiger shake hills Apr 13, 2009
When they left the green, the crowd stood and applauded wildly, as though they were watching Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier in the Thrilla in Manila. And yet, even that couldn't compare to what happened at the par-5 15th, when Woods hit his approach to 15 feet from 197 yards and Mickelson followed by hitting his to 4 feet from 187 yards. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Frazier calls Ali's boasts 'slap in the Lord's face' Apr 11, 2009
Byline Title: Stf / APJoe Frazier, left, hits Muhammad Ali with a left hook during the 15th round of their heavyweight title fight at New York's Madison Square Garden on March 8, 1971 ... April 2: Boxing legend Joe Frazier joins the Morning Joe gang to discuss HBO's upcoming documentary profiling the climactic boxing match between himself and Muhammad Ali ... NEW YORK - Muhammad Ali described his third and final fight with Joe Frazier as "death, closest thing to dyin' that I know of.''Frazier... (MSNBC -- Sports)
Reliving the 'Thrilla in Manila' through Frazier's eyes Apr 11, 2009
Joe Frazier in a scene from HBO's ''Thrilla in Manila'' documentary ... Joe Frazier held the undisputed world heavyweight boxing crown for nearly three years. (Boston Globe)
A tough act to follow Apr 9, 2009
Marvis Frazier: Son of former heavyweight champion of the world Smokin' Joe Frazier was a national Golden Gloves champion who fought Larry Holmes for the world heavyweight title and lost in a first-round TKO.. Dale Berra: The son of Hall of Famer Yogi Berra actually played in more major-league games than Dick Sisler but never made an All-Star team and surrendered 10 percent of his salary in 1986 for involvement in the infamous 1985 Pittsburgh drug trials. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Masters:Imagine Woods vs. Nicklaus Apr 7, 2009
Rocky Marciano, the better Joe Frazier, doesn't have to meet Muhammad Ali. I'd like to see Bill Russell crush the hearts of every NBA center who came after him. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Tom Keegan looks at MU vs Mizzou Mar 22, 2009
At the end of games, players opposing Missouri have a tendency to look like Smokin' Joe Frazier victims in the late rounds. They're in your face the whole 40 minutes the way Frazier was on your body the whole 15 rounds. (CollegeInsiders.com)
Put on Tyson's gloves & fight Muhammad Ali Mar 13, 2009
Tyson had a chance to play the game before its June 30 release and he said he didnt have much luck playing as himself, so he choose Joe Frazier and kicked ass. In some ways, Tysons videogame career has mirrored the ups and down in his boxing career and personal life. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
HBO Packs '24/7' Punch For Pacquiao-Hatton PPV Bout Mar 10, 2009
The premiere episode debuts April 11 as part of a full night of boxing-related events that also includes the debut of the documentary Thrilla in Manila - profiling the final fight between heavyweights Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali - and a live 12-round middleweight bout between Winky Wright and Paul Williams. The series' next two episodes air on consecutive Saturdays - a departure from previous 24/7 shows that ran on Sunday nights - with the final show bowing May 1, the night before the fight. (Multichannel News)
/C O R R E C T I O N -- Meaningful Entertainment/ Mar 3, 2009
g. Lance Armstrong, Mario Andretti, Martina Navratilova, Joe Frazier, Bob Cousy, Billie Jean King, Paul Hornung, Tim Duncan, Jason Kidd), many of whom have appeared at the museum and helped to promote it. The purchase opportunity is exceptional and unprecedented on several levels, according to the SmA's Founder and one its three Board Members, Philip Schwalb. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Longtime sports publicist Goldstein dead at 81 Feb 15, 2009
Among Goldstein's clients were Joe Frazier and Bob Hope's Desert Classic golf tournament. There was also ESPN, the Millrose Games and the New York Stock Exchange. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Arash MarkaziON THE SCENE Feb 8, 2009
"In 1975 I signed Joe Frazier and Ali, and I had to go to Manila and make it the "" to put it on. I never thought I would see this day in my lifetime.". King, whose jacket had pins of both George W. Bush and Obama, was reminiscent of many of his post-fight press conferences where he aligned himself with the winner no matter who he may have supported coming in. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
