Joe Frazier, like Nixon, had finally prevailed for reasons that people like me refused to understand — at least not out loud.” "Smokin' Joe" Frazier 1944-2011 21 photos ...

My sympathy goes out to his family and loved ones." — Muhammad Ali, who had three memorable fights against Frazier. "The world has lost a great Champion. I will always remember Joe with respect ...

Joe Frazier, the former heavyweight champion who handed Muhammad Ali his first defeat yet had to live forever in his shadow, died Monday night after a brief final fight with liver cancer. He was 67.

Joe Frazier's greatest night in the ring? By far, the distinction goes to the Philly legend's epic win over archrival ...

Former heavyweight boxing champion, Joe Frazier died last night of liver cancer.The 67-year-old prizefighter, known as “Smokin’ Joe,” suffered his fatal defeat, while under the care of a ...

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.

Joe Frazier's grandson is a classmate of my 10-year-old daughter's. And yesterday she came home and wanted to talk about the boy's sadness. The way he ...

Joe Frazier, 67, the former heavyweight boxing champion who was known for his fighting spirit, powerful punch and intense rivalry with Muhammad Ali, died Monday night in a hospice in Philadelphia ...

Frazier will be honored with the unveiling of a statue in his hometown of Philadelphia on Saturday, but it was Futch, Frazier’s trainer, who created the pose people will see immortalized in bronze.

'Smokin' Joe' Frazier, Ali's ... The punch, which clinched then ... where a young boy from a sharecropping family — Frazier was about 8 — fashioned a punching bag out of a burlap sack stuffed ...

Boxing was a major hit in the 1960s and 1970s. Identically like the UFC in the 2000s and present day, boxing had a litany of big names. From Muhammad Ali to Sonny Liston to George Foreman, there ...

PHILADELPHIA >> Joe Frazier had to throw his greatest punch to knock down "The Greatest." A vicious left hook from Frazier put Muhammad Ali on the canvas in the 15th round in March 1971 when he ...