Soon after Laila Ali made
her appearance as a "Daughter of boxing legends" fighter,
Jacqueline "Sister Smoke" Frazier made her announcement to
the world, that she was going to be a pro boxer---at the age of
38. Jacqueline is the daughter of famous Joe Frazier.
Jacqueline is a practicing attorney, and a mother of three. Jacqueline
was voted most likely to succeed at Plymouth Whitemarsh High
School. She attended American University on a basketball
scholarship, and graduated and earned a law degree at
Villanova.
Jacqueline was once given the
nickname of "Sister Smoke" by her father's rival Muhammad
Ali. Jacqueline got all the necessities to achieve her goal in
fighting pro. She got a boxing license, a promoter, two
trainers, and quickly got a fight date to take on her first
opponent, Teela Reese, a "punching bag" from Ashtabula,
Ohio.
On February 6, 2000, she had
her pro debut, and as all suspected, Reese lasted less than one
round and was on the canvass---turning her back on Jacqueline in the
match. Jacqueline received $25,000 for her pro debut, and her
opponent, Reese, received a paltry $800.
On March 19, 2000, Jacqueline
had her second pro bout against Annie Brook, a 198 pounder from
North Carolina. Jacqueline stopped Brooks 21 seconds into the
third round, making her record 2-0 with 2KO. According
to news sources, Jacqueline
easily won her
second pro bout -- stopping her opponent 21 seconds into the
third of their scheduled four-round fight. Her father was in
the audience, and her brother Marvis, worked her corner. Annie
came into the fight outweighing Jacqueline by 25 lbs, and not being
able to connect many punches. She took two eight-counts in the
first round, 11 seconds before the first round was over.
Brook's face was bloodied in the second round she she got
another standing eight count, when she failed to fight back.
Jacqueline's goal is one thing:
Laila Ali! She has called Ali out publicly. She
wants to fight Ali this September, which is the 25th anniversary of
the "Thrilla in Manila" - which is the last and most
famous of the Ali - Frazier fights.
Jacqueline is 5'9, and weighs about
173 lbs. Laila Ali is 5'10" and is in the range of 166
lbs. Don Elbaum is her promoter, and he is the same man
who introduced Don King to boxing, according to news sources.
On April 7, 2000, in Verona, NY (USA),
at the Turning Stone Casino and Resort, Banner Promotions Jacqueline
defeated Wanda Gamble in a first round KO , 0:59 seconds.
Frazier is now 3-0 (3KO).
On May 19, in New Haven,
Conn., 38-year-old Jacqui Frazier-Lyde (170) scored her fourth TKO
in four bouts, making her record 4-0 (4KO). Her opponent,
40-year-old Norma Galloway(171) was making her pro debut. As
reported in by news source sportserver.com " Galloway was
overmatched from the opening bell at the New Haven Coliseum. Making
her boxing debut, she did nothing more than flail away and hold
Frazier-Lyde when she got close. Galloway often threw punches with
her eyes closed, badly missing the mark with nearly every punch.
Frazier KO'd Galloway 1:04 of the fourth round.
On September 27, 2000, Kahunaville Nightclub, Philadelphia
Jacquelyn Frazier-Lyde KO'd Darlene Sabo 1:17 seconds into the
fourth round. Sabo has now been stopped twice
in her first two pro fights. Sabo has no amateur boxing experience,
and had been in martial arts for 13 years.
Jay Searcy reported
from the Inquirer that the fight was promoted by a company that
Frazier-Lyde is the president, Chairman, etc.
Sabo was knocked to
the canvas twice with big right hands to the head before ending the
bout with a right-hand body shot at 1:17 seconds in the fourth
round. Both
fighters said it was a tough fight. Larry Holmes who was at the
fight made a comment to the Inquirer that he was impressed and that Frazier-Lyde has improved 99%. This
fight was the "main event"
(six-rounder).
According to News Sources, Soreal Communications Inc. of
Philadelphia put on this event. The "main Event"
Jacqui Frazier-Lyde is the FOUNDER, PRESIDENT, and CHIEF EXECUTIVE
OFFICER of Soreal Communications Inc.! Is
something wrong with this picture?
The
Inquirer also stated that Jacqui Frazier-Lyde's law firm,
Frazier-Lyde & Associates, with offices above the Joe Frazier
Gym on North Broad Street, represents the promotions firm, whose
secretary and treasurer is Frazier- Lyde's husband, Peter Lyde.
Frazier-Lyde
is now 5-0 (5KO) all of her opponents thus far have not had a
winning record, in fact, WBAN is not aware of ANY wins of ANY of
these opponents...(WBAN encourages the public to send in information
on these opponents if they have had fights that have not been
reported and they won a fight. Full
Story on Inquirer
On November 17, 2000, at
the Mississippi Coast Coliseum, in
Biloxi, MS, Lyde TKO'd Nicole Armstrong in less than one
minute in the 1:06 seconds of the first round. Nicole is a
whooping 1-6-1. Armstrong has also lost to Laila Ali.
Armstrong just LOVES to fight those daughters.. Lyde
improved her record to 6-0. (Alicia
Sparks, a 1-9 boxer, who has come forward to tell her story of
all of the mismatches she has been put in, said that she knew Nicole
Armstrong and that Armstrong does not even train.)
On March 2, 2001, at the Turning Stone Casino in Verona, New York,
Jacqui Frazier TKO 1:05 Geneva Buckhalter
in the first round. WBAN's Brian Ackley covered the fight ringside
Photograph by Owsley. All Rights Reserved.
