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In rocky 1 joe frazier comes out and Apollo tells him that he's next after joe accuses him of ducking him.
Apollo loses, setting up his loss of the title in rocky 2 and rockys ascension as champion into the early 80's by which Joe Frazier was likely retired.
It can only be assumed that either Creed won the belt off someone else who beat frazier, perhaps George foreman although we don't know for sure. There is no explanation to how the belt got from Frazier to creed we only know that they never fought.
We can assume that Frazier did at one point win the belt because the announcer calls him a "champion in and out of the ring". However this could be hyperbole by the announcer.
By the time rocky 3 comes along it can only be assumed that either 1. Frazier was beaten by clubber lang 2. Was one of the "bums" rocky defended against between rocky 2 and III or
3. Fell into obscuriity and or retired without ever getting his shot at the title.
Kind of a dark loose end that never gets tied up in the series.
Apollo loses, setting up his loss of the title in rocky 2 and rockys ascension as champion into the early 80's by which Joe Frazier was likely retired.
It can only be assumed that either Creed won the belt off someone else who beat frazier, perhaps George foreman although we don't know for sure. There is no explanation to how the belt got from Frazier to creed we only know that they never fought.
We can assume that Frazier did at one point win the belt because the announcer calls him a "champion in and out of the ring". However this could be hyperbole by the announcer.
By the time rocky 3 comes along it can only be assumed that either 1. Frazier was beaten by clubber lang 2. Was one of the "bums" rocky defended against between rocky 2 and III or
3. Fell into obscuriity and or retired without ever getting his shot at the title.
Kind of a dark loose end that never gets tied up in the series.
