That the part of boxing that has changed that would really disadvantage Frazier would be the business of it rather than the sport. There's no swarmer ever that could beat George Foreman. I'm leaning towards this 180 or 181 cm estimate. If you put him at cruiserweight, I'm sure he'd be a force to be reckoned with. Joe Frazier Body Statistics, Height, Age, Weight Information About. That's the average size for a heavyweight these days, and actually small compared to the top guys. Height is an advantage, it gives you the ability to hit a target without getting hit but it isn't that simple. We can all agree that Ali had the fastest jab among heavyweights, he could jab with Liston (84" reach), Cleveland Williams, Ernie Terrell (6'6), Lyle, Foreman, Bugner (82" reach) but Frazier's movement and pressure messed with Ali's timing. He would be successful, but not wildly so. He was Sports Persons (Boxer) by profession. Was there anything particular about his style or was it just a lot of hard work and heart. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. I kind of think if Frazier were around today it would be more likely that once he showed real talent he would have been moved to a different team and coached to be much less aggressive, because it was putting everybody's investment in danger. Mike Tyson was a little smaller than him. Joe Frazier, whose real names are Joseph William Frazier, got conceived in the year 1944 on January 12th. Tough, hits hard, always in the conversation of the top fighters, but never a belt holder. He was American by natinoanliy. Joe Frazier Height in Feet: 5 ft 11½ inches. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. There is no way of knowing how Joe would do today but I think his style would give tall fighters problems. Joe Frazier Net Worth/Income. Joe Frazier Favorite Car, Color, Food & Movie: Joe Frazier Favorite Car: Unknown. He was born on January 12, 1944 at Beaufort, South Carolina, United States. He always knew when he was about to drive his opponent into the ropes and at that moment he'd throw a left hook. Thats why short Heavyweights get tons of praise because they do well DESPITE their inherent disadvantage. As someone else pointed out, David Tua is another good comparison, though his chin was next level. The average height for a Heavyweight in the 60's and 70's was around 5'11- 6'3 Frazier was on the shorter side then but not so much as now.. Against the monsters like Fury, Wilder, Joshua he'd simply be outgunned because of the physical attributes but I think he'd still beat the lower level guys of today like Kownaki and Miller Jennings and Whyte probably. They were likely much better, not worse. Remember that gravity is on your side when throwing the punch downwards but you also have to bring it back up against gravity to protect your chin. He performed from time to time with his band Joe Frazier and the Knockouts. The longer the fight went on, the more he could wear down his opponent and impose his will as well as get in close (where range is negated) safely. Required fields are marked *. Foreman didn't really need to load up on his uppercut, he'd just throw it from his waist and it almost killed Norton, Frazier, Cooney, Roman and many more during his comeback. Heavyweights today are bigger. It doesn't matter how tall you are, Frazier's game plan was to simply bob and weave into his punching range and then he'd rip your head off. You have to throw short uppercuts at Frazier and that still doesn't mean you'll land them. And it healed wrong, in a permanent left hook. Yeah David was pretty successful. Ano ang pinakamaliit na kontinente sa mundo? He had incredible conditioning and a heart as strong as his left hook. You need to correct this, please! Ano ang mga kasabihan sa sa aking kababata? Also, the way this sub is they would call Frazier-Ali 1 a robbery lmao. Both of his parents were sharecroppers. And that's only because he beat Wilder in the Olympics. If a taller fighter tried to load up on an uppercut against Frazier, he'd just eat counters. And without that aggression he wouldn't be able to compete at the highest level. His work rate and power overwhelmed all but the best. He used to dig his head into his opponent's chest, this is where Joe could generate ridiculous power because of his posture and shorter arms and his opponents struggled to generate power because there was no space and they were taller so they needed even more space to punch. Just look at Frazier's complete stylistic disciple and devotee ... David Tua. Boxing is one of the sports where athletes probably have not improved much over time though. If you want to see how well a small fighter with skills can do today, look at James Toney, a 5' 10" Middleweight, who, while past his prime, was a very legit Heavyweight contender and even won a world title belt. document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? Now, when you punch downwards, missing your target leaves you vulnerable and Frazier made people miss more punches than you threw (not really). Joe Frazier really benefited from his relationship with Yank Durham. Cookies help us deliver our Services.