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This listing is for one Authentic Autograph Gold card of JOE FRAZIER, from
2008 Sport Kings Series B Trading Cards. The Signature is in Black
ink on card, numbered #A-JF3 on the back. According to Sport Kings, there are ONLY 10 Gold
Autograph cards were made for each athlete. This card has been professionally graded by Beckett as BGS 8.5, in NM-MT+ condition. Autograph Grade is 10. Listing Photo #2 is the item before grading.
Joseph William "Joe" Frazier, known as Smokin' Joe (January 12, 1944 – November 7, 2011), was a former Olympic and Undisputed World Heavyweight boxing champion, whose professional career lasted from 1965 to 1976, with a brief comeback in 1981. He was the first American boxer to win both the Olympic gold medal and the professional world title in the heavyweight division.
Frazier emerged as a contender in the mid-1960s, defeating Jerry Quarry, Oscar Bonavena, Buster Mathis, Eddie Machen, Doug Jones and Jimmy Ellis en route to becoming undisputed heavyweight champion in 1970, and followed up by defeating Muhammad Ali in the highly-anticipated "Fight of the Century" in 1971. Two years later Frazier lost his title when he was knocked out by George Foreman. He launched a comeback, beating Joe Bugner, losing a rematch to Ali, and beating Quarry and Ellis again.
Frazier's last world title challenge came in 1975, but he was beaten by Ali in their brutal rubbermatch. He retired in 1976 following a second loss to Foreman. He made a comeback in 1981, fighting just once, before retiring for good. The International Boxing Research Organization (IBRO) rates Frazier among the ten greatest heavyweights of all time. He is an inductee of both the International Boxing Hall of Fame and the World Boxing Hall of Fame.
After retiring, Frazier made cameo appearances in several Hollywood movies, and two episodes of The Simpsons. His son Marvis became a boxer — trained by Frazier himself — although was unable to emulate his father's success. Frazier continued to train fighters in his gym in Philadelphia. His later years saw the continuation of his bitter rivalry with Ali, in which the two periodically exchanged insults, interspersed with brief reconciliations.
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