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Legendary Boxer Joe Frazier Under Hospice Care With Cancer


Posted on Nov 06, 2011 @ 03:17AM - 3 comments

By Radar Staff

Joe Frazier is in the fight of his life.  The legendary boxer of 'Thrilla in Manilla' fame was diagnosed with liver cancer a month ago. He is now under hospice care.

"We're looking for some miracles," Leslie Wolff, Frazier's business manager, told The Philadelphia Inquirer.

"When you're dealing with the Big C, it's not an easy thing to deal with."

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Frazier's career lasted 20 years and featured three of the most famous bouts in boxing history, all against Muhammad Ali.

Their first fight, in 1971, took place at Madison Square Garden and the closed circuit viewing audience was estimated at an astounding 300 million worldwide.

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