If you want a hook like Frazier's...

[D-MiZe]

It was not long after Joe started working out that his left arm was seriously damaged because of the Fraziers' ornery 300 pound hog. The hog was very nasty from time to time, but sometimes Joe could not resist teasing it. One day Joe poked the hog with a stick and ran away, but someone had left the gate to the pigpen open and the hog ran through the gate, chasing Joe. In his hurry, Joe fell and hit his left arm on a brick. The arm was torn badly, but as the Frazier family was unable to pay for a doctor, the arm had to heal on its own. The arm eventually did heal, but Joe was never able to keep it fully straight again. It was crooked and lacking a full range of motion. But as it existed, it was as though it was cocked for the left hook — permanently cocked.

Found it really interesting and had to share.

[Ali Shuffle]

Brb, I'm going to the nearest farm, armed with a stick.

[JAB5239]

Found it really interesting and had to share.

I'm not sure I ever heard that story before...thanks for sharing.

[res]

Found it really interesting and had to share.

Well that could explain some things. It would see to it that he was never an arm puncher, and that whenever he went to put power into a punch, his only choice was to use his body to create most of the force.

[Barn]

I'm not sure I ever heard that story before...thanks for sharing.

It's in his autobiography which is shadow written. It's a good book with a lot of insight into his personal life.

There is a story that he didn't let Marvis -older now- travel by plane to a big amateur competition, as he dreamed of a big fire two weeks before the flight was scheduled. The plane crashed, killing everyone on board.

[DarkTerror88]

Being personally taught by him has worked well so far for me

[Mintcar923]

So Frazier couldn't throw a left jab?

[Tiozzo]

Found it really interesting and had to share.

sounds like BS to me

[Tiozzo]

So Frazier couldn't throw a left jab?

[D-MiZe]

sounds like BS to me

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