Frazier in hospice

Former heavyweight champion Joe Frazier has liver cancer and is under hospice care. The 67-year-old boxer was diagnosed four or five weeks ago, Frazier’s personal and business manager said Saturday. Leslie Wolff said that doctors have not yet told Frazier how long he has to live. “We have medical experts looking into all the options that are out there,” Wolff said. “There are very few.” Wolff said the boxer had been in and out of the hospital since early October and receiving hospice treatment the last week. Frazier was the first man to beat Muhammad Ali, knocking him down and taking a decision in the so-called Fight of the Century in 1971. He would go on to lose two more fights to Ali, including the epic “Thrilla in Manila” bout. – Associated Press