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If I lose, I'll walk away and never feel bad because I did all I could. There was nothing more to do.
Joe Frazier
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Joe Frazier
Age: 67 †
Born: 1944
Born: January 12
Died: 2011
Died: November 7
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Joseph William Frazier
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