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Joe Frazier
Joe
Frazier,
67,
a
former
formidable
figure
in
heavyweight
championship,
died
on
Nov
7,
2011.
He
died
of
liver
cancer.
Mr Frazier was the first boxer to knock out deadly Muhammad Ali in a highly-anticipated face-off "Fight of the Century" in 1971. Following this landmark match, Ali-Frazier maintained an epic rivalry in the boxing history. Besides the furious matches in boxing ring, they confronted intense personal fights out of the ring as well.
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Story first published: Thursday, December 29, 2011, 16:09 [IST]