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

Whether you drive, walk or bike to campus, you may unknowingly share one thing with your fellow students and neighborhood residents – the vast history that encompasses North Philadelphia.
That history of struggle and poverty has become the focus of venues in the area – such as Joe Frazier’s Gym, the Freedom Theater and Progress [...]

Editor:
[In response to [“Joe Frazier’s Gym closes for renovations,” Christopher Wink, April 3, 2008]
Speaking as boxer Marianne Marston, I can personally confirm I am not returning to London, whatever Mr. Leslie Wolff says (or might wish).
He might still be Joe Frazier’s manager, but he is most certainly not mine and does not have the authority [...]

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.

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 [...]