joe frazier

dedicated to the memory of smokin' joe frazier.

life and sports and all else needs joe frazier. joe frazier represents that other dude, the one that might be the best, but we're really not sure. we look back on that era of boxing and most will say that ali was the greatest... but frazier beat him. that happened! so even if it was agreed by all (it isn't) that ali is the greatest, at one point, frazier beat the greatest.

and that's what life needs. no era can belong to only one guy, one team, one thing. the beatles needed the rolling stones. hulk hogan needed the macho man. robert deniro needed al pacino. joe montana needed dan marino. star wars needs star trek. coca cola needs pepsi.

it's competition. it's knowing that we'll never have a definitively best anything cuz the arguments will rage on. i may state that ali's considered the greatest of his era, but i know for damn sure there's people out there that would vehemently disagree. and that's the way it should be. no one thing should ever get away as the unchallenged best. because if that happened, everything would be boring and predictable.

there's enough sunshine for all the competitors to bask in. i'm all for the stoppage of these silly arguments of who's the best at what. it's all nonsense. it's a waste if you consider that both ali and frazier were amazing fighters and both should be enjoyed for what they did when they stepped in the ring.

let's enjoy everything awesome and stop limiting their awesomeness by trying to compare them to each other. in fact, let's acknowledge that their coexistence probably made for better competition. ali and frazier pushed each other to higher levels. they made each other that much better at what they did and helped solidify each other's legacies.