"Smokin" Joe Frazier seriously ill with liver cancer

[Flaxbee]

A good friend of mine has known Joe's personal manager for decades; seems that Joe Frazier is truly a very nice person. Sorry to hear he's so ill.

Boxing great Joe Frazier in hospice with cancer
Philadelphia (CNN) -- Boxing great Joe Frazier, who went toe to toe three times with Muhammad Ali, including the famous "Thrilla in Manila" fight, is seriously ill with liver cancer and is in hospice, his personal and business manager said Saturday.

Frazier, 67, is in a Philadelphia facility, manager Leslie Wolff said. The former heavyweight champion was diagnosed just four or five weeks ago.

"He's a true gentleman," Wolff said. "Along with Muhammad Ali, (he is) one of the two most recognizable athletes in the world."

Frazier, nicknamed "Smokin' Joe," used his devastating left hook with impunity during his professional career, retiring with a 32-4-1 record.

Frazier, the son of a South Carolina sharecropper, boxed during the glory days of the heavyweight division, going up against greats George Foreman, Oscar Bonavena, Joe Bugner and Jimmy Ellis.

Link: http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/05/sport/joe-frazier-cancer/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

[Skittles]

1. wishing Joe well

I remember how big a fan my dad was of Mr. Frazier

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[madinmaryland]

4. Wow! That was quick!!

[madinmaryland]

3. Joe passed away on November 7th. RIP, Joe.

Ali, Foreman and most of the other boxers still alive from that era were at his funeral.

[Flaxbee]

5. it was so quick...

it's very sad - he'd lost a lot of weight in a short time but otherwise felt "OK" -- by the time they caught it his liver was just destroyed, poor man.