Now that Frazier was into the final, he mentioned his broken thumb to no one. He went back to his room and soaked his thumb in hot water and Epsom salts. "Pain or not, Joe Frazier of Beaufort, South Carolina, was going for gold." He proclaimed. Hr would fight the 30-year-old German mechanic Hans Huber, who failed to make it on the German Olympic wrestling team. Frazier was now used to fighting bigger guys but not with a damaged left hand. When the opening bell sounded on fight night, Joe came out, started swinging punches, and threw his right hand more than usual that night. Every so often, he would used his left hook, but nothing landed with the kind of impact that he had managed in previous bouts. He won a 3-2 decision.