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Smokin' Joe Frazier

Monday, September 21, 2009
Heavyweight legend Smokin’ Joe Frazier winds up about Ali and the greatest left hook of all time.

The Thrilla in Manilla — when you took on Ali — is often called the greatest heavyweight fight ever. What do you reckon?
I don’t think the fight in Manilla was the best fight. The greatest was the one [against Ali] in ’71, when everybody was there and they stopped the war in... where was the war?

Vietnam?
Yeah, Vietnam. They stopped the war in Vietnam until the fight was over.

How’s your relationship with Ali these days?
I ain’t seen Muhammad for a while. Sometimes when we’re both invited to a place, he’ll come in after or before. I’m not going to try to hit him by surprise. I wanna hit him while he’s there walking around, there to meet the press.

You beat Ali, inflicting his worst defeat, and he’s still considered the greatest boxer of all time. Does that piss you off?
He wants to be called the greatest, he can have it. He tells people he’s the greatest, but I’m the greater.

You had a band back in the day, hey?
I still got my group. I call them the Smokin’ Joe Frazier Review. I got dancers, three beautiful girls, long legs. [Sings to the tune of “My Way”] And now/the answer’s clear/’cos I don’t hear/a lot of rappin’/I fought/like I was taught/and may I say/I caught Ali nappin’/The left he took/was from the book/in a strong and not a shy way/and then it’s through/I’m sure he knew/I did it my way.

One last thing — have you heard of Anthony Mundine?
Who? No.

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