He told Jeff McLane on unCovering the Birds that “since I can remember, my dad had boxing gloves on my hands ... but the real Philly boxing legend is Joe Frazier, and Nantz said as much.

Joe Frazier rose to fame as he was named the world ... leading him to become the Middle Atlantic Golden Gloves Champion—a title which he held for three years. In 1964, he competed in the ...