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JANUARY 22, 1973 |
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FOREMAN-FRAZIER PROGRAM |
GEORGE FOREMAN CRUSHES FRAZIER, TAKES TITLE
On this day in 1973, Heavyweight Champ Joe Frazier took on fellow Olympic Gold Medalist George Forman in what was expected to be a time killer before a second epic event with Muhammad Ali. The result however was a shocking and emphatic changing of the guard, as Big George scored six knockdowns in his two round snuffing of Smokin' Joe to claim the championship. It was Frazier's first-ever loss. Foreman would reign for two years before falling to Ali. Joe would go on to two more classic bouts with Ali as well as a rematch with Foreman. |
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1932 - Al Ettore W10 Sam Weiss at Philadelphia, PA |
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| 1932 - Leroy Haynes KO3 Jack Van Noy at San Francisco, CA | ||||
| 1937 - Benny Bass W10 Red Cochrane at the Cambria A.C. in Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| 1948 - Johnny Forte W8 Earl Huff at Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| 1951 - Tommy Ciarlo W10 Eddie Giosa at The Philadelphia Arena | ||||
| 1951 - Harold Johnson KO4 Dusty Wilkerson at The Philadelphia Arena | ||||
| 1973 - Willie 'The Worm' Monroe KO1 Roy Lee at National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica | ||||
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