Joe Frazier Quotes

34 quotes from 20 authors

Step into the world of boxing legend Joe Frazier through a mosaic of 34 statements spoken by 20 different observers. From his quiet resolve to the thunderous praise of his rivals, the excerpts reveal a fighter’s humility, fierce determination, and lasting influence on sport and society. Fans of athletic perseverance and cultural history will find this collection both inspiring and informative.

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Joe Frazier got hit more than me - and he doesn't have Parkinson's.

Muhammad Ali

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Joe Frazier was the easiest boxer to work with that I ever trained.

Eddie Futch

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If God ever calls me to a holy war, I want Joe Frazier fighting beside me.

Muhammad Ali

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The roughest and toughest fighter I fought was Joe Frazier

Muhammad Ali

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I smoke on the mic like Smokin' Joe Frazier, The hell raiser, raisin' hell with the flavor.

Inspectah Deck

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I think I could beat Joe Frazier singing. I was in a Broadway musical called Big Time Buck Wright.

Muhammad Ali

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My idol, Muhammad Ali, got beat when nobody thought he would, and he came back and back to beat Joe Frazier.

Naseem Hamed

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Ali's daughter is fighting and Joe Frazier's daughter is fighting as well.

Robert Goulet

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They had to debate whether Joe Frazier should be in the Boxing Hall of Fame or not. I'm making sure that it…

Bernard Hopkins

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I have more fans and more followers and more supporters. Because the people who actually saw the Joe Frazier Muhammad Ali fight,…

Muhammad Ali

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Yeah, I thought I could be heavyweight champion of the world when I was working with Ali and Joe Frazier and Earnie…

Larry Holmes

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Ali reversed the decision in a second fight with Joe Frazier. That's what would happen if I played Billie Jean again.

Bobby Riggs

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I wanted to be champ of the world, but I kept hoping something would happen to Frazier. I didn't want to fight…

George Foreman

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You wouldn't meet a Joe Frazier down today and then up tomorrow, said hello to big shots then ignore someone on the…

George Foreman

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Joe Frazier's life didn't start with Ali. I was a Golden Gloves champ. Gold medal in Tokyo '64. Heavyweight champion of the…

Joe Frazier

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Sometimes worst enemies like a Mohammed Ali and Joe Frazier that's what makes you fight so hard. Without them they never would…

Sylvester Stallone

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I was in a Broadway musical called Big Time Buck Wright.The play didn't make it but I was a success. It lasted…

Muhammad Ali

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I was 14 when I placed a bet on Muhammad Ali to beat Joe Frazier in their first fight. There was something…

Teddy Atlas

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I have looked at videos of many great champions like Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Robinson, and Joe Frazier, who each had special…

Vasyl Lomachenko

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While Frazier was a man of few words / Ali was a world of mouth / but he found his place in…

Muhammad Ali

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Joe Frazier is ugly. He has no rhythm, no footwork, no class, he cannot talk.

Muhammad Ali

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Joe Frazier is so ugly that when he cries, the tears turn around and go down the back of his head.

Muhammad Ali

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That gal's all skull and no brains. She's like Joe Frazier with lipstick.

George Foreman

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When you see the great names like Sugar Ray Leonard, Joe Frazier, Muhammad Ali, you want to be next to them one…

Dmitry Bivol

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This boldness in telling the truth overshadows sport greatly. You couldn't get Joe Frazier or no boxer on this show and get…

Muhammad Ali

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Of all the great heavyweights of modern times, Joe Frazier was the unluckiest. He had to share an era with both Ali…

Jim Bailey

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In the old days, when Muhammad Ali was fighting Ken Norton, Joe Frazier and George Foreman, there was a lot of excitement…

Wladimir Klitschko

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I named all my sons George Edward Foreman. And I tell people, 'If you're going to get hit as many times as…

George Foreman

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Joe Frazier was the epitome of a champion. I mean, here is a guy who was total old school, blue collar, who…

Sugar Ray Leonard

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My first memory of the Garden, it's probably like any other kid in New York: it's either watching the Knicks win the…

Paul Heyman

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Arturo Gatti-Micky Ward. Joe Frazier-Muhammad Ali. You get these rivalries in boxing - not that often, so when you do get them,…

David Haye

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I respect that you want to protect your niece. You know, I didn't want my daughter to become a boxer. Neither did…

George Foreman

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I always bring out the best in men I fight, but Joe Frazier, I'll tell the world right now, brings out the…

Muhammad Ali

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There is no Jesus without Judas, no Martin Luther King, Jr., without the Klan; no Ali without Joe Frazier; no freedom without…

Chris Crutcher

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