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Title: Smokin' Joe: The Autobiography of a Heavyweight Champion of the World, Smokin' Joe Frazier by Joe Frazier, Phil Berger ISBN: 0-02-860847-X Publisher: Hungry Minds, Inc Pub. Date: 01 March, 1996 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.89 (9 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Smokin¿ Joe - The Man & The Legend
Comment: Smokin' Joe The Man & The Legend
4.5 Stars
I always thought of Joe Frazier as a machine. Put him in the ring and he's a tank with one purpose. That left hook. That left hook. That left hook.
I have mixed feelings about this book.
It's the autobiography of Joe Frazier - from his childhood to present day. The history of The Left Hook I found most interesting - it's not a chapter - it's information peppered throughout the book. That left hook!
I loved the details given about his fights. How he felt before and during the fights and what was going on in his life before, during and after these fights.
Joe had a really interesting and amazing career - Olympics, amateur and professional. He is an amazing competitor and athlete.
Here is what I had problems with - Ali - his treatment of Muhammad Ali -
I'm a HUGE Ali fan so take this with a grain of salt -
Joe is incredibly bitter and angry with Ali - rightly so too, but it taints the book and gives it a bitter mood. He flat out refuses to call Ali - Ali - and only refers to him as Clay or the Butterfly - or anything else but Muhammad Ali - it's completely understandable and makes sense. Ali really layed into him and was flat out cruel at times - but it distracts and takes away from the book. It takes away from a feeling of good sportsmanship. I would go back and forth with losing respect for Joe, but in the same breath I understand why he feels this way - but again this takes away from his story.
Ali / Frazier is forever intertwined with boxing history and boxing lore and it seems Joe resents Ali too much and that also takes away from certain aspects of the legacy and legend - but does add to other parts of it.
Compare and contrast how he speaks of George Foreman - there's a lot of respect, admiration and good feelings towards the big man.
I recommend this book to anyone interested in Joe Frazier and anyone interested in a legend of the ring, in one of the greatest fighters ever to lace 'em up.
Rating: 5
Summary: Unrecognized Champion
Comment: I rated this book so well because it deserves every star. Frazier makes himself heard without using a bad attitude and keeping up his Mr Nice Guy cherade. I enjoyed the criticism of Muhammad Ali Frazier displayed. He told all how Ali could only bring the public on his side by racially abusing frazier and making him seem like a bad image to the african american public. Ali used fraziers words against him as frazier clearly says "I am the peoples champion" while Ali or Clay as frazier names him made his words sound like "I am the white peoples champion". Although Frazier is a perfect gentlemen he has a vicious bite to his story and isnt afraid of displaying his actual feelings. Although I am a loyal supporter of Muhammad Ali, I feel Frazier really is the Greatest and should be considered a role model to all boxing fans.
Rating: 5
Summary: tellin it like it is
Comment: you know is frazier speaking when you read this book and not his ghost writer for most of the book. i enjoyed the bad talk about Ali, in particular his defense against Ali's saying he was the white man's pawn. frazier's voice comes in loud and clear here. id like to see the documetary that he and his son are producing.
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Title: Ghosts of Manila: The Fateful Blood Feud Between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier by Mark Kram ISBN: 0060954809 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 19 February, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Going the Distance : The Ken Norton Story by Ken Norton, Marshall Terrill, Mike Fitzgerald ISBN: 1582612250 Publisher: Sports Publishing Pub. Date: 01 June, 2000 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Larry Holmes: Against the Odds by Larry Holmes, Larry Holmes ISBN: 031218736X Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 1998 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Black Lights: Inside the World of Professional Boxing (Sweet Science:Boxing in Literature and History) by Thomas Hauser ISBN: 1557285977 Publisher: University of Arkansas Press Pub. Date: 01 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: By George: The Autobiography of George Foreman by George Foreman, Joel Engel ISBN: 0743201124 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 01 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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