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Former Heavyweight Champ Joe Frazier Dies at 67

Joe Frazier

Joe Frazier, the former heavyweight champion famed for his trio of bouts with Muhammad Ali including the epic Thrilla in Manila, has died. He was 67.

Frazier died Monday in his Philadelphia home of liver cancer. He was diagnosed four or five weeks ago and had been in a hospice for the past week, his business manager, Leslie Wolff, said over the weekend.

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"We thank you for your prayers for our father and vast outpouring of love and support," Frazier's family said in a statement.

"I will always ...
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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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