Pure Joe Frazier. Ali treated Frazier badly when they were fighting, and Joe never forgot the slights. I don't think they ever fully made up, although Joe said recently, "I forgave him. He's in a bad way."
Now Joe Frazier is dead and Ali is a shell of himself, a victim of Parkinson's disease.
They fought three wars (Ali won two), the last one being the "Thrilla in Manila" in 1976. As Frazier was protesting he wanted to go out for the 15th and final round, Frazier's trainer Eddie Futch stopped the fight in Frazier's corner. Ali was so exhausted, that when he heard the fight was over, he collapsed to the canvas. Ali said it was the closest he ever came to dying. Both fighters were immediately rushed to the hospital after the fight
Now Joe Frazier is dead and Ali is a shell of himself, a victim of Parkinson's disease.
They fought three wars (Ali won two), the last one being the "Thrilla in Manila" in 1976. As Frazier was protesting he wanted to go out for the 15th and final round, Frazier's trainer Eddie Futch stopped the fight in Frazier's corner. Ali was so exhausted, that when he heard the fight was over, he collapsed to the canvas. Ali said it was the closest he ever came to dying. Both fighters were immediately rushed to the hospital after the fight
Joe Frazier Dead
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