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Years later, Frazier still despises Ali He hasn't softened his stance about his archrival
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Joe Frazier stands under a broiling sun in a parking lot on
Marietta Street, signing and selling and posing, and the people
cluster around him as though he has just won the gold, as though he
is still heavyweight champion of the world. It is a time warp.
These are golden days for Frazier. He is one of those rare
athletes who has grown to be even more beloved in retirement. Any
public introduction of Smokinnn' Joe Fraaaa-surrr invariably
generates yowls of recognition. And approva...
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A rare look into Frazier-Ali rift.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
; Of all the words spoken by mothers to daughters, fathers to sons, these are among the ones most true: The heaviest thing you can carry through this life is a grudge. This time, it is the son speaking to the father. Pop, Marvis Frazier says, softly, pleadingly, it's time to let it go. And Joe
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America, Joe Frazier included, should honor Muhammad Ali despite controversial past.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)(Column)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
; Two dozen years is a long time to hold a grudge, but Joe Frazier has managed to do it. He was a great fighter with a wrecking-ball style in the ring. Frazier bled for a living and his pleasure was the pain he endured and dished out to inferior fighters. But as good as he was, he was no match for
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Even without being there, Ali makes presence known at celebration for The Ring.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
; ... Sean O'Grady, Bobby Czyz and Randall ``Tex'' Cobb. (c) 1997, Philadelphia Daily News. Visit Philadelphia Online, the World Wide Web site of the Philadelphia Daily News, at http://www.phillynews.com/ Distributed by Knight-Ridder/Tribune Information ...
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 "Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)")
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FRAZIER-ALI FIGHT HAS LASTED 25 YEARS.(Sports)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
; Byline: George Vecsey The New York Times PHILADELPHIA -- The fight goes on. The opponent is always the same. Not the hoarse, shuffling Muhammad Ali of 1996, but the brash, crafty Muhammad Ali of 1971. ``I won that fight Joe Frazier said recently. ``Guess I won the other two, also. I'm here talking
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 "Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)")
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MORE THAN A FIGHT\Ali-Frazier, 25 years ago this week, riveted the nation with its\social and political significance (oh, yes, and the boxing was\pretty good, too).(Sports)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
; Byline: Robert Lipsyte The New York Times It was called, simply, The Fight, because that first match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, 25 years ago Friday, contained too many metaphors to cram into one jingly ad line. It was about racial politics, Vietnam, a religious upheaval, and it was about
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