10 Greatest Upsets in Heavyweight History

By Boxing News on February 24, 2013

Big George Foreman bounced Smokin' Joe Frazier like a basketball in Kingston, Jamaica.

There’s nothing like an upset to make one believe. All the questionable decisions that cast doubt on the sport are rendered meaningless when an upset occurs. And when the upset is during a contest between world-class heavyweights, the satisfaction is that much greater. This sampling covers some of the greatest upsets among heavyweights in history and includes Foreman-Frazier, Norton-Ali, Rahman-Lewis, Ali-Foreman, Louis-Schmeling, Clay-Liston, Braddock-Baer, and Tyson-Douglas…

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EDM 02:01pm, 11/27/2013

I really hate watching Smokin’ Joe get dropped like that. That little hop step he does, losing control of his motor functions, is brutal.

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Fighter's Info

George Foreman
Joe Frazier

Origin	Marshall Texas USA
Date of Birth(Age)	1949.01.10 (66)
Rated at	Heavyweight
W-L-D	W76+L5+D0=81
Height	6 feet 4 inches
Reach	82 inches
Trainer	Angelo Dundee et al.

Recent fights:

Date	Opponent	WLD	Result	Rnds.
1997.11.22	Shannon Briggs	29-1-0	L(MD)	12/12
1997.04.26	Lou Savarese	36-0-0	W(SD)	12/12
1996.11.03	Crawford Grimsley	20-0-0	W(UD)	12/12
1995.04.22	Axel Schulz	21-1-1	W(MD)	12/12
1994.11.05	Michael Moorer	35-0-0	W(KO)	10/12
1993.06.07	Tommy Morrison	36-1-0	L(UD)	12/12

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Real Name	Joseph William Frazier
Origin	Beaufort South Carolina USA
Date of Birth(Age)	1944.01.12 (71)
Rated at	Heavyweight
W-L-D	W32+L4+D1=37
Height	5 feet 12 inches
Reach	73 inches
Trainer	Eddie Futch

Recent fights:

Date	Opponent	WLD	Result	Rnds.
1981.12.03	Floyd Cummings	15-1-0	D(MDRAW)	10/10
1976.06.15	George Foreman	34-1-0	L(TKO)	5/12
1975.10.01	Muhammad Ali	48-2-0	L(RTD)	14/15
1975.03.02	Jimmy Ellis	37-11-1	W(TKO)	9/12
1974.06.17	Jerry Quarry	46-6-4	W(TKO)	5/10
1974.01.28	Muhammad Ali	43-2-0	L(UD)	12/12

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