Being There
The following article was originally published in the April 2021 edition of The Ring, on sale now at newsstands and...
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This feature originally appeared in the May 1971 issue of The Ring Magazine. Editor’s note: Some of the author’s language and...
read moreESPN will celebrate the iconic 50th Anniversary of Frazier-Ali I Sunday on ABC
On a frigid Monday night, on March 8, 1971, 18,000 fans jam-packed Madison Square Garden with the sense that they...
read moreSparring with Smokin’ Joe book offers deep look into Joe Frazier, no mere foil for Ali
It was almost 50 years ago to the day that Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier engaged in “the Fight of...
read moreFlesh and blood: Joe Frazier’s family endured abuse in the build up to Frazier-Ali I
Editor's Note: This feature originally appeared in the April 2021 issue (Frazier-Ali Special Edition) of The Ring Magazine. Regardless of what...
read moreDougie’s Friday Mailbag (Ali-Frazier I and III, Deontay Wilder, extended win streaks)
THE GREATEST AND SMOKIN’ JOE Hi Dougie, Congrats to ‘The Fight of the Century’ Special Edition output. Very excited about it and...
read moreGeorge Foreman now realizes he is boxing’s January Man
It may be happenstance, but certain fighters sometimes tend to be associated with particular months. For Evander Holyfield, that month...
read moreDougie’s Friday Mailbag (Navarrete-Villa, Ezzard Charles, Joe Frazier)
NAVARRETE-VILLA Hi Doug, I hope you're well and enjoying some of the great boxing over recent weeks (I'm still buzzing over that...
read moreAli-Frazier 3, The Thrilla in Manila, sweeps 1975 year-end awards
Editor's note: This feature originally appeared in the March 1976 issue of The Ring Magazine. By Dan Daniel FIGHTER OF THE YEAR In...
read moreTerry Daniels, a title-seeking blip on heavyweight boxing’s radar screen, dead at 74
It doesn’t take long to call the roll of legitimately great heavyweights, and the late Joe Frazier’s name deserves to...
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