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Former heavyweight champ Frazier remembered in SC

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BEAUFORT, South Carolina (AP) - The world knew him as heavyweight champion Smokin' Joe, but Joe Frazier was simply called 'Billy Boy' by family and friends in his hometown...
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Philadelphia’s lack of respect for Joe Frazier hits below the belt

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They all came, the great and the small. Bus drivers, lawyers, doctors and boxers...
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Ali, Holmes pay tribute to Joe Frazier

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(AP) - Former heavyweight champions Ali and Larry Holmes and promoter Don King were among those to pay respects at the private funeral Monday...
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Ali says he'll remember Frazier with respect

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(AP) - There was a time when Muhammad Ali taunted Joe Frazier relentlessly, called him ugly and challenged his manhood...
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How Joe Frazier fought unfair 'Uncle Tom' slurs

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OPINION - The lingering after effect of being called 'Uncle Tom,' 'white people's champion,' 'ignorant,' 'gorilla,' and 'ugly' by Ali were more damaging than any single punch thrown...
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Legendary boxer Joe Frazier dies after fight with cancer

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Joe Frazier, the former heavyweight champion who handed Muhammad Ali his first defeat yet had to live forever in his rival's shadow, has died after a brief final fight with liver cancer...
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Ex-heavyweight champ Frazier still fighting cancer

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Former heavyweight champion Joe Frazier is battling the liver cancer that has put him under hospice care...
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Ex-heavyweight champ Frazier has liver cancer

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Former heavyweight champion Joe Frazier has liver cancer and is under hospice care...
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Boxing club gives at-risk youth a fighting chance

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VIDEO - An innovating boxing program in Manchester is giving youths more than an opportunity to learn the sport. It's also providing an alternative to life on the streets...
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Tyson a knockout in new comedy career

Kia Miakka Natisse
OPINION - Tyson has used comedy to reform his public image, flipping that movie role into various TV and Internet appearances...
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