Smokin' Joe Frazier ~ "Comeback 1976'

[Bill Paxtom]

February 4, 1976

~ Former Champion - Joe Frazier To Fight South Seas Champion ~

Smokin' Joe Frazier has been offered $240,000 to fight South Seas Champion -
Mani Vaka on Saturday, February 28th.

The former Champion will have 3 1/2 Weeks to get ready to face Mani Vaka, a hard-
hitting Heavyweight from Tonga.

The bout will take place at the International Center Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii - and
ABC-TV will broadcast the Saturday bout.

Mani Vaka, a 30 year-old Tonga Heavyweight, is a game-fighter, and has a reported
record of 35-8-0 with {25 KO's}. Vaka stands at 6' 0" and weighs 208 lbs. The Tongan
has a big right-hand, and has only been 'stopped' once in his 9-Year career.