American Journal Article

By Jenny Jones/American JournalPhotography by Pete Marovich/American Journal
When Joe Frazier walked into his Philadelphia gym, it was as if he was showing up at Madison Square Garden for another bout with Muhammad Ali. Everyone stopped what they were doing, looked in his direction and from the other side of the room someone announced, “Smokin’ Joe Frazier.”

But instead of a young, muscular man in boxing shorts, 62-year-old Frazier shuffled past the ring with a stoop in his walk. His black brimmed hat was low on his forehead and his suit jacket hung loose over his T-shirt and suspenders.

Frazier heartily shouted, “Who let the dogs out?” Then he ambled through the dimly lit gym and clambered up a single staircase to his apartment, where he lives alone on the second floor. Read Full Article