On June 15, 1976, a 32-year-old Joe Frazier (32-3, 27 KOs) and a 27-year-old George Foreman (41-1, 38 KOs) met in the ring for the 2nd time, in a heavyweight bout.
Frazier came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 77% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 14 days. Foreman was on a 1-fight win streak with a 90% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 22 days.
In the rematch, George Foreman stopped Joe Frazier via TKO in the 5th round. Foreman improves his record to 42-1 (39 KOs), while Frazier adds a loss to his record at 32-4.
On October 1, 1975, a 31-year-old Joe Frazier (32-2, 27 KOs) got a shot at the undisputed heavyweight championship held by 33-year-old Muhammad Ali (48-2, 34 KOs).
Frazier came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 79% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 29 days. Ali was on a 7-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 1 day.
In the rematch, the challenger refused to continue the fight in the 14th round, and Muhammad Ali is crowned the new heavyweight world champion. Ali improves his record to 49-2 (35 KOs), while Frazier adds a loss to his record at 32-3.
On January 28, 1974, a 30-year-old Joe Frazier (30-1, 25 KOs) and a 32-year-old Muhammad Ali (43-2, 31 KOs) met in the ring for the 2nd time, in a heavyweight bout.
Frazier came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 26 days. Ali was on a 2-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 8 days.
In the rematch, Muhammad Ali defeated Joe Frazier via unanimous decision in the 12-round heavyweight fight. Ali improves his record to 44-2, while Frazier adds a loss to his record at 30-2.
On January 22, 1973, the 29-year-old undisputed heavyweight world champion, Joe Frazier (29-0, 25 KOs), faced a 24-year-old George Foreman (37-0, 34 KOs) in an undisputed title defense fight.
Frazier came in to the fight on a 29-fight win streak with a 86% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 28 days. Foreman was on a 37-fight win streak with a 91% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 12 days.
George Foreman made very easy work of Joe Frazier, stopping the champion via TKO in the 2nd. Foreman improves his record to 38-0 (35 KOs), while Frazier adds a loss to his record at 29-1.