Just got off the phone with Joe Frazier...

[Left Hook Tua]

Let me tell you, it was truly an amazing experience. He was very clear and lucid in his speech. It's rare to hear boxers from that era who are completely clear in the way that they talk.

I started off by thanking him for the opportunity to speak with him and called him Mr. Frazier. He told me to call him "Smoke" so I made that adjustment.

We spoke for about 20 minutes, touching on everything from life, to the secret to happiness, to why he doesn't watch modern boxing.

I asked him if he still sings, and he answered by belting out the first four lines of Heart Break Hotel. The man can sing a little.

I asked him about fights like Marciano, he said it was a good thing they didn't meet because it would have been a scary war.

He said he woulda kicked Larry Holmes' ass just like in sparring when he broke his ribs. He said he woulda chewed Mike Tyson up and spit him out.

Overall, it was a real highlight of my career in boxing. We said our good byes and he said something along the lines of "I'm out, boogie."

The true definition of cool.

Did he bash Ali?

[ACHlLLES]

Like Smokin' Joe a lot but Tyson would have knocked him out.

One of the hardest hitting heavies of all time against Joe's average chin?

A fast finisher against a slow starter like Joe? Not good.

You'd probably pick David Tua over Joe Frazier.

[rizkybizness]

i got calzaghe over frazier

[Left Hook Tua]

You'd probably pick David Tua over Joe Frazier.

i actually would.

frazier had a good chin but it was not the greatest.

frazier is great but he's just too small and i think his chin would betray him against heavy hitters.

tua was a small heavyweight but even at 225 he had a good 20 lbs. on joe.

[UnDeniable]

i got calzaghe over frazier

Paul Williams would KO Frazier brutally

- King Burner

[Ryn0]

Man you're a incredibly lucky guy, why doesn't he watch modern boxing nowdays anyhow?

[rizkybizness]

Paul Williams would KO Frazier brutally

- King Burner

welterweight williams would brutally decision heavyweight joe frazier

[ßringer]

I made sure to mention to him that he's your hero and he said to send my regards to the people in the forums. He says he's very grateful for all of his fans.

I agree about Tyson because Frazier was just a hard man. He did what he had to do to win.

Man I can't wait to finish this article and see what it's going to look like. After this, I'm thinking maybe Larry Holmes or someone like that. I want to interview some legends.

I really, really appreciate that. No bull****. He's one of those guys I've always wanted to say it to myself, but since I'll probably never get the chance, I'm deeply grateful that you did that for me.

I know some people will say it's **** or whatever, but too often people who follow this game forget about the guys who came before their time and paved the way. And a little appreciation and respect can sometimes be all they need to make their day a little bit brighter.

Make sure you post the finished article link on here somewhere, so I can read it.

Like Smokin' Joe a lot but Tyson would have knocked him out.

One of the hardest hitting heavies of all time against Joe's average chin?

Joe had a damn good chin, I don't know what you're smoking on.

So what, he hit the deck a lo against Foreman : Easily one of the heaviest punchers in Heavyweight history. That makes his chin average? A normal man wouldn't have even gotten up as many times as Joe did, let alone continue to come forward and try to make something happen.

David Tua would've **** a brick if prime Foreman hit his ass flush on the chin.

[UnDeniable]

welterweight williams would brutally decision heavyweight joe frazier

It would have to be at a catchweight, remember Williams is a blown up Flyweight

Could Joe have made 190

[Mr. Ryan]

How long have you been at it, Ryan?

And where exactly did you get started?

I started writing because Big Poppa Pump banned me for the fourth time and this one lasted like a month. Before you were here, before all of these n00bs, I was the pwn master. It was me and Manny P, we started Team Pinoy and were bombing on Anorak, Runwithknives and Xcaret. This was back when the Thunderdome was awesome.

I was always getting banned and I thought how weird it was because I truly loved boxing yet I never talked about it on the forums anymore. So I decided OK, I'll make a thread on PacLand about the Castillo-Corrales third fight, which never happened because Castillo missed weight. I was in college at the time and I saw how my professor's influence was starting to creep into my posting so I expanded it a little further and made a short, opinion piece on the fight that went into it's meaning behind the fight.

Since I was banned, I thought I'd piss off BPP by having one of my homeys, Undefeated, post it for me on the forums. Here is the link.

http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=70168&highlight=Castillo+Corrales+********

I just kept writing, first for ESB and then a few months later I was picked up here. I've stayed committed and humble and learned my craft and eventually did stuff for magazines and newspapers. When you love boxing, it's hardly work.