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Nov 8, 2011 · Joe Frazier, the former heavyweight champion who handed Muhammad Ali his first defeat yet had to live forever in his shadow, has died after a brief final fight with liver cancer. He was 67.
Nov 9, 2011 · It was heavyweight boxing champion “Smokin’ ” Joe Frazier, who died this week at the age of 67. Frazier had just emerged victorious from his epic 1971 encounter against Muhammad Ali, in a ...
Nov 8, 2011 · Joe Frazier, the former heavyweight champion who fought Muhammad Ali three times, has died. Latest. U.S. ... The family issued a release confirming the boxer's death. Frazier, who took on Ali in ...
Nov 8, 2011 · Frazier - also known as Smokin' Joe - had been receiving hospice care in Philadelphia after being diagnosed with cancer several weeks ago. The 67-year-old was the first man to beat Muhammad Ali in ...
Nov 8, 2011 · Joe Frazier, who beat Muhammad Ali in the Fight of the Century and battled him nearly to the death in the Thrilla in Manila, died Monday night after a brief battle with liver cancer at the age of 67.
Nov 8, 2011 · Frazier died Monday. AFP/Getty Images A "sledgehammer left hook" that put Muhammad Ali on the canvas in 1971 pretty much tells the story of Joe Frazier's career, NPR's Tom Goldman says.
Joe Frazier, who battled Muhammad Ali in a famed 1970s boxing trilogy, has died after a battle with liver cancer, his family said. He was 67. Joe Frazier, who battled Muhammad Ali in a famed 1970s ...
