FraziersoloJoe Frazier was one of the most feared knockout artists in the history of boxing, but now he's facing an opponent very few can KO.

According to the N.Y. Post's Kevin Kernan, the 67-year-old Frazier is battling advanced stages of liver cancer.

"He's in serious shape, we're looking for a miracle,'' said a source close to the former heavyweight champ. "They're only giving him a short time to live. We need to have as many people as possible praying for Joe right now.''

According to Leslie Wolff, Frazier's personal and business manager, the former fighter was diagnosed four or five weeks ago, but hasn't been told how long he has to live.

"We have medical experts looking into all the options that are out there," Wolff told the AP. "There are very few. But that doesn't mean we're going to stop looking."

Frazier will always be linked to Muhammad Ali for their series of fights between 1971-1975.{ysp:more}

SosaaccidentBoxer Pedro Sosa was scheduled to start his professional boxing career Monday. Instead, he's in the fight of his life. He is in a coma after a car accident killed his sister and threw him from an overpass on the Cross Bronx Expressway.

Sosa was driving with his sister Jeneffer on Sunday morning. From the New York Daily News:

The Sosas were among 10 people packed into a Chevy Venture traveling east on the Cross Bronx Expressway about 5:45 a.m. Sunday as temperatures hovered near freezing and road surfaces turned treacherous.

An accident in the west-bound lane caused some drivers to hit their brakes to rubberneck, prompting a wild pile up, with cars spinning around on the black ice. "It was like tops," one police source said.

Both Pedro and Jeneffer got out of their car and walked ahead to check on the other cars when they were slammed into by another motorist. The collision caused both of them both to fly off the overpass and fall 75 feet.{ysp:more}

SosaaccidentMERGEThe 20-year-old Sosa, the 2011

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There's nothing worse than hearing casual boxing fans say "that's boxing for you." That's exactly what comes from the bizarre ending to last night's Bernard Hopkins-Chad Dawson pay-per-view fight.

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After tying up, Hopkins was shoved to the ground by Dawson. the 46-year-old hit the canvas hard and complained that his left shoulder had popped (2:50 mark). When the WBC light heavyweight champ explained that his shoulder would keep him from continuing, referee Pat Russell stopped the fight and ruled it a TKO victory for Dawson.

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Even though Dawson won, he was livid that Hopkins bailed from the fight in his estimation. The Hopkins couldn't understand why the fight wasn't ruled a no contest. That was impossible because Russell didn't tab Dawson's actions a foul.