Joe Frazier's life didn't start with Ali. I was a Golden Gloves champ. Gold medal in Tokyo '64. Heavyweight champion of the world long before I fought Ali in the Garden. Joe Frazier alichampchampion Change image and share on social
I went to see President Nixon at the White House. It wasn't difficult to get a meeting because I was heavyweight champion of the world. So I came to Washington and walked around the garden with Nixon, his wife and daughter. I said: I want you to give Ali his licence back. I want to beat him up for you. Joe Frazier alibackbeat share on social
This ultimate fighting stuff is something I don't agree with. Once a man is down, you have to let him have a chance to prove how good he is. Joe Frazier agreechancefight Change image and share on social
Twenty years I've been fighting Ali, and I still want to take him apart piece by piece and send him back to Jesus. Joe Frazier alibackfight Change image and share on social
I grew up in Beaufort, South Carolina, in a six-room farmhouse with a couple of leaning posts to keep it from fallin'. I came up in a time when men were men. Joe Frazier beaufortcarolinacouple Change image and share on social
Work is the only meanin' I've ever known. Joe Frazier havemeaninwork Change image and share on social
There are places on a man's head that are as hard as a rock. Your head's actually stronger than your body. And you don't have too many instruments up there workin'. But you got a lot of tools workin' in that body: the liver, the kidneys, the heart, the lungs. You soften that up and see what happens. I lived by the body shot. Joe Frazier bodyhardhead share on social
Ali even told me in the ring, 'You can't beat me - I'm your Lord.' I just told him, 'Lord, you're in the wrong place tonight.' Joe Frazier alibeatlord Change image and share on social