Joe Frazier (32-4-1, 27) was born in Beaufort, South Carolina, U.S. on January 12, 1944. At the age of 21 years on August 16, 1965, he made his professional boxing debut against Woody Goss, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On his 25th career fight at 26 years old, Frazier became a heavyweight world champion on February 16, 1970 after defeating Jimmy Ellis via 4th-round retirement to win the vacant WBA and WBC titles.
Frazier's last fight was a 10-round majority decision draw against Floyd Cummings at age 37 on December 3, 1981.
Some of Joe Frazier's best fights have been against Muhammad Ali, Oscar Bonavena, Bob Foster, Jerry Quarry, Jimmy Ellis, Buster Mathis and George Chuvalo. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Joe Frazier".
Frazier has 4 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Joe Frazier Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
37 | Dec 3, 1981 37 years, 10 months 32-4-1 (27) | Floyd Cummings | 10 | MD | Draw | |
36  | Jun 15, 1976 32 years, 5 months 32-4 (27) | 27 years, 5 months 41-1 (38) | HW | 5 | TKO | Loss |
35  | Oct 1, 1975 31 years, 8 months 32-3 (27) | 33 years, 8 months 48-2 (34) | HW | 14 | RTD | Loss For WBA, WBC, The Ring |
34  | Mar 2, 1975 31 years, 1 months 32-2 (27) | 35 years 39-11-1 (23) | 9 | TKO | Win | |
33  | Jun 17, 1974 30 years, 5 months 31-2 (26) | 29 years, 1 month 49-6-4 (30) | 5 | TKO | Win | |
32 | Jan 28, 1974 30 years 30-2 (25) | 32 years 43-2 (31) | HW | 12 | UD | Loss |
31  | Jul 2, 1973 29 years, 5 months 30-1 (25) | 23 years, 3 months 43-5-1 (27) | 12 | PTS | Win | |
30 | Jan 22, 1973 29 years 29-1 (25) | 24 years 37-0 (34) | HW | 2 | TKO | Loss Lost WBA, WBC, The Ring |
29 | May 25, 1972 28 years, 4 months 29-0 (25) | Ron Stander | HW | 4 | RTD | Win Defended WBA, WBC, The Ring |
28 | Jan 15, 1972 28 years 28-0 (24) | Terry Daniels | HW | 4 | TKO | Win Defended WBA, WBC, The Ring |
27 | Mar 8, 1971 27 years, 1 months 27-0 (23) | 29 years, 1 month 31-0 (25) | HW | 15 | UD | Win Won The Ring Defended WBA, WBC Vacant |
26  | Nov 18, 1970 26 years, 10 months 26-0 (23) | 28 years, 6 months 41-4 (35) | HW | 2 | KO | Win Defended WBA, WBC |
25 | Feb 16, 1970 26 years, 1 months 25-0 (22) | 29 years, 11 months 27-5 (12) | HW | 4 | RTD | Win Won WBA, WBC Vacant |
24 | Jun 23, 1969 25 years, 5 months 24-0 (21) | 24 years, 1 month 31-2-4 (18) | HW | 7 | RTD | Win |
23 | Apr 22, 1969 25 years, 3 months 23-0 (20) | Dave Zyglewicz | HW | 1 | KO | Win |
22  | Dec 10, 1968 24 years, 10 months 22-0 (19) | 26 years, 2 months 38-4 (29) | HW | 15 | UD | Win |
21 | Jun 24, 1968 24 years, 5 months 21-0 (19) | Manuel Ramos | HW | 2 | TKO | Win |
20  | Mar 4, 1968 24 years, 1 months 20-0 (18) | 24 years, 8 months 23-0 (17) | HW | 11 | TKO | Win |
19 | Dec 18, 1967 23 years, 11 months 19-0 (17) | Marion Connor | 3 | TKO | Win | |
18 | Oct 17, 1967 23 years, 9 months 18-0 (16) | Tony Doyle | 2 | TKO | Win | |
17  | Jul 19, 1967 23 years, 6 months 17-0 (15) | 29 years, 10 months 47-13-2 (40) | 4 | TKO | Win | |
16 | May 4, 1967 23 years, 3 months 16-0 (14) | George Johnson | 10 | UD | Win | |
15 | Apr 11, 1967 23 years, 2 months 15-0 (14) | Jefferson Davis | 5 | TKO | Win | |
14  | Feb 21, 1967 23 years, 1 months 14-0 (13) | 29 years, 11 months 29-8-1 (19) | 6 | KO | Win | |
13 | Nov 21, 1966 22 years, 10 months 13-0 (12) | Eddie Machen | 10 | TKO | Win | |
12 | Sep 21, 1966 22 years, 8 months 12-0 (11) | 23 years, 11 months 21-2 (17) | 10 | SD | Win | |
11 | Jul 25, 1966 22 years, 6 months 11-0 (11) | Billy Daniels | 6 | RTD | Win | |
10 | May 26, 1966 22 years, 4 months 10-0 (10) | Al Jones | 1 | KO | Win | |
9 | May 19, 1966 22 years, 4 months 9-0 (9) | Chuck Leslie | 3 | KO | Win | |
8 | Apr 28, 1966 22 years, 3 months 8-0 (8) | Don Smith | 3 | KO | Win | |
7 | Apr 4, 1966 22 years, 2 months 7-0 (7) | Charley Polite | 2 | TKO | Win | |
6 | Mar 4, 1966 22 years, 1 months 6-0 (6) | Dick Wipperman | 5 | TKO | Win | |
5 | Jan 17, 1966 22 years 5-0 (5) | Mel Turnbow | 1 | KO | Win | |
4 | Nov 11, 1965 21 years, 9 months 4-0 (4) | Abe Davis | 1 | KO | Win | |
3 | Sep 28, 1965 21 years, 8 months 3-0 (3) | Ray Staples | 2 | TKO | Win | |
2 | Sep 20, 1965 21 years, 8 months 2-0 (2) | Mike Bruce | 3 | TKO | Win | |
1 | Aug 16, 1965 21 years, 7 months 1-0 (1) | Woody Goss | 1 | TKO | Win |
