Editing Joe Frazier (section)

==Later life==
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| caption1          = Frazier's speech when he was awarded the [[Order of the Palmetto]] in [[Beaufort, South Carolina]], in September 2010<ref>{{Cite news |title=Smokin' Joe to get SC award |author=AP South Carolina |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/2010-09-27-2948316203_x.htm |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |date=September 27, 2010 |access-date=April 25, 2011 |author-link=Associated Press}}</ref>
| caption2          = ''[[New York Daily News]]'' editor-in-chief Kevin Convey (right) presented Frazier with the ''New York Daily News'' Front Page Award in 2011.
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Frazier lived and trained at 2917 [[Broad Street (Philadelphia)|N. Broad Street]] in [[Philadelphia]], where he owned and managed [[Joe Frazier's Gym]]. With the help of Peter Bouchard, Frazier formed the Smokin Joe Frazier Foundation, whose purpose was to give back to troubled and in-need youth. Bouchard volunteered to run the foundation for Frazier and attempted to get a bronze statue of Frazier erected in Philadelphia, but the city declined and opted for the ''[[Rocky Steps|Rocky statue]]'' instead. Once Frazier's health declined, the foundation was shelved. In mid-2009, Frazier sold the gymnasium on Broad Street.

He was diagnosed with [[diabetes]] and [[high blood pressure]]. He and his nemesis, [[Muhammad Ali]], alternated over the years between public apologies and public insults.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://static.espn.go.com/classic/biography/s/Frazier |title=Joe.html}}{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> When Ali lit the [[1996 Summer Olympics]] flame in [[Atlanta]], Frazier told a reporter that he would like to throw Ali into the fire and felt that he should have been chosen to light the flame.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mallozzi |first=Vincent M. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/18/sports/othersports/18frazier.html |title=Fire Still Burns Inside Smokin' Joe Frazier |location=Philadelphia (Pa) |work=The New York Times |date=October 18, 2006 |access-date=November 12, 2011}}</ref> Frazier made millions of dollars in the 1970s, but the reported mismanagement of his real estate contributed to some financial difficulties.

The [[National Trust for Historic Preservation]] has named Joe Frazier's Gym in its 25th list of [[America's Most Endangered Places|America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places]] in 2012.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/world/la-xpm-2012-jun-11-la-na-frazier-gym-20120611-story.html |title=Fight is on to save Joe Frazier's gym in Philadelphia |author=Laura J. Nelson |date=June 11, 2012 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=June 14, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/8018148/national-trust-historic-preservation-names-joe-frazier-gym-philadelphia-list-america-11-most-endangered-historic-places |title=Joe Frazier gym on list |date=June 6, 2012 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=June 14, 2012}}</ref> In 2013, the gym was named to the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>{{cite news |title=JOE FRAZIER'S GYM IN PHILLY GETS HISTORIC STATUS |url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/joe-fraziers-gym-philly-gets-historic-status |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617174207/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/joe-fraziers-gym-philly-gets-historic-status |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 17, 2013 |agency=Associated Press |access-date=April 30, 2013}}</ref>

Frazier continued to train young fighters, although he needed multiple operations for back injuries sustained in a car accident. He and Ali reportedly attempted a reconciliation in his final years. But in October 2006, Frazier still claimed to have won all three bouts between them. He declared to a ''New York Times'' reporter, when questioned about his bitterness toward Ali, "I am what I am."<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Remnick |first=David |date=2011-11-08 |title=Joe Frazier, R.I.P. |url=https://www.newyorker.com/sports/sporting-scene/joe-frazier-r-i-p |access-date=2024-07-01 |magazine=The New Yorker |language=en-US |issn=0028-792X}}</ref>

Frazier attempted to revive his music interests in late 2009. Notably popular for singing "[[Mustang Sally (song)|Mustang Sally]]", Frazier teamed up with Welsh Rock Solo artist [[Jayce Lewis]] to release his repertoire in the UK, later visiting the Welshman there to host a string of after-dinner speeches and music developments. It would notably be Frazier's last appearance there.<ref>Evans, Gareth (May 28, 2009). [http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/south-wales-news/bridgend-maesteg/2009/05/28/boxing-legend-packs-a-punch-91466-23726311/ "Boxing legend Smoking Joe Frazier packs a punch"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603114839/http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/south-wales-news/bridgend-maesteg/2009/05/28/boxing-legend-packs-a-punch-91466-23726311/ |date=June 3, 2012}}. ''Glamorgan Gazette''</ref><ref>McCarthy, James (November 13, 2011). [http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2011/11/13/welsh-singer-jayce-lewis-tells-how-he-shared-a-love-of-the-blues-with-boxing-legend-joe-frazier-91466-29766226/ "Welsh singer Jayce Lewis tells how he shared a love of the blues with boxing legend Joe Frazier"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603114852/http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2011/11/13/welsh-singer-jayce-lewis-tells-how-he-shared-a-love-of-the-blues-with-boxing-legend-joe-frazier-91466-29766226/ |date=June 3, 2012 }}. ''Wales On Sunday''</ref>