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Post by Tom Pearce on Nov 6, 2011 10:52:45 GMT -5
Joe Frazier has liver cancer
(AP) PHILADELPHIA (AP)—Former heavyweight champion Joe Frazier has liver cancer and is under hospice care.
The 67-year-old boxer was diagnosed four or five weeks ago, Frazier’s personal and business manager said Saturday. Leslie Wolff told The Associated Press that doctors have not yet told Frazier how long he has to live.
“We have medical experts looking into the all the options that are out there,” Wolff said. “There are very few. But that doesn’t mean we’re going to stop looking.”
Wolff, who has been Frazier’s manager for seven years, said the boxer had been in out and out of the hospital since early October and receiving hospice treatment the last week.
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Post by Eugene on Nov 6, 2011 15:00:08 GMT -5
That is a damn shame. Frazier was a hard fighter who was great to watch.
Good Luck to you Joe.
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Post by VAisforRacers on Nov 6, 2011 18:54:28 GMT -5
Smoken Joe was the one I always wanted to see beat Ali.
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Post by myles on Nov 7, 2011 11:09:30 GMT -5
Back when boxing was good.
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Post by espnisgone on Nov 7, 2011 13:04:18 GMT -5
If you want to see some good boxing try to catch a repeat of last Saturday night's fight on HBO.
James Kirkland VS Alfredo "El Perro" Angulo
It was a war.
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Post by jackman on Nov 7, 2011 17:29:23 GMT -5
If you want to see some good boxing try to catch a repeat of last Saturday night's fight on HBO. James Kirkland VS Alfredo "El Perro" Angulo It was a war. Saw it. Great fight and upset.
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Post by VAisforRacers on Nov 8, 2011 0:33:22 GMT -5
Joe Frazier passed away on Monday night Nov. 7th.
He was 67.
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Post by myles on Nov 8, 2011 7:17:17 GMT -5
Hopefully ESPN plays replays of a few of his fights.
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Post by jackman on Nov 8, 2011 10:20:07 GMT -5
Hopefully ESPN plays replays of a few of his fights. Would be nice to see Joe get some respect. Most of the media kissed Ali's ass and ignored Smoken Joe. It was Joe's beatings that made Ali the vegetable he is today.
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Post by Eugene on Nov 8, 2011 17:31:05 GMT -5
Even with all of today's reports about Joe Frazier dying last night at least 50% of the statements are about Ali.
Even in death he is being upstaged by the media darling, Ali.
Just goes to show you where we stand in the area of getting news.
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Post by VAisforRacers on Nov 9, 2011 10:29:37 GMT -5
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