RingTV.com's ongoing tribute to Joe Frazier reprints key articles from THE RING archives, chronicling his rise from unlikely Olympic gold medalist to top contender to the undisputed heavyweight championship.
A Saturday press conference is in the works for smack-talkers Adrien Broner and Paulie Malignaggi.
THE RING tribute to Joe Frazier - Part four
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Folloiwing Joe Frazier's impressive fourth-round stoppage of George Chuvalo at Madison Square Garden in July of 1967 -- a victory that vaulted the undefeated (17-0, 15 knockouts) Philadelphia slugger to THE RING's No. 1-rated heavyweight -- fight scribe Daniel Day further examined the brutal TKO of the rugged Canadian contender and surmised that the storied New York City arena (which had entered a promotional deal with Frazier) may have hooked up with the next heavywieght champion, a crowd-pleasing puncher in the mold of Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis and Rocky Marciano.
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