Comments Thread For: Joe Frazier's Statue Set To Be Unveiled in April 2015

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  • 1bad65
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    #21
    I hope that they preserve his gym as well. Last I heard it's been turned into a discount furniture store, but there are some people (like Hopkins) who want to restore it and turn it into a community center.

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    • sleazyfellow
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      #22
      Originally posted by HughJass



      It's fu.cking beautiful
      Wow that is bad ass. RIP joe

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      • SnakeVen0m
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        #23
        Can't wait to see that in person!

        Made a thread about it a few months ago. This is his famous stance from when he knocked down Ali...

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        • BattlingNelson
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          #24
          Originally posted by LarryXXX
          One of boxings great left hooks. The timing here is perfect.

          Awesome gif. I can't stop watching.

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          • New England
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            #25
            Originally posted by richardt
            Took long enough! I wish Frazier could have seen it in his lifetime. But if Frazier deserves one, so does Hopkins.



            this is ridiculous. frazier's impact on boxing, and america as a whole, is exponentially greater than hopkins. i'm sure there are plenty of people in philidelphia who have no idea who hopkins is. boxing is now a niche sport, and has been throughout hopkins tenure. it used to be the most popular sport in the country.


            joe frazier was a bonafide household name. he was one of the most popular athletes on the planet in the late 60's and early 70's.

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            • New England
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              #26
              Originally posted by BattlingNelson
              One of boxings great left hooks. The timing here is perfect.

              Awesome gif. I can't stop watching.


              shades of andre ward.


              frazier is not quite on the prince, but nobody is perfect.

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                #27
                About time

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                • bojangles1987
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                  #28
                  Originally posted by HughJass


                  For all you young ones!
                  That was the first fight I ever saw. It's every bit as amazing now as it was then.

                  Two of the best ever.

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                  • BattlingNelson
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                    #29
                    Originally posted by New England
                    shades of andre ward.


                    frazier is not quite on the prince, but nobody is perfect.
                    Should they ever make a statue out of him, it would be based on him landing the decisive final flying headbutt on Mikkel Kessler. That was a perfect headbutt. Ripping a face to shreds without penalty.

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                    • berzerk
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                      #30
                      nice about time

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