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Offline thundley4

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Family: Frazier dies after fight with cancer
« on: November 07, 2011, 10:31:10 PM »
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PHILADELPHIA -- 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.
The family issued a release confirming the boxer's death.
Frazier, who took on Ali in three momentous fights in the 1970s - including the epic "Thrilla in Manilla" - had been under home hospice care after being diagnosed just weeks ago with the cancer that took his life, a family friend said. Until then, Frazier had been doing regular autograph appearances, including one in Las Vegas in September.


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Re: Family: Frazier dies after fight with cancer
« Reply #1 on: November 08, 2011, 09:11:27 AM »
Smokin' Joe was a helluva fighter in his day and was a lot more reserved than Clay/Ali.

Rest in Peace, Joe. The final bell has rung.  :thumbs:
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Re: Family: Frazier dies after fight with cancer
« Reply #2 on: November 08, 2011, 09:31:13 AM »
Quote from: Eupher on November 08, 2011, 09:11:27 AM
Smokin' Joe was a helluva fighter in his day and was a lot more reserved than Clay/Ali.

Rest in Peace, Joe. The final bell has rung.  :thumbs:

He could generate tremendous power punches and had good enough quickness to beat almost any on any given day.

More of a gentleman in his pinkie than Cassius Clay ever had in his whole body.
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Re: Family: Frazier dies after fight with cancer
« Reply #3 on: November 08, 2011, 11:42:27 AM »
Not gonna post any Cossell quotes.
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Re: Family: Frazier dies after fight with cancer
« Reply #4 on: November 09, 2011, 04:34:29 AM »
RIP, Joe.  When there was one heavyweight champion.

Ali did release a complimentary statement, so I'll give him that.
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