Joe Frazier is still alive even though an Australian paper reported he died

Reports of the legendary boxer’s demise were greatly exaggerated.

AN AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER reported that world heavyweight champion Joe Frazier had died, but the boxer is still alive. Frazier is very sick battling liver cancer.

The rumor started on Twitter last night, and The West Australian wrote the story, with ‘reports from America.’

The paper later deleted the article.

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