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Joe Frazier: Biography

Joe Frazier

Birth Name: Joseph William Frazier
Birth Place: Beaufort, SC
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 01/12/1944, Capricorn
Date of Death: 11/07/2011
Profession: Boxer

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Joe Frazier Fast Facts:

Spent early years on a farm in Beaufort, SC, where his father was a farm worker and moonshiner.
Spent three years an amateur boxer with only one defeat.
Made 1964 U.S. Olympic team as an alternate, but when a fighter was injured, he stepped in and won the only U.S. gold medal.
Turned pro in 1965.
Became heavyweight champion by defeating Jimmy Ellis in 1970 and was dethroned by George Foreman in 1973.
Beat Muhammad Ali in 1971 in the Fight of the Century, the first of their three meetings. Ali would go on to win in 1974, and in the Thrilla in Manila in 1975.
Was inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 1989, and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990.
Owned a gym in Philadelphia, and trained son Marvis—a heavyweight contender.
Toured with a band as Smokin' Joe Frazier and the Knockouts.
Released an autobiography in 1996: Smokin' Joe: The Autobiography.
Was diagnosed with liver cancer in September 2011.

Joe Frazier Relationships:
Dolly Frazier - Mother
Rubin Frazier - Father
Florence Smith Frazier - Ex-wife
Marvis Frazier - Son
Jacquelyn Frazier-Hyde - Daughter
Tommy Frazier - Brother
Hector Frazier - Son
Weatta Frazier - Daughter
Jo-Netta Frazier - Daughter
Natasha Frazier - Daughter
Renae - Daughter
Joseph Rubin - Son
Joseph Jordan - Son
Brandon - Son
Derek - Son
Maizie - Sister
Denise Menz - Significant Other

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Thrilla in Manila, Joe Frazier Darlow Smithson/HBO

Thrilla in Manila, Joe Frazier Darlow Smithson/HBO

Thrilla in Manila, Joe Frazier Darlow Smithson/HBO

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