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The Kid From Beaufort Who Became Heavyweight Boxing Olympic Gold Medalist And World Champion

Yesterday, I told you about my awesome St. Patrick’s Day experience in Savannah, Georgia.

From there it’s only about an hour’s drive north to beautiful Beaufort, South Carolina, which is one of the nicest small towns with a lot of history and countless Victorian style homes that I have ever seen. You should go there one day.

While driving around I saw a road called “Joe Frazier Road”.

And of course I started doing some research to see if my hunch was right and yes, it was.

This road is named after “Smokin’” Joe Frazier, a native of Beaufort, SC, who lived there until the age of 15, before moving to Philadelphia.

International Boxing Hall of Famer, Joe Frazier, is still considered one the best Heavyweight boxers of all time.

He won the Olympic gold medal at the Tokyo Games in 1964 and went pro in 1965.

His fights against Muhammad Ali are legendary. One of the three is known as “The Fight Of The Century” and another “Thrilla Of Manila”.

Looking back at his very successful professional career that spanned from 1965 to 1981, Joe Frazier’s fight record stands at 32 wins – 4 losses – 1 draw.

Check out some of Joe Frazier’s highlights and look out for his devastating front left hook: