tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post325834561602809490..comments2024-03-25T10:22:04.995-07:00Comments on Ed Gorman's blog: Joe FrazierEd Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06126267358266480356noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-11856911093880533282011-11-08T03:47:13.838-08:002011-11-08T03:47:13.838-08:00Thanks for the attention to Joe Frazier. I also a...Thanks for the attention to Joe Frazier. I also am not a fan of Ali because of his horrendous treatment of Frazier. I gained a lot of respect for Bryant Gumbel when he admitted in one of the many documentaries about “The Fight” that he too had joined the Ali bandwagon back in the day because of the racism Ali had instigated (calling Frazier an “Uncle Tom”, etc.). Gumbel admitted “I was wrong” ... Frazier was literally a sharecropper’s son; literally poor and uneducated (and not the teacher’s kid, like Ali--fighting for the masses? Please.). Frazier was an honest and sincere guy. His greatest moment (knocking Ali on his ass in the 15th) is etched in my memory—all the frustrations he had because of Ali unleashed with one left hook.<br /><br />RIP Smokin’ Joe.Charlieoperahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876755029099726686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-32823753269338035802011-11-07T11:47:44.259-08:002011-11-07T11:47:44.259-08:00And remember when he did a music act? Smokin' ...And remember when he did a music act? Smokin' Joe and the Knockouts or something like that.<br /><br />I was never an Ali fan.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-69575705880024471142011-11-06T11:46:57.627-08:002011-11-06T11:46:57.627-08:00I thought Joe Frazier was a good, sincere guy back...I thought Joe Frazier was a good, sincere guy back when I followed boxing. Peace to him and his family. <br /><br />Ed LynskeyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com