Examines the personal and professional life of the famous boxer

Smokin' Joe: The Autobiography of a Heavyweight Champion of the World, Smokin' Joe Frazier

Berger, Phil

Frazier, Joe

Biographies & Memoirs

Macmillan General* Reference

Former World Heavyweight champion Smokin' Joe Frazier and William Dettloff, senior writer for The Ring magazine, present a complete guide to the fight game – from the history of the sport to how to throw a crushing uppercut and take a punch without flinching. 
 Drawing from the experiences of one of the masters of the sport, Box Like the Pros is a must–have for anyone pursuing boxing as a hobby or who is interested in training to become a professional boxer. Frazier, with longtime boxing writer William Dettloff, presents a complete introduction to the sport, including the game's history, rules of the ring, how fights are scored, how to spar, the basics of defence and offence, the fighter's workout, a directory of boxing gyms, and much more. Box Like the Pros is an instruction manual, a historical reference tool and an insider's guide to the world's most controversial sport.

Box Like the Pros

Dettloff, William

Community & Culture

William Morrow Paperbacks

The unexpected is always dressed in forms of things being OK and that was only until the element of surprise delivered a lifestyle Amin wasn't ready to live. This is a fiction book based on reality and how anything could go wrong when your focus is unstable. Walk with me through the life of Amin, he is coming from a broken home, ashamed to be present on the first day of school and decides to play hooky with his classmate Damien to link up with two of the hottest girls in the city. Amin just wanted to play hooky, but instead gets caught up in the web of love, greed and murder that ejects him out of his innocence and lands him on a point of no return. A lot of things we just don't see coming...

Life on the Run

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Joe Frazier Productions

The saga continues... Locked away in prison for the rest of his life, Amin thought it was over, said, and done. Then a visitor from the halls of a corrupted court appears for an official visit. Amin was presented with an opportunity for his freedom, in exchange for a favor. Amin takes the offer without asking any questions. Then he hits the streets. Only to realize that it's impossible to return the favor. This ignites the Mafia and they're full of deadly enemies that kill for a living. However, Amin has Tina, the correctional officer who fell in love with him during his stay in jail. She promised to ride with him every step of the way. The crazy part about life is sometimes good things happen for the wrong reasons. Amin thought it would be as simple as returning a favor. But ends up feeling like he made an everlasting deal with the devil.

Life on the Run Part II

Smokin' Joe Lib/E: The Autobiography of a Heavyweight Champion of the World, Smokin' Joe Frazier

Sports & Outdoors

Biographies

Blackstone Publishing

Smokin' Joe: The Autobiography of a Heavyweight Champion of the World

[MP3-CD audiobook format in Vinyl case.] [Read by Bill Andrew Quinn]The autobiography of heavyweight champion Joe Frazier and his incredible career -- a time when boxing was bold, bright, and glamorous and the fights were the hottest sporting events of the year. Personable, good-natured, and funny, Frazier's story is a real delight. When boxing was bold, bright, and glamorous and the fights were the hottest sporting events of the year, Joe Frazier was king as the Heavyweight Champion of the World. From 1970 to 1973 he reigned. With a career record of 32-4-1 with twenty-seven knockouts and an Olympic gold medal, Frazier leaves little question that he was one of the greatest fighters of all time. Well-known, loved, and revered as a gentleman and a fierce competitor in the ring, Joe Frazier speaks his mind in Smokin' Joe -- about growing up poor and fighting in the first $2.5 million bout; about the early days of his friendship with Muhammad Ali and how their relationship changed; and about the often corrupt world of boxing and what really went on inside and outside the ring.

Blackstone Audiobooks

A new edition of the autobiography of heavyweight champion Joe Frazier and his incredible career a time when boxing was bold, bright, and glamorous and the fights were the hottest sporting events of the year. Personable, good-natured, and funny, Frazier’s story is a real delight. This updated edition includes tributes to Joe written by the Frazier family, as well as a new afterword. Joe Frazier was king as the Heavyweight Champion of the World. From 1970 to 1973 he reigned. With a career record of 32-4-1 with twenty-seven knockouts and an Olympic gold medal, Frazier leaves little question that he was one of the greatest fighters of all time. Well-known, loved, and revered as a gentleman and a fierce competitor in the ring, Joe Frazier speaks his mind in Smokin’ Joe about growing up poor and fighting in the first $2.5 million bout; about the early days of his friendship with Muhammad Ali and how their relationship changed; and about the often corrupt world of boxing and what really went on inside and outside the ring.

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Smokin' Joe: The Autobiography of a Heavyweight Champion of the World, Smokin' Joe Frazier

Box Like the Pros

Life on the Run

Life on the Run Part II

Smokin' Joe Lib/E: The Autobiography of a Heavyweight Champion of the World, Smokin' Joe Frazier

Smokin' Joe: The Autobiography of a Heavyweight Champion of the World

Smokin' Joe: The Autobiography of a Heavyweight Champion of the World