Did ol' Joe want to see his son get decapitated or something?

Who knows..

Welcome to boxingscene Larry. You will eventually find an answer to your question. My question to you is: Why did you fight Iron Mike at your old age, and get your ass handed to him? Just curious.

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Marvis had a decent resume going into the Holmes fight....having beaten fringe guys like James Broad & Joe Bugner.
In fact, the people at KO magazine picked Frazier by decision, before the bout.
Of course, it was a serious mismatch.

Marvis Frazier was actually an excellent fighter. He should have fought at cruiserweight....but his pop wanted him at heavyweight. Joe also had Marvis slugging like he he himself used to....Marvis was much more of a boxer, a damn good one.

I found an interesting take on this question in Joe's autobiography, Smokin' Joe.

Post it........

Did ol' Joe want to see his son get decapitated or something?

Probably realized that it was the right time to get a great payday, and also felt they had a decent chance of whipping Larry :D .

He had eye trouble, they wanted him to make some money early cos his eyes were ****ed