The family of boxing great Joe Frazier on Wednesday announced details of his Philadelphia funeral services and said he died as “one of God’s men.”
Frazier, who handed the legendary Muhammad Ali his first defeat, died Monday, just a month after being diagnosed with liver cancer.
The 67-year-old athlete’s remains will be in public view at the Wells Fargo Center from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Saturday, the family said. “This will be an opportunity for his many fans, supporters and boxing lovers from around the world to pay their final respects to Joe Frazier.”
The service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church.
“The Family of Joe Frazier continues to stress that they want everyone to know that Joe Frazier was a man of God and a man who loved all of his family,” relatives said in a statement.
Star boxer Floyd “Money” Mayweather offered to pay for Frazier’s funeral. The family said donations in Frazier’s memory can be made to the American Cancer Society.
The former heavyweight champion became a legend in his own right and personified the gritty working-class style of his hard-knuckled hometown, Philadelphia — a fitting setting for the “Rocky” film series, starring Sylvester Stallone as hardscrabble boxer Rocky Balboa. Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter called Frazier the “quintessential Philadelphia boxer.”
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