1998 Ford Mustang GT Convertible
Rating: 9
"The Mustang is a powerful Ford. There's nothing on the side of the road once you take off," he laughs. "Today, it's really great to where God gives men the instinct to really makes these cars move."
Frazier is often in the habit of lending cars to family members. "There's only one or two persons driving the car, so you can really take care of a car like that. If a brother, sister, uncle, aunt, cousin drive the car, they don't really take care of it. All they do is drive it and say, 'How much gas you got in here?'" he laughs.
Although it's rained a lot lately, Frazier enjoys driving this convertible with the top down in the dead of winter, as long as the sun is out. "You can take down the top whenever you want to, as long as it's not snowing. It really don't get cold in the car until you stop. The heat's blowing, so you're very warm."
Fans often recognize Frazier and cause quite a commotion. "People recognize me with the top over my head," he laughs. "I can't hide. It's mostly the car -- if they're old, they're clean, they're going to peek to see who's in the car. So they see it's me."
As he used to duck in the ring against a taller Ali's sting, Frazier has ducked from fans in the Mustang. "It's very great to ride in them when you're going down the highway, everyone wants to look into it," he laughs. "I try to duck, I try to hide."
Being a living boxing legend can be tiring. "I love my fans, but sometimes they can be pretty rough on me," he admits. "Sometimes you happen to be at a certain place and you can't sit there and sign your name all day long."
1999 Ford Crown Victoria
Rating: 10
"It handles perfect, it got speed, it rides good, I got a good view of the road. I lost a sister this year and I drove it 700 miles by myself to go bury my sister," he says about driving from Philadelphia to South Carolina. "It got me there on time safe, with no problem. I drove straight down, 11 hours it took. It performed great. I love it."
Favorite road trip
Frazier enjoys driving north and south on I-95, having driven it to Florida. "Today all the roads are safe. All the roads are big and wide and they have done a great job on the roads for safety on the highway. I'm not going to talk about speed now," he laughs. "Most highways are designed for fast cars."
Frazier and Ali
Frazier will be inextricably linked to Ali throughout history. With all the trash talk between the two, it's hard to believe they only fought three times. They and their fights became bigger than life.
The riveting documentary "Thrilla in Manila," narrated by Liev Shreiber, that aired on HBO earlier this year, examined that unforgettably poignant time between the legendary rivals that culminated in their last and most grueling fight. It leaves the viewer with a better understanding of Frazier as well as the socio-political climate of that time.
When Ali lost his boxing license for refusing the draft, Frazier took it upon himself to help his then-friend by going to President Richard Nixon to ask him to reinstate it. With Frazier's help, Ali got his license back and the two undefeated champs prepared for their first fight at Madison Square Garden.
With luminaries like Frank Sinatra as the ringside photographer and Burt Lancaster doing color commentary, "The Fight of the Century" lived up to its name, viewed by an astounding 300 million people around the world.