Foreman Vs Frazier-Jan 22nd, 1973
A fight between two fierce punching undefeated fighters for the World Heavyweight Championship, that's about as good as gets. George Foreman was the challenger and the 2-1 underdog in the fight. George had a record of 37-0 with 34 knockouts. His best wins had come against top 10 fighters Gregorio Peralta(twice) and George Chuvalo. This was decent competition, but he was taking a HUGE step up in class to fight Frazier. Foreman had just come off wins against Miguel Paez and Terry Sorrels. Joe Frazier had a great record and had beaten everyone in the heavyweight division that had been a contender in the last 60's. Frazier owned thrilling wins over Muhammad Ali, Jimmy Ellis and Jerry Quarry. Frazier's ring record looked like a who's who of the heavyweight division. Frazier had a record of 29-0 with 25 knockouts, and was clearly the more proven fighter. Frazier's last two opponents were Terry Daniels and Ron Stander, two fighters that were very average compared to a fighter liked George Foreman. Let's take a look at this fight.
A fight between two fierce punching undefeated fighters for the World Heavyweight Championship, that's about as good as gets. George Foreman was the challenger and the 2-1 underdog in the fight. George had a record of 37-0 with 34 knockouts. His best wins had come against top 10 fighters Gregorio Peralta(twice) and George Chuvalo. This was decent competition, but he was taking a HUGE step up in class to fight Frazier. Foreman had just come off wins against Miguel Paez and Terry Sorrels. Joe Frazier had a great record and had beaten everyone in the heavyweight division that had been a contender in the last 60's. Frazier owned thrilling wins over Muhammad Ali, Jimmy Ellis and Jerry Quarry. Frazier's ring record looked like a who's who of the heavyweight division. Frazier had a record of 29-0 with 25 knockouts, and was clearly the more proven fighter. Frazier's last two opponents were Terry Daniels and Ron Stander, two fighters that were very average compared to a fighter liked George Foreman. Let's take a look at this fight.
