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Joseph William Frazier, known as Smokin' Joe, (born January 12, 1944 in Beaufort, South Carolina) is a former Olympic (1964)
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Shown is a present day furniture store and the former gym where heavyweight champ Joe Frazier lived and trained, on Tuesday, April 30, 2013, in Philadelphia. The gym has been named to the National Register of Historic Places.
Artwork of boxing gloves remains on the fa ade of a present day furniture store and the former gym where heavyweight champ Joe Frazier lived and trained can still be seen on Tuesday, April 30, 2013, in Philadelphia. The gym has been named to the National Register of Historic Places.
A mourner visits Joe Frazier\'s crypt following an unveiling ceremony on Saturday Nov. 10, 2012, at Ivy Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia. Family and friends of the former Olympic gold medalist and undisputed world heavyweight champion, who passed away on Nov. 7, 2011, due to liver cancer, marked the one year anniversary of Frazier\'s death with a prayer service and the unveiling of his crypt.
Joe Frazier\'s children, from left to right, Joe Frazier Jr., Renae-Frazier Martin, and Derek Frazier, poses for a photo next their father\'s crypt following an unveiling ceremony on Saturday Nov. 10, 2012, at Ivy Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia. Family and friends of the former Olympic gold medalist and undisputed world heavyweight champion, who passed away on Nov. 7, 2011, due to liver cancer, marked the one year anniversary of Frazier\'s death with a prayer service and the unveiling of his crypt.
FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2012, file photo, Derek Frazier, center, touches his father\'s crypt following an unveiling ceremony at Ivy Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia. One year after his death, Joe Frazier\'s legacy is stronger than ever in Philadelphia. He has a new crypt, a statue is in the works and his old gym could be saved.
Boxing legend Joe Frazier\'s daughter Renae Frazier-Martin speaks with members of the media, after a news conference announcing a fundraising campaign for a sculpture of her father, outside of City Hall, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012, in Philadelphia. The statue is expected to be placed at Xfinity Live, an entertainment complex near Philadelphia\'s three sports stadiums.
Shown is a present day furniture store and the former gym where heavyweight champ Joe Frazier lived and trained, on Tuesday, April 30, 2013, in Philadelphia. The gym has been named to the National Register of Historic Places.
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