A British boxer and her fiancé-manager have said pressure to sell Joe Frazier’s Gym comes from a mishandling of funds.

Joe Frazier’s Gym, a North Philadelphia landmark at 2917 N. Broad St. above Glenwood Avenue for more than 40 years, has been closed for renovations.
The closure will last at least three months, said Leslie Wolff, Joe Frazier’s business manager.
“The building is at least a century old,” Wolff said. “It’s easier to close down, clean out [...]

After nearly 40 years, Joe Frazier’s Gym, at Broad Street and Glenwood Avenue north of Main Campus, has closed.

Senior film major Matt Makowski is a nice guy outside of the cage. His demeanor is polite, soft-spoken and gentle – but those who have squared off against him would probably say otherwise.
Makowski has an undefeated professional record (2-0) in mixed martial arts – an all-encompassing fighting style that combines wrestling, Muay Thai kickboxing and [...]

If you don’t involve yourself in Philadelphia boxing, then you’ll never find a boxer you’ve heard of fighting at the 1,200-seat Blue Horizon.
The money isn’t there.
Instead, you’ll find two fighters respectfully trying to beat the hell out of each other for a couple hundred bucks. For purists, there simply isn’t any other place like it.
If [...]

Marvis Frazier has always had to live up to expectations.
He was the boxing son of a boxing legend. Names carry a lot of weight. Sometimes even enough to crush a heavyweight boxer with big hands and big plans. It might have been nothing more than God and a humble self-awareness that has allowed him to [...]

A castle-like dwelling sits on the corner of Broad and Master streets in North Philadelphia, its facade resembling a vacant show theater during the day, and as night falls, an eerie haunted house. From the outside, the building seems lifeless. But once inside, it’s clear why this building’s 150-year-plus history is legendary.
So legendary in fact, [...]