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“A Real Fighter”

“A Real Fighter”

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Ask the average person who’s the most famous boxer from Philadelphia and they’re likely to reply with “Rocky Balboa.” In fact, it was the real-life heavyweight champion Joe Frazier who ran up the Art Museum steps and boxed raw meat sides at a slaughterhouse. We examine who is remembered when we build monuments to our heroes, and who gets left out — and visit the places around Philadelphia where Smokin’ Joe’s legacy lives on.

Show Notes

  • The Fight of the Century
  • Mark Kram Jr., Smokin’ Joe: The Life of Joe Frazier
  • Official Joe Frazier website
  • Brent Leggs and the National Trust for Historic Preservation
  • James Shuler Memorial Boxing Gym
  • Joe Frazier and the Knockouts on the Ed Sullivan Show
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