World Boxing News 2010-2013

Phil D. Jay  WBN Editor Joe with son Marvis Former champ weighs up options in cancer fight Former undisputed world heavyweight champion Joe Frazier’s manager has spoken to BBC Radio 5 Live about some of the options that are available to the seriously ill fighter, who has been inundated with offers of treatment since news broke of his condition. The 67 year-old, who is known worldwide for his three battles with Muhammad Ali, has final-stage liver cancer which they believe has gone back far longer than the four weeks that they found out and doctors in America have not given the ex-champ any hope of recovery. Frazier’s manager Leslie Wolff told the BBC that although the outlook is bleak, they will continue to look into any possibilities, including travelling to other countries in the world - especially Europe. “Unfortunately, we think it went back quite a while,” explained Wolff. “In my opinion there was a lot of misdiagnosis. Since this story broke, we ha...

Phil D. Jay  WBN Editor ‘Smokin Joe’ receiving hospice care Former undisputed world heavyweight champion Joe Frazier has been diagnosed with terminal liver cancer and is currently receiving hospice care in the US. Doctors believe that there isn’t much they can do to aid the stricken boxer’s recovery and the Philadelphian is to be made as comfortable as possible with no timescale to his length of life. Frazier, 67, captured the heavyweight title in 1968 before unifying the title in 1970 and becoming the first man to beat ‘The Greatest’ Muhammad Ali in 1971 in Madison Square Garden. The Beaufort-born fighter will forever be linked to one of the greatest fights in the history of boxing in 1975 when he went toe-to-toe with Ali in their brutal third meeting the ‘Thrilla in Manila’ in the Philippines. In 1964, Frazier captured an Olympic gold medal in Tokyo which set him on the road to boxing stardom and Frazier would eventually go 29 professional bouts without loss before meetin...