Muhammad Ali pays tribute to Joe Frazier
Joe Frazier was remembered as a great heavyweight champion and a city icon at a funeral attended by longtime rival Muhammad Ali. Photo: Tim Shaffer/Reuters
A fighter to the end
Smokin’ Joe Frazier died Monday night after a brief battle with liver cancer at the age of 67. Frazier, right, will forever be linked to Muhammad Ali, but no one in boxing would ever dream of anointing Ali as The Greatest unless he, too, was linked to Smokin’ Joe. They fought three times, twice in the heart of New York City and once in the morning in a steamy arena in the Philippines. They went 41 rounds together, with neither giving an inch and both giving it their all. (Postmedia file photo)