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

Frazier, Ben

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 002860847X ISBN 13: 9780028608471

Publisher: Hungry Minds Inc,U.S., 1996

Synopsis

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. Well-known and revered, Frazier at last speaks his mind and answers all the questions his fans have been wondering about. His good-hearted nature comes through in this story that is personable, funny and a real delight. Photos.

About this title

About the Author:

JOE FRAZIER (1944?2011), also known as ?Smokin’ Joe,” was a professional boxer. During his twenty-one year career, he earned an Olympic gold medal in 1964 and was named World Heavyweight Champion in 1970. He only lost to two fighters: Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. An inductee of both the International Boxing Hall of Fame and the World Boxing Hall of Fame, he is considered one of the ten greatest heavyweights of all time.

PHIL BERGER (1943?2001) was a sportswriter, author, and screenwriter. A former boxing reporter for The New York Times, he wrote more than a dozen books about basketball and boxing, including Forever Showtime: The Checkered Life of Pistol Pete Maravich, Miracle on 33rd Street: The New York Knickerbockers’ Championship Season, and Punch Lines: Berger on Boxing.

Synopsis:

Examines the personal and professional life of the famous boxer.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hungry Minds Inc,U.S.
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 002860847X
• ISBN 13: 9780028608471
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224