I've been waiting for a decent copy of Frazier/Mathis for years! Great, thank you Gary Wilson.

The most beautiful video to watch. The dance of Frazier and Mathis was breathtaking. In a time where things seemed so pure and classic. The simplicity of the commercials, the whistles and roars of the crowd. Everything from the voice of the announcer to the dramatic knockout was just poetic.

24 year old Joe Frazier time really flies.. A bygone era even if you were in your 20s at this time you’re in you’re late 70s and eighties today just think how many ppl that were alive in 1968 which would be billions across the world at the time are mostly dead in 2023.. Appreciate life it goes by fast

Bless you Bro for providing these extremely rare fights.They dont make Em like these guys no more🥊

Great, fantastic and immortal Joe Frazier!!! Respect forever!!!

Just listened to Fraziers biography on audible, great stuff!!! My favorite athlete ever!!

After Joe finished battering you senseless you WISH he had knocked you out in round one! He’s like some bruising NFL running back who gets stronger in the fourth quarter.

Joe Frazier was indestructible from 1968 to 1971. after 71, frazier gained a lot of weight and his punches and head movement and speed slowed down a lot. at 205 pounds, frazier was an animal. he lost that speed once he started fight at 215 plus pounds.he also lost some power in his left hook because since his speed slowed down and was heavier, he couldn't deliver the same speed and force from his left hook.

As one documentary stated, 100 Frazier hooks to the stomach did their work in cutting Mathis down to size. Every round, it was more obvious how much pain/nausea Buster was in, in how he increasingly bent over, bringing his head dangerously close to Joe's fists.

You said it, this is Smokin' Joe at his very best. Buster Mathis was no joke! Also, thank you for including these commercials. Younger people should be able to fully experience the Friday Night Fights. Now, UFC is serving that need.

That stare down was intense. You know Smokin Joe wanted this one bad after losing to him as an amateur.

Who else thinks Joe is waaay underrated on the p4p lists? I mean, just imagine what would've happened if he was Ali's size.

Size difference is absurd. Mathis was a huge heavyweight back in those days

Buster Mathis threw some solid shots at Frazier and had suprising stamina for a big man. Just imagine how much he would have benefited slimmed down with a trainer like Eddie Futch...

1:52 look at the way Joe stares Buster down,standing stalk still while Buster is rocking back and forth,this is EXACTLY how George stared Joe down,standing stalk still while Joe was rocking back and forth.

This was a great video and fight! I love how the old commercials are included. I just basically stumbled upon your channel being a boxing fan myself and now have a new subscriber!💪🏾🇵🇷

Joe Frazier was a great boxer. Equal to Muhammad Ali. Very cool. Very disciplined. Very human. I love him equal to Muhammad Ali.

Thanks for keeping those old commercials in. I was 10 years old in 1968 and I remember some of them.

Man. Joe threw his punches with such conviction. If he made you fall, you'd hate to get back up just to take more of that. If you did get up, it's hard to go back into the trenches with him with the bravery you once had. Smokin Joe was a scary man.

Frazier was an amazing specimen of a fighter! Head movement, short tight punches to the body and head, leverage on his punches, constantly moving, punches thrown with pin point accuracy. Such precision! Like an artist! Physical genius but he burned out early, like Tyson. Frazier trained and fought with such intensity that his body gave out. But at his best, he was awesome.

Classic joe Frazier breakdown of a opponent. Work the body and the rest is History..SMOKIN JOE FRAZIER!

Çok teşekkürler. Ayrıca 1968 reklamları güzel bir nostaljiydi 🙏🙏

In his autobiography, Frazier described the difference between himself and Buster, calling Mathis a nice guy who really had no killer instinct, not a natural predator. Frazier was ruthless in taking out his opponents, admitting he would knock his own mother out of the ring if she tried to take away his title. Joe could not believe how casual and carefree Mathis was in Tokyo when he had to bow out due to a hand injury, laughing and smiling, wishing Frazier good luck. "You'd never know this guy had just lost an opportunity to fight for his country and an Olympic medal!" Before the injury it was said Buster was the life of the Olympic village, athletes from other countries attracted to his charm and smile.

In retrospect the more I listen to Don Dunphy's fight commentary the more I appreciate Howard Cosell.

Four years earlier, Mathis beat Frazier in the finals of the Olympic trials and was to be the USA heavyweight representative at the Olympics in Tokyo that year but he injured his hand so Frazier went in his place and won a gold medal; the rest is history!,,,

Smokin' Joe reminds me of a pack of army ants destroying a prey. He's just relentless and you can't stop him once he gets on you.

He defeated Ali when Ali was in full form. A great achievement. A great boxer and great human.

Classic Frazier win and huge justification for replacing BM in Olympics. In the interview after the fight, Joe’s language was clear and lucid. Compare that to his speech patterns after 2000 and it’s quite remarkable.

Joe was so good before the first Ali fight. After that month or whatever in the hospital, he was never the same

Pressure, pressure, pressure!!

Wow the commercials are a blast from the past.

Joe had a super star left hook and a great but underrated right hand. That right, at times, set up some classic left hooks for Joe. RIP CHAMP.

Joe Frazier was indestructible from 1968 to 197Foreman.

I really think this fight was an important one for Joe, Mathis did have some wonderful footwork and agility for such a big man, jOe really learns to cut off the ring in this fight against Mathis that would prove to be very valuable to Joe in the future when he fought Ali. Not that Buster was in Ali's class of speed but Buster was agile and on his toes. I think this experience not only for a championship recognition but for learning to cut off the ring was an important step for Smokin Joe.

Love the commercials! Brings back memories.

The biggest myth in boxing particularly the legendary heavyweight division is that size and weight are insurmountable. If you genuinely believe Klitschko and Fury beat all historical heavyweights, and that Dempsey,Ali, Joe Louis couldn't beat any modern ones I suggest you join a gym.

Frazier's three greatest wins were at MSG: v Mathis, Ellis and Ali

What a beat down. Joe dished out a lot of punishment, like a machine.

Corey roberts, it was always a pleasure, to talk to buster mathis, sr.

Mathis holds throughout the fight. Sign of FEAR!

Watching this fight after listening to joes autobriography on audible, free right now for members. The book really made me appreciate the man behind the gloves. I always liked his style of boxing, but hardly any programing went in depth with joe. Joe is a stand up guy , really admirable. I recommend everyone read/listen to his book.

Smoke and Marciano were probably the best ever lighter heavyweights

I liked the fact that Jim McKay assigned the form of address; announcer to the right man, the ring announcer as opposed to the commentator.

Earned a new sub for this one bro💯

Frazier saw nothing but a big 240+lbs of targeted meat

To have been able to get a 1968 Ali vs Frazier fight would have been a gem...those 3 yrs of Ali's prime .damn

The epitome of a slow motion knockout. Frazier's last punch, a glancing blow almost easy to miss, was the finishing touch on eleven rounds of pummelling, the cherry on the sundae. I almost wonder if Mathis was so dizzy and tired he was ready to fall without even being hit. It was like Joe was Captain Ahab with unlimited harpoons and Buster was the White Whale. "Tharrrr she bloooooows!!!!"

There is no love lost between Mathis and Frazier. Goes back to olympic trials.

Both Men were Great Performers in the Ring! Frazier wore Mathis down over the long haul and Stopped him!

The size difference here was amazing! Mathis was big as a middle linebacker at the time (same size as Butkus) and Joe was not only barely out of cruiser in weight, but in fact at best 5'10 NOT 5.11.5 anymore than Tyson was. You can see where Buster's style and stamina would work for the amateurs, but Joe's for the pros. This fight was a perfectly tuned chainsaw against a wet log.

That titanic left hook by Frazier to the stomach did Mathis in. It was just a matter of time after that.

Awesome stuff I love it

Mathis constantly giving up his height and crouching down like Frazier and not moving. Its like walking into a wasp nest. I dont know if that was something his corner had him do or if it was a bad habit but it was stupid and may be the main reason he lost . You never give up your height if you are taller and you never crouch down to the level of your opponent if hes a croucher and you certainly never crouch down and just stay there without moving at all.

Frazier looks like a small Mike Tyson when Tyson was fighting under Cus and Kevin Rooney

The commercials though. They actually told people that cigarettes taste good.

'Frasier coming in like Dempsey and Marciano' it's amazing that Don Dunfy saw so many great fighters. By the way, who wins: Fraser VS Marciano?

Buster could not avoid Frazier's left. Joe hit hard.

If size really mattered, mathis was supposed to knock frazier out at least in round 2.. but as u can see size dont mean nothing when u have the heart of a 🦁 rip frazier

How would this version of Joe Frazier do against Sonny Liston? I think he could win. And I think his version of him could beat Foreman, too.

Excellent quality plus the absence of horrible Howard Cosell? that is superb

that golfer in that car ad lowkey straight up talkin smack to his opponent

13:32 ate that shit for breakfast lunch and dinner

Frazier was ready for Ali at this time ,if they had fought in 1968 it would have been a even better fight .

I have to give credit to Buster Mathis he hamdles Koe way better than Ali ever did and man those hands were fast!!

Mathis really gave up his height against Frazier. That was his only mistake.

That's the left hook that put Ali down to the canvas

Thinking of large heavies who struggled with their weight, how would a fight go between Buster Mathis and Buster Douglas? Would the stream of sweat have created a slip and slide? Would either have stood a chance against Riddick Bowe?

Joe was always "Smokin"

Great fighters

Remember Mathis Jr fighting Tyson, Dad stopped the fight

jeez look at all the blood on buster mathis' shorts

Good morning Buster Mathis was a very good boxer who with discipline could've achieved more as a boxer. Like his namesake Buster Douglas big tall skillfull but lacked the discipline to get and stay in shape. Joe is one of my favourite boxers but as a sports fanatic l have learned to be honest and objective in my analysis.

I'm going to look up Jim Bower that won the combined in Switzerland 🇨🇭

why not knockdown at 25:34?! Buster punched and Joe went down. So DUMB for Buster to lean over and in to Joe like that! So much for using his reach and height

Frazier was a glass act-no racist/racial comments from him at all, unlike that clay fellow who made his loss vs joe a racial issue. *Just fuckin box ffs people*

Smokin Joe feared no one

Frazier was such a baddass, he's like a pit ball, someone like George Foreman being afraid of him in their prime is saying something.

***WOW MATHIS IS INTENSE --- FAST LIKE A CAT --- REALLY MAKES FRAZIER LOOK RATHER ORDINARY --- FOREMAN I'M SURE LEARNED A LOT FROM WATCHING THIS FIGHT***

And now.....let's hear from the experts.

Begun being older and slowly aging of time

Fraizer was outweighed by nearly 40 pounds, people forget that heavyweights arent the only good punchers/boxers, this proves it by practically a cruiserweight stopping a heavyweight...

there were only two ways you could beat Joe Frazier ...you either had to outbox him, like Ali did in their 2nd and 3rd fights, or you had had to overpower him, the way George Foreman did ...if you couldn't do that, you were in for a real bad night! BTW, Joe beat Ali in the Fight of the Century no matter what Ali said later and in their last fight in Manilla, Ali told Angelo to cut his gloves off after the 14th round ....Angelo pretended not to hear Ali's request, he knew Joe was in a lot trouble at the end of the 14th round and he was trying to buy time to see what would happen in Joe's corner and sure enough, Eddie Futch had seen Frazier taking shots to his face he never saw coming and stopped the fight ...we can argue that decision, but at least Joe didn't end up as damaged as Ali was at the end of their respective careers

Sodium triphosphate?

MLK would die exactly one month later. I know this has nothing to do with the match but the history loving side of me couldn’t help but think about it. I really enjoyed the commercials by the way.

I loved Joe, but he was a little undersized but had the heart. huge, Huge heart of a champion. I knew two of the men, who were in The Clover Lane Syndicate that backed Joe in the beginning. That was surely an exciting time, part of my life from 65 to 71. I met Joe in 73, Georgie Benton introduced me at his gym, , I'm 511 And Joe was not as tall as me. But he was a bad man in the ring, Ali found that out in their first fight. And in Manila too, I don't think Ali would have answered the bell and come out if Joe was permitted to go out but Eddie futch said no way. Smokin Joe was great, never forget you Joe, and we love you Marvis Fraxier!

25:33

If Ali had not been stripped of the title, and he had fought Frazier in 68, Frazier would've fucked him up.

Compare this fight to Mike Tyson vs. Tony Tucker. Frazier would have ANNILHILATED Tyson!!!

like joe said about Cassius clay " who's the dumb one now "

Ali's illness acquired from fraizer ,norton and foreman fatal punches

38:36

Frazier was like a machine. Gotta break him to beat him.

Smokin joe frazier gave away 40 lbs again buster but Smokin joe was on a mission he had buster in his site's Smokin joe frazier made big buster pay

Joe Frazier’s Occupation Outside Of The Ring Was A Butcher. That’s How Come He Had That Killer Instinct In The Ring, That’s Why He Knew How To Hit Opponents On Their Internal Organs Which Caused Fighters Great Pain And Slowed Them Down!!!

Joe Frazier stronger from 1967 to 1971 except for the Jerry Quarry rematch June 1974 when he stopped Quarry in 5 rounds

Frazier is deceptively fast ,

Joe frazier very strong

Did Joe make bro shit his pants ?

Not completely Joe Frazier never looked better in stopping Jerry Quarry in 5 rounds in June 1974 at Madison Square Garden but your right. In most of his fights he looked alot stronger from 1957 to 1971

Mathis had gynecomastia