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    Buena Suerte Maska e MI CORAZON
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    Ndërron jetë legjenda e boksit Joe Frazier

    (CNN) -- Joe Frazier, the hard-hitting boxing heavyweight who handed the legendary Muhammad Ali his first defeat, died Monday, shortly after being diagnosed with liver cancer, his family said in a statement.

    The former heavyweight champion, who was 67, became a legend in his own right and personified the gritty working-class style of his hard-knuckled hometown, Philadelphia -- a fitting setting for the "Rocky" film series, starring Sylvester Stallone as hardscrabble boxer Rocky Balboa.

    "You could hear him coming, snorting and grunting and puffing, like a steam engine climbing a steep grade," Bill Lyon wrote in a Philadelphia Inquirer column about Frazier, nicknamed Smokin' Joe.

    "He was swarming and unrelenting, and he prided himself that he never took a backward step, and he reduced the Sweet Science to this brutal bit of elemental math: 'I'll let you hit me five times if you'll let me hit you just once.'"

    Frazier's family issued a brief statement about his death.

    "We The Family of ... Smokin' Joe Frazier, regret to inform you of his passing," the statement said. "He transitioned from this life as 'One of God's Men,' on the eve of November 7, 2011 at his home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania."
    Muhammad Ali said in a statement that the "world has lost a great champion."

    "I will always remember Joe with respect and admiration. My sympathy goes out to his family and loved ones," Ali's statement said.

    Star boxer Floyd "Money" Mayweather offered to pay for Frazier's funeral.

    "My condolences go out to the family of the late great Joe Frazier," read a post on Mayweather's official Twitter feed. "#TheMoneyTeam will pay for his funeral services."

    Fans and well-wishers were encouraged to post their thoughts and prayers on a Facebook page at joefrazierscorner.com.

    "RIP Smokin' Joe Frazier you had heavy hands and a big heart you will be missed," read a Facebook post .

    Another post said: "One of my childhood heroes has left us ...I'm really sad."

    The son of a South Carolina sharecropper, Frazier boxed during the glory days of the heavyweight division, going up against greats George Foreman, Oscar Bonavena, Joe Bugner and Jimmy Ellis. He made his name by winning a gold medal for the United States at the 1964 Summer Games in Tokyo.

    He used his devastating left hook with impunity during his professional career, retiring in 1976 with a 32-4-1 record and staging one last comeback fight in 1981.

    But it was his three much-hyped fights against Ali that helped seal his legend.

    Frazier bested Ali at 1971's "Fight of the Century" at Madison Square Garden. In the 15th round, Frazier landed perhaps the most famous left hook in history, catching Ali on the jaw and dropping the former champ for a four-count, according to Frazier's bio at the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Frazier left the ring as the undisputed champ and handed Ali his first professional loss.

    Ali won a 12-round decision in a January 1974 rematch, setting the stage for the classic "Thrilla in Manila" just outside the Philippine capital in 1975.

    Ali took the early rounds, but Frazier rebounded before losing the last five rounds. By the end of the 14th, Frazier's eyes were nearly swollen shut, and his corner stopped the bout, according to the biography.

    Later, Ali said, "It was the closest I've come to death."

    Philadelphia Daily News columnist Stan Hochman noted that Frazier "summoned the skill and courage to battle Ali into the 14th round in Manila."

    "He was a fighter, pure and simple, with a style that seemed destined for a short career. Trudge forward, lean on the other guy, take two to land one," Hochman wrote.

    "'You've gotta breathe on him,'" Frazier would say, in a rare attempt to define his style. 'No shortcuts' was his mantra. There's a lesson there for all of us," Hochman's column said Tuesday.

    Frazier, a two-time heavyweight champion for nearly three years until he lost in January 1973 to George Foreman, ran a well-known gym in Philadelphia for years.

    "I don't mind working with the kids," Frazier told CNN's Don Lemon in 2009. "The kids is tomorrow. And if we don't do what we're supposed to do for them now, how are you going (to) expect them to carry on?"

    Asked whether he was similar to Rocky Balboa, Frazier replied, "Sure. I worked at the slaughterhouse. I'm the guy that ran in the streets of Philadelphia."
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    Ndryshuar për herë të fundit nga {A_N_G_E_L_69} : 08-11-2011 më 19:50
    Where does a thought go when it's forgotten?

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    100%shqiptare Maska e loneeagle
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    RIP, sa shume eshte hapur cancer te fut tmerrin.
    Ndryshuar për herë të fundit nga loneeagle : 08-11-2011 më 12:27
    I LOVE GOD

    j&g

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    Ngushëllime familjes dhe gjithë dashamirësve të boksit!
    Ky lajm më ktheu disa vite prapa, gjegjësisht në vitet e 70-ta, kur me kënaqësi ndiqnim mecet e boksit, kur boksonin: Kasius Klei - Muhamed Ali, Frejzeri dhe Foremani ( unë kam qenë sipatizues i Foremanit ). Më kujtoi kohën kur televizorët ishin të paktë, andaj organizonim shikim "kolektiv". Zakonisht këto meçe zhvilloheshin në orët e vona dhe ishte dicka e vecantë kur oda mbushej me mysafirë në atë kohë.
    "Projekti 21" nuk i bën reklamë vetes, afirmon të tjerët!

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    I love god
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    Ngushëllime familjes dhe gjithë dashamirësve të boksit!
    Ky lajm më ktheu disa vite prapa, gjegjësisht në vitet e 70-ta, kur me kënaqësi ndiqnim mecet e boksit, kur boksonin: Kasius Klei - Muhamed Ali, Frejzeri dhe Foremani ( unë kam qenë sipatizues i Foremanit ). Më kujtoi kohën kur televizorët ishin të paktë, andaj organizonim shikim "kolektiv". Zakonisht këto meçe zhvilloheshin në orët e vona dhe ishte dicka e vecantë kur oda mbushej me mysafirë në atë kohë.
    po dhe ato shikimet ne kolektiv kishin lezetin e vet.

    ngushellime.

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    i/e regjistruar Maska e puroshkodran
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    legjendar
    fati i keq (ose i mire) i tij me pas kundershtar ali e foreman. sot kishte me e mbajt titullin per nja 10 vjet rresht
    kam pa para disa kohesh nji dokumentar per te. as mbas 35 vjetesh nuk i kishte ik zemerimi me muhamed ali

    ndeshja ma e madhe e historise per mu


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    i/e regjistruar
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    ncer filmi ka lujt qy mi kurathon? se kta bokstjeret kur bohen me mshi qurrat me mongen e kmishes,fillojn tu na u bo aktorra. cer kaptinderrash jon kta mi gra.una i grusht kom hong iher ka burri ene kom nejt tri dite mshtrat.una jom per me e nalu fare boksin.si duroj robt tu u rrafe.lenemasnej grate. sa kum qajt n'at filmin uan millien bejbi sa kum qajt, as kur ka vdeke dulla skum qajt aq.
    i kiss kiss per kurathonin se ka nevoj me e ngushllu cik,bohu e fort mi gru, maje veten,vdekja epr burra osht

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    ncer filmi ka lujt qy mi kurathon? se kta bokstjeret kur bohen me mshi qurrat me mongen e kmishes,fillojn tu na u bo aktorra. cer kaptinderrash jon kta mi gra.una i grusht kom hong iher ka burri ene kom nejt tri dite mshtrat.una jom per me e nalu fare boksin.si duroj robt tu u rrafe.lenemasnej grate. sa kum qajt n'at filmin uan millien bejbi sa kum qajt, as kur ka vdeke dulla skum qajt aq.
    i kiss kiss per kurathonin se ka nevoj me e ngushllu cik,bohu e fort mi gru, maje veten,vdekja epr burra osht
    Edhe une kunder boksit jam, por me erdhi shume keq per kete Frazierin se, ( me te degjume e kam) paska qene burre i mire. Paska rraf vetem burra.
    Edhe kete gje e paska bere , per me rujt nderin e vet.

    RIP
    Where does a thought go when it's forgotten?

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    Sa inat qe si doli koha ta kishte bo nje ndeshje me kte Krasniqin tone... Do ta kishte bo M per pula
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