Tag: Joe Frazier

Kensington: Boxing Holds on to Legacy Despite Influence of MMA

December 16, 2016Tucker Brien Bagley and

Boxing in today’s Philadelphia is not what it once was. On Dec. 10, 1968, Joe Frazier defended his world heavyweight title against Oscar Bonavena inside the city’s Spectrum. The 3-1 favorite, Frazier, won by unanimous

South Philadelphia: Statue Planned for True Boxing Hero

May 15, 2014

It’s going to be a statue of Philadelphia’s real boxing hero. At least, that’s what proponents say about the prospect of building a larger-than-life sculpture of one of the city’s larger-than-life athletes. Joe Frazier, the

Boxing in Philadelphia: Five Things You Didn’t Know

May 12, 2014

Philadelphia’s rich history of cultivating some of the greatest boxers in the world is well documented. The world titles in super lightweight and light heavyweight categories are currently held by Philly natives Danny Garcia and