Joe Frazier: 5 MMA Fighters That Embody His Fight Style

Today was a sad day in the fight world.  We lost one of the all-time great fighters in the history of boxing, Smokin’ Joe Frazier.  The former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world that bested the consensus greatest boxer, Muhammad Ali…

Today was a sad day in the fight world.  We lost one of the all-time great fighters in the history of boxing, Smokin’ Joe Frazier.  

The former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world that bested the consensus greatest boxer, Muhammad Ali, in the Fight of the Century played the villain to Ali’s hero but endeared himself to fight fans as his career wore on and eventually ended.

Many people forget how talented Frazier was, and his fights with Ali as well as with George Foreman go down as some of the most epic fights in the history of the sport.

With boxing being a cornerstone of a well-rounded fighter, let’s take a look at what mixed martial artists take a page out of Smokin’ Joe’s fight book. 

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