Always felt kind of betrayed by his own people, I think, because most black people were...
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George Chuvalo:
Joe [Frazier] George Chuvalo:
always felt kind of betrayed by his own people, I think, because most black people were rooting for Muhammad Ali against Joe Frazier, and Joe Frazier felt more like the average black guy from the ghetto. He was blacker than Ali. He was poorer than Ali. He had a tougher upbringing than Ali
Joe [Frazier] George Chuvalo:
always felt kind of betrayed by his own people, I think, because most black people were rooting for Muhammad Ali against Joe Frazier, and Joe Frazier felt more like the average black guy from the ghetto. He was blacker than Ali. He was poorer than Ali. He had a tougher upbringing than Ali
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And Joe always felt kind of betrayed
by his own people, I think...
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because most black people were rooting
for Muhammad Ali against Joe Frazier...
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and Joe Frazier felt more like
the average black guy from the ghetto.
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He was blacker than Ali.
He was poorer than Ali.
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He had a tougher upbringing than Ali.
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Joe Frazier brought the best out of Ali.
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Ali brought the best out of Joe Frazier.
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It took two to keep our sport
at the head of the pack.
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There it is. The round is over.
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The winner by unanimous decision...
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and still heavyweight champion
of the world...
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Joe Frazier.
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Even now, if you talk
about Ali to him, Joe will say...
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"God's punishing Ali
because of all the things he's done."
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Movie Summary
Ten of Muhammad Ali's former rivals pay tribute to the three-time world heavyweight champion.
