It was Frazier’s uncle who first planted the seed of what would grow into a Hall-of-Fame career. Looking at the eight-year-old Joe, stockier than most boys of his age on account of the sheer ...

1968 — The NBA awards expansion franchises to Milwaukee and Phoenix. 1973 — George Foreman knocks out Joe Frazier in the second round in Kingston, Jamaica, to win the world heavyweight title. 1983 — ...