By Emmerson Campbell
“Smokin’ Joe” Frazier, heavyweight boxing gold medallist at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and world heavyweight boxing champion from 1970 to 1973 lost his battle with liver cancer last Monday, but his legacy will forever be in the hearts of boxing buffs.
Frazier amassed a career record of 32 wins, four defeats, and one draw. He retired after a second loss to George Foreman in 1976, and then came out of retirement for a fight in 1981