Smoking Joe’s Gym Officially Historic — Sen. Pat Toomey reports that the National Park Service informed him last week that Joe Frazier’s Gym at Broad Street and Glenwood Avenue in Philadelphia will be added to the National Register of Historic Places.
“Smoking Joe” Frazier won 32 out of 37 career matches, won an Olympic gold medal and was the world heavyweight champion from 1970-73. He began training at the gym in 1968; it played a significant role in the story of his life and legacy as he trained there for many of his most famous bouts, including his victory against Muhammad Ali in the 1971 “Fight of the Century.”