Give Me Reasons Joe Frazier Should Be In HOF

**Silencers** · 06-25-2008, 01:21 AM

Undisputed heavyweight champion of the world with wins over Oscar Bonavena x2, Doug Jones, Eddie Machen, George Chuvalo, Buster Mathis, Jerry Quarry, Muhammad Ali, Jimmy Ellis x2.

**Bhopreign** · 06-25-2008, 01:22 AM

Originally posted by Silencers

Undisputed heavyweight champion of the world with wins over Oscar Bonavena x2, Doug Jones, Eddie Machen, George Chuvalo, Buster Mathis, Jerry Quarry, Muhammad Ali, Jimmy Ellis x2.

I dont know much about half of those guys.

**Scott9945** · 06-25-2008, 01:24 AM

His only losses were to top 10 all time heavyweights. If Willard and Johanssen are in the HOF how can Frazier even be questioned?

**BOLLOCKS** · 06-25-2008, 01:25 AM

He once caught a bullet with his bare hands.

**ElGranLuchador** · 06-25-2008, 01:26 AM

him being the first guy to defeat ali should be enough

**Silencers** · 06-25-2008, 01:29 AM

Originally posted by Bhopreign

I dont know much about half of those guys.

By 1967, Doug Jones and Eddie Machen were past their best but the rest of them were top ranked contenders at the time.

I forgot to list Manuel Ramos who was also ranked in the top ten by the Ring magazine.

Buster Mathis wasn't ranked in the top 10 by the Ring but he was a pretty good contender at the time as well.

And Scott is correct, if Johanssen and Willard can make it in, Frazier most definitely can.

**Boogie Nights** · 06-25-2008, 01:30 AM

First of i love frazier and to me he's a HOF and a great fighter

but

i hate how people say that him and Ali made each other. Ali would have still been Ali and a great fighter without Joe

IMO frazier needed ali more than ali needed frazier

**Bhopreign** · 06-25-2008, 01:42 AM

Originally posted by Silencers

By 1967, Doug Jones and Eddie Machen were past their best but the rest of them were top ranked contenders at the time.

I forgot to list Manuel Ramos who was also ranked in the top ten by the Ring magazine.

Buster Mathis wasn't ranked in the top 10 by the Ring but he was a pretty good contender at the time as well.

And Scott is correct, if Johanssen and Willard can make it in, Frazier most definitely can.

Thanks man, like to hear some in depth analysis like that.

**Silencers** · 06-25-2008, 01:46 AM

Originally posted by Bhopreign

Thanks man, like to hear some in depth analysis like that.

No problem.

Give Me Reasons Joe Frazier Should Be In HOF