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Champions aren't made in the ring, they are merely recognized there.
Joe Frazier
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Joe Frazier
Age: 67 †
Born: 1944
Born: January 12
Died: 2011
Died: November 7
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Beaufort
South Carolina
Joseph William Frazier
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I hated Ali. God might not like me talking that way, but its in my heart.
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Fighting George Foreman is like being in the street with an 18-wheeler coming at you.
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I hit him with body shots that would have brought down cities.
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Ali kept calling me ugly, but I never thought of myself as being any uglier than him, I have 11 babies, somebody thought I was cute.
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If you cheat in the dark of the morning, you'll get found in the bright lights of the night.
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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.
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You got 3 things going against you: you're good, you're left-handed, and you're black
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The boxing game has been good, so we need to give back. We have to teach young men how to be men.
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