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All All. Sign In. Joseph William Frazier. Smokin' Joe Billy Boy. Joseph William Frazier, nicknamed "Smokin' Joe", was an American professional boxer who competed from to He was known for his strength, durability, formidable punching power, and relentless pressure fighting style and was the first boxer to defeat Muhammad Ali. Frazier reigned as the undisputed heavyweight champion from to and as an amateur won a gold medal at the Summer Olympics.

He turned to boxing during his school years, married at the age of 15, and then moved to Philadelphia with his family. During his amateur career, Frazier won the gold medal in heavyweight boxing at the Tokyo Olympics. Frazier began his professional boxing career in , where he won all of his first 18 fights.

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The left hook became his particular specialty. Frazier was able to defend this title in four subsequent fights. In March , Frazier also won a legendary fight against Muhammad Ali: it was the first defeat in Ali's professional career. He was able to defend his world championship title two more times, but he lost it again in with a defeat against George Foreman in Kingston, Jamaica.

In January , Frazier also suffered a loss to Muhammad Ali.