Joe Frazier
Chronology
| 1944 | Born January 12 in Beaufort, South Carolina, to Rubin and Dolly Frazier |
| 1961 | Begins training as a boxer |
| 1962 | Wins Philadelphia Golden Gloves novice heavyweight championship |
| 1962 | Wins first of three Middle Atlantic Golden Gloves heavyweight championship bouts |
| 1963 | Marries Florence Smith |
| 1964 | Wins Gold Medal in heavyweight boxing at Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan |
| 1965 | Begins professional boxing career |
| 1968 | Wins New York State heavyweight boxing title |
| 1970 | Wins World Boxing Association heavyweight boxing title |
| 1971 | Defends heavyweight title against Muhammad Ali |
| 1973 | Loses heavyweight title to George Foreman |
| 1975 | Fails to regain heavyweight title against Muhammad Ali |
| 1976 | Retires from professional boxing |
| 1990 | Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame |
| 1996 | Publishes autobiography, Smokin' Joe |
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