On January 9, 1999, a 39-year-old Richard Frazier (18-3-1, 7 KOs) got a shot at the light-heavyweight WBC title held by 29-year-old Roy Jones Jr. (38-1, 32 KOs).
Frazier came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 31% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 12 days. Jones Jr. was on a 4-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 26 days.
Roy Jones Jr. made very easy work of Richard Frazier, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 2nd. Jones Jr. improves his record to 39-1 (33 KOs), while Frazier adds a loss to his record at 18-4-1.
On October 11, 1996, a 37-year-old Richard Frazier (12-2-1, 4 KOs) and a 25-year-old Canadian boxer Eric Lucas (19-3-2, 5 KOs) met in the ring.
Frazier came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 26% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 4 days. Lucas was on a -1-fight win streak with a 20% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 26 days.
Éric Lucas defeated Richard Frazier via split decision in the 10-round fight. Lucas improves his record to 20-3-2, while Frazier adds a loss to his record at 12-3-1.
On November 8, 1995, a 36-year-old Richard Frazier (11-1-1, 3 KOs) and William Guthrie met in the ring in a light-heavyweight bout.
Frazier came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 23% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 17 days.
Richard Frazier lost to William Guthrie via KO in the 4th round, and adds a loss to his record at 11-2-1.
On December 10, 1992, a 33-year-old Richard Frazier (1-0, 0 KOs) and Billy Marks met in the ring.
Frazier came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 0% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months.
Richard Frazier lost to Billy Marks via unanimous decision in the 4-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 1-1.