"A Champion Who Won Inside the Ring and Out"

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/08/sports/joe-frazier-a-champion-who-won-inside-the-ring-and-out.html?hp

     I heard about the death of Joe Frazier, the famous boxer, on TV and I wanted to find out more about him and this article was able to provide me with a good amount of information.  The article discussed the many fights that Frazier was in with Muhammad Ali and the author also briefly spoke about the life of Frazier and where he came from.  I enjoyed the article and I think the author did an excellent job in glorifying Frazier.

     The author of the article, Dave Anderson, praised Joe Frazier and the influence he has had in boxing.  He spoke of Frazier as more than just a boxer, but also a class act who was respectful of all people, even his most dangerous opponent, Ali.  In comparing Ali and Frazier, Anderson even wrote "I've always believed that each at his best, Joe Frazier, who died Monday night at the age of 67, was the better fighter.  And the better man."  He appealed to the emotions of the reader by writing about memories in Joe's life such as when he was a little kid picking vegetables in Beaufort, S.C.  This made the reader sad yet it also made the reader feel that Joe Frazier made a big difference in the world of not only boxing, but also sportsmanship.