Listen free for 30 days
Listen with offer
-
Smokin' Joe
- The Autobiography of a Heavyweight Champion of the World, Smokin' Joe Frazier
- Narrated by: Bill Andrew Quinn
- Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
Failed to add items
Add to basket failed.
Add to wishlist failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
99p for the first 3 months
Smokin' Joe
Buy Now for £15.99
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Listeners also enjoyed...
Summary
When boxing was bold, bright, and glamorous and the fights were the hottest sporting events of the year, Joe Frazier was king as the Heavyweight Champion of the World. From 1970 to 1973 he reigned. With a career record of 32-4-1 with twenty-seven knockouts and an Olympic gold medal, Frazier leaves little question that he was one of the greatest fighters of all time.
Well-known, loved, and revered as a gentleman and a fierce competitor in the ring, Joe Frazier speaks his mind in Smokin' Joe - about growing up poor and fighting in the first $2.5million bout; about the early days of his friendship with Muhammad Ali and how their relationship changed; and about the often corrupt world of boxing and what really went on inside and outside the ring.
Personable, good-natured, and funny, Frazier's story is a real delight.
More from the same
What listeners say about Smokin' Joe
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Anonymous User
- 31-01-24
One of the best boxing biographies
Great narration. perfect balance of life before boxing, during and after. Great behind the scene information with Ali too. Only issue was the narrator said Car-Vallo instead of Cha-Vallo 🤣 but Great story and narration was nearly perfect.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars
-
Story3 out of 5 stars
- RWL
- 11-01-16
They don't make them like that any more!
Would you listen to Smokin' Joe again? Why?
Yes - easy to listen to, well read and motivational
What other book might you compare Smokin' Joe to, and why?
Hard to say - this book isn't quite as detailed and wild as, for example, Keith Richards' autobiography, but I found it interesting for different reasons, e.g. the social context (with ref to his feud with Ali)
Which scene did you most enjoy?
'Enjoy' is probably the wrong word, but it was quite shocking to hear the extremes that Ali went to when trying to get under Frazier's skin. Well beneath someone of Ali's stature, even then, and not surprising that it caused such bitterness
If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
Probably something like 'Relentless' - even when he'd made his money he didn't sit back and get sloppy, he was still getting back in the ring and taking on real fighters
Any additional comments?
The feud with Ali is a story that goes well beyond boxing and into issues of race, religion, money and media hype.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Richard Barnard
- 30-09-22
The true boxer
Opened my eyes to what really happened between Joe and Ali a very good book if you like the history of boxing.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Hernan Dario Gomez
- 16-12-22
Great account of a true champion
Superb story of a brilliant boxer. I heard of 'fight of the century' and wanted to know more. This lived up to my expectations and often exceeded them.
Smokin' Joe's portrayal of hard work should be inspirational to us all.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- carl k.
- 07-05-22
A Smokin' life
A book full of character and insight, read with character and insight. A life well lived.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- J
- 25-01-24
Frazier is quite the comedian
Learned a lot about the great smokin Joe Frazier. would read again and recommend to others.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- andrew gillen
- 27-06-19
Every boxing fans dream of a book.
Honest, indepth and eye opening. Smoking Joe hols no punches in tjis book as he does in the ring.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Dazler
- 17-10-14
A real joy
Would you listen to Smokin' Joe again? Why?
This has been one of the most enjoyable audio books I have ever listened to - and I get through about two or three a month -. It was both honest (not always the case with autobiographies) and entertaining.
I used to be a big Boxing fan but do not follow it much now days but I am so pleased I picked up a copy of this great book.
What did you like best about this story?
The honesty and pace.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
I would have loved to have listened to it in one sitting if I could,
I listened over about three days but normally a book of this size would have lasted me about a week but I could not wait to get back to it.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Anonymous User
- 01-03-22
Smoking
What a inspiration and powerful book. Love to have met the guy, sounds like a real decent man. He’s Definitely in my top five all-time favourite boxers. It was great to learn about some of his fights and what he had to endure. RIP Joe
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Donwebbio
- 01-07-22
Smokin' Audiobook
Brilliant audiobook, I just cannot believe it has been out since the mid-90's and I've only just got around to reading (listening to) it.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!