'Smokin' Joe Frazier vs. Eduardo 'El Gato' Corletti

[yancey]

It certainly figures that the Euros would be impressed by a "prancing style."

[yancey]

It certainly figures that the Euros would be impressed by a "prancing style."

Mr. Yancey,

They liked that kind of thing over there...............Not that there is anything wrong with that.

I'm a Prancer.

Reckon the first good hook upside the head or to the liver would have enhanced the prancing?

[lefty]

It certainly figures that the Euros would be impressed by a "prancing style."

Mr. Yancey,

They liked that kind of thing over there...............Not that there is anything wrong with that.

I'm a Prancer.

Wtf is that supposed to mean?! lol

[Woller]

But they really got rid of him expreso!!

[yancey]

March 6, 1968

WBA President - Arch Hindman

"This is the best group of Heavyweights ever. #1 thru #10, they are each capable of winning the
Heavyweight Championship"

"I would never want to get into the Ring with that Argentinian - Eduardo Corletti. He's tearing up
Europe {Italy, Germany and the United Kingdom}. He's the mystery man in this Division. Nobody
in Europe or Argentina wants to fight him, so they have to ship in American fighters to get into
the Ring with him."

WBA Ratings

#1... Jerry Quarry
#2... Jimmy Ellis
#3... Eduardo Corletti
#4... Oscar Bonavena
#5... Floyd Patterson
#6... Thad Spencer
#7... Joe Frazier
#8... Karl Mildenberger
#9... Manuel Ramos
#10. Dave Zyglewicz

Look at Frazier's #7 ranking in March of 1968,

Looks to me like the WBA was pissed off that he blew off their tournament.