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Joseph William Frazier was born in Beaufort, South Carolina, United States
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Joe won these championship during 1962-64
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Joe Frazier Went to Olympics because Buster Mathis was injured, he went onto win the gold even though he had a broken thumb.
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Joe turned professional with help from famous sportswriter Larry Merchant.
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Joe Beats Bob Foster for the Light Heavyweight Championship
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Many famous faces in the audience of that famous fight including Frank Sinatra, Diana Ross, Woody Allan and Dustin Hoffman were among them. This was the first of three fights against Ali, Frazier won this time.
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Joe Lost his title to George Forman in Kingston, Jamaica.
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Non tile fight against Muhammad Ali in new york city Frazier lost.
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Trilla in Manila, Last fight against Ali, after 14 grueling round Frazier lost. this took place in Philippines.
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Frazier asked to fight Forman again, he lost that fight and retired from professional boxing, he also made a cameo appearance in the film Rocky.
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Joe created the funk soul group ‘Joe Frazier and the knockouts’.
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Frazier attempted a comeback against Floyd “jumbo” Cummings, after their draw Joe retied from boxing indefinitely.
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Joe made an appearance in the popular animated cartoon the Simpsons
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The release of, Smokin’ Joe: The Autobiography of a Heavyweight Champion of the World. Also he was famously quoted saying after watching Ali lite the Olympic flame that he would have thrown him into to the fire.
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Joe sold his famous boxing gym in Philadelphia
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Joe Revived his music interests, most notably his cover of the famous jazz song ‘Mustang Sally’
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Joe Frazier was diagnosed with liver cancer within a few weeks the cancer metastasized, Joe Frazier died on the 7th of November 2011.
