A picture taken on March 8, 1971 shows US heavyweight boxing champion Joe Frazier (background) keeping his title at the end of the fight called the "match of the century" against his compatriot Muhammad Ali at the Madison Square Garden, in New York. Joe Frazier, the former undisputed heavyweight champ famed for his epic fights against Muhammad Ali, died on November 8, 2011 after a brief but brave battle with liver cancer. He was 67. The family issued a news release confirming Frazier's death late Monday night. AFP PHOTO / FILES (Photo credit should read -/AFP via Getty Images)
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