Black history month sports legends: Joe Frazier
Growing up in Beaufort, Joe Frazier was on his own fairly early in life. He grew up in a low-income household, and Frazier had dreams to change that. Enter boxing.
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Neighbors fighting to preserve Joe Frazier's Gym as a North Philadelphia landmark
Councilmember Jeffery Young introduced a resolution last year to save the gym. It passed, but there’s still a lot of work in ...
Time to mute the Rocky myth. We should celebrate the excellence of Philly’s real fighters instead.
The fictional hero is stitched together from the blood, sweat, and broken bones of real Black fighters who were born, bled, ...
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North Philly Residents, Neighbors Are Fighting to Preserve Joe Frazier’s Gym
Joe Frazier’s Gym in North Philadelphia is a historic landmark and residents of the neighborhood are pulling off all the ...
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Muhammad Ali Admitted He Couldn’t Beat One Heavyweight So Begged George Foreman To Do It For Him
Muhammad Ali is seen by many as the greatest heavyweight of all time but the man himself admitted there was one rival whose ...
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March 8, first U.S. combat troops arrive in Vietnam
On March 8, 1965, the United States landed its first combat troops in South Vietnam as 3,500 Marines arrived to defend the ...