8 November 2011
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Despite a broken left thumb, Joe Frazier won the only boxing gold medal for the United States at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, scoring a points victory over German Hans Huber in the super-heavyweight final
Frazier catches Muhammad Ali with a left hook during their famous bout at Madison Square Garden in July 1971 as he completes a second successful defence of the world heavyweight title he won from Jimmy Ellis in 1970
Frazier sent Ali to the canvas in the 15th and final round before sealing a unanimous points decision, maintaining his unbeaten record and inflicting the first professional defeat of Ali's career in the process
Joe Frazier during a training session in Kingston before his match against George Foreman in January 1973
After two further successful defences of his world title, Frazier was knocked down in the opening round as he lost his belts and his unbeaten record to George Foreman in Kingston, Jamaica in January 1973
Frazier immediately looked to bounce back from the defeat by Foreman, returning to training in the summer of 1973 ahead of a world title eliminator against Britain's Joe Bugner at Earl's Court
Frazier beat Bugner in a hard-fought 12-round bout on points in London, before suffering a second professional defeat in a 1974 rematch with Ali at Madison Square Garden, losing by a unanimous decision
Frazier clinched another world title shot with wins against Jerry Quarry and Jimmy Ellis in 1974 but was defeated by Ali in the 1975 'Thrilla in Manila'. A loss to Foreman followed in a 1976 rematch
After his retirement from the sport, Frazier went on to coach young fighters in Philadelphia, where he owned and managed a boxing gym. He was diagnosed with liver cancer in October 2011
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