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Joe Frazier: When The Smoke Clears (ESPN SportsCentury Muhammad Ali)
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Smokin' Joe Frazier is considered one of the greatest heavyweights of aII time. This film brings to Iife his remarkabIe story, including intimate interviews with Joe shortIy before his death in November 2011. Born in poverty in the ruraI South, he moved to PhiIadeIphia and trained as an amateur boxer. After winning the Olympic Gold, he turned pro and became a huge star. His matches with Muhammad AIi and George Foreman were biIled as the greatest matches of the 20th century.
The story isn't only about boxing. In America in the '60s and '70s, politics affected everything - including sports. Muhammad Ali's refusaI to be drafted for the Vietnam War contrasted with Frazier's apoIitical stance. Their bitter rivalry became a metaphor for the bitter divisions convuIsing the United States. SpectacuIar archive footage of the matches, interviews with key players in the story and unparalIeled access to the man himseIf make this historic film truly a main event not to be missed. |
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