Photos: Joe Frazier throughout the years

American heavyweight boxer Joe Frazier poses in a fighting stance in the ring with his trainer Eddie Futch behind the ropes circa 1968.  (Photo by American Stock/Getty Images)

Joe Frazier lands a punch on Muhammad Ali during their heavyweigh fight in Madison Square Garden on March 8, 1971 in New York City. Frazier defeated Ali in 15 rounds.  (Photo by B Bennett/Getty Images)

Referee Joe Louis, center, gets between Joe Frazier (L) and Jerry Quarry (R) during a heavyweight fight on June 17, 1974 at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. Frazier knocked out Quarry in five rounds.  (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)

Joe Frazier, George Foreman and Muhammad Ali stand together in this undated photo.  (Gray Mortimore/ALLSPORT)

Muhammad Ali outpoints Joe Frazier in New York, 1974.  (Allsport UK/ALLSPORT)

Former Heavy-weight World Boxing Champion Joe Frazier of the US on Oct. 13, 1994.  (Charles Platiau / Reuters)

Vaughn Bean (L) of Chicago listens to boxing great Joe Frazier at a press conference in Las Vegas on March 27, 1997.  (Reuters Photographer / Reuters)

WBA/IBF Heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield (R) chats with former heavyweight champion Joe Frazier (L) prior to a press conference on August 11, 1998.  (Reuters Photographer / Reuters)

Laila Ali (L), the 23-year-old daughter of boxing legend Muhammad Ali, is congratulated by boxing legend Joe Frazier after Ali defeated Frazier’s 39-year-old daughter Jacqui in their 8 round bout at Turning Stone Casino in Verona New York, June 8, 2001.  (Reuters Photographer / Reuters)

Boxers Joe Frazier (L) and Muhammad Ali pose together as they arrive at the 10th annual ESPY Awards which honor excellence in all sports, July 10, 2002 in Hollywood.  (Fred Prouser / Reuters)

Former boxers Joe Frazier (L) and Muhammad Ali pose together as they arrive at the 10th annual ESPY Awards.  (Reuters Photographer / Reuters)

Former Boxer Joe Frazier, Boxing promoter Don King and former boxer Michael Spinks attend the roasting of Don King at the Friars Club on October 28, 2005 in New York City.  (Photo by Peter Kramer/Getty Images)

Former heavyweight World boxing champion Joe Frazier shapes up at ringside in Sydney May 17, 2006.  (Will Burgess / Reuters)

Joe Frazier (L), the former Heavyweight Champion of the World poses for a portrait with his son Marvis Frazier at his boxing gym on March 18, 2009.  (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

Former boxing great Frazier and Phillies mascot perform during a break in Game 4 of the 2009 Major League Baseball World Series in Philadelphia.  (Ray Stubblebine / Reuters)

Joe Frazier and Mike Tyson attends Sony Pictures Classics’ screening of ‘Tyson’ at the AMC Loews 19th Street on April 20, 2009.  (Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images)

Joe Frazier, the former Heavyweight Champion of the World poses for a portrait at his boxing gym on March 18, 2009.  (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

Philadelphia Flyers goalie Ray Emery meets for the first time former boxing champion Joe Frazier at Emory’s Flyers training camp locker at the Skate Zone on September 14, 2009 in Voorhees, NJ. Frazier was given a Flyers jersey with his name and the number one on it. Emery has an image of Joe Frazier painted on his helmet.  (Photo by Norman Y. Lono/Getty Images)

Former Olympic and World Heavyweight boxing champion, Joe Frazier, gestures in a boxing ring set up in Grand Central Station during an event promoting the FX series “Lights Out” in New York  (Lucas Jackson / Reuters)