On This Day In 1968 Unbeaten Olympic gold medalist "Smokin'" Joe Frazier won a postion of the heavyweight championship left vacant by Muhammad Ali's exile when he captured the NYSAC heavyweight title with an 11th round TKO of Buster Mathis at Madison Square Garden in New York. Through ten rounds, Frazier, a 2-to-1 favorite, seemed to be ahead. He'd been given trouble by Mathis' skills and movement at times, but he went to the body well and wore the bigger man down. In round eleven, Frazier conne
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On This Day In 1968 Unbeaten Olympic gold medalist "Smokin'" Joe Frazier won a postion of the heavyweight championship left vacant by Muhammad Ali's exile when he captured the NYSAC heavyweight title with an 11th round TKO of Buster Mathis at Madison Square Garden in New York. Through ten rounds, Frazier, a 2-to-1 favorite, seemed to be ahead. He'd been given trouble by Mathis' skills and movement at times, but he went to the body well and wore the bigger man down. In round eleven, Frazier conne
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Smokin’ Joe Frazier Wins Title by TKO vs Buster Mathis This Day March 4, 1968 Joe Frazier 204½ lbs Buster Mathis 243½ lbs TKO 2:33 round 11 Madison Square Garden, New York Referee: Arthur Mercante 5-5 Judge: Jack Gordon 6-4 Judge: Tony Castellano 7-2 World Heavyweight Title #joefrazier #smokinjoe #onthisday #otd #boxinghistory #philadelphia #newyork #madisonsquaregarden #boxinghalloffamelasvegas #officialboxinggods #boxing #boxeo | Boxing Gods Inc.
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Smokin’ Joe Frazier Wins Title by TKO vs Buster Mathis This Day March 4, 1968 Joe Frazier 204½ lbs Buster Mathis 243½ lbs TKO 2:33 round 11 Madison Square Garden, New York Referee: Arthur Mercante 5-5 Judge: Jack Gordon 6-4 Judge: Tony Castellano 7-2 World Heavyweight Title #joefrazier #smokinjoe #onthisday #otd #boxinghistory #philadelphia #newyork #madisonsquaregarden #boxinghalloffamelasvegas #officialboxinggods #boxing #boxeo | Boxing Gods Inc.
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There’s a lot of takeaways from watching Buster Mathis vs Joe Frazier. First of all is Mathis flexibility in the ring, the Big Mathis moved and danced as if he weighed 100 pounds less. Second point is how similar Mathis and Ali moved and threw their punches. Mathis moved and caught Frazier when Frazier tried to close the distance, the punch selection and speed drew similarities between Ali and Mathis to me. I feel like Muhammad Ali and his team must of studied this fight. What I took away from F
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There’s a lot of takeaways from watching Buster Mathis vs Joe Frazier. First of all is Mathis flexibility in the ring, the Big Mathis moved and danced as if he weighed 100 pounds less. Second point is how similar Mathis and Ali moved and threw their punches. Mathis moved and caught Frazier when Frazier tried to close the distance, the punch selection and speed drew similarities between Ali and Mathis to me. I feel like Muhammad Ali and his team must of studied this fight. What I took away from F
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A proposito di massimi "piccoli" che battono massimi "grossi", rivediamo il KO inflitto dal mitico Joe Frazier nei confronti di Buster Mathis nel 1968. Tra i due c'erano quasi 18 chili di differenza, ma ciò non impedì a Smokin' Joe di trionfare in grande stile! | Boxe Punch
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A proposito di massimi "piccoli" che battono massimi "grossi", rivediamo il KO inflitto dal mitico Joe Frazier nei confronti di Buster Mathis nel 1968. Tra i due c'erano quasi 18 chili di differenza, ma ciò non impedì a Smokin' Joe di trionfare in grande stile! | Boxe Punch
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Joe Frazier stopping Buster Mathis in the 11th round. “Smokin Joe” avenged his loss to Mathis in the 1964 US Olympic trials with a thunderous left hook in the first knockdown of Mathis’ pro career. 📅 March 4, 1968. #boxing #history #joefrazier | BTR Boxing Podcast Network
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Joe Frazier stopping Buster Mathis in the 11th round. “Smokin Joe” avenged his loss to Mathis in the 1964 US Olympic trials with a thunderous left hook in the first knockdown of Mathis’ pro career. 📅 March 4, 1968. #boxing #history #joefrazier | BTR Boxing Podcast Network
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🥊On March 4, 1968 Joe Frazier takes his record to 20-0 and captures the vacant NYSAC World Heavyweight Title when he stops Buster Mathis in the 11th Round with a TKO at Madison Square Garden. Mathis came into the bout 23-0. The bout was the main event on a card that also included the third meeting between Emile Griffith and Nino Benvenuti.🥊 | Davenport Sports Network
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🥊On March 4, 1968 Joe Frazier takes his record to 20-0 and captures the vacant NYSAC World Heavyweight Title when he stops Buster Mathis in the 11th Round with a TKO at Madison Square Garden. Mathis came into the bout 23-0. The bout was the main event on a card that also included the third meeting between Emile Griffith and Nino Benvenuti.🥊 | Davenport Sports Network
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A teenage Joe Frazier losing in the final of the Olympic trials to 295lb, Buster Mathis. Mathis went on to get injured in training, resulting in Frazier taking his place on the USA’s Olympic team. Frazier won the gold medal and four years later KO’d Mathis as a pro #Boxing #History #JoeFrazier | BTR Boxing Podcast Network
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A teenage Joe Frazier losing in the final of the Olympic trials to 295lb, Buster Mathis. Mathis went on to get injured in training, resulting in Frazier taking his place on the USA’s Olympic team. Frazier won the gold medal and four years later KO’d Mathis as a pro #Boxing #History #JoeFrazier | BTR Boxing Podcast Network
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