Joe Frazier's Gym is significant for its association with the career and life of Joe Frazier, the Olympic and Heavyweight Champion boxer who defeated Muhammad Ali in the Fight of the Century in 1971. Located in a mixed residential and industrial neighborhood, the gym served as Frazier's training center for his highest-profile fights, including his world championship bouts with Ali, George Foreman, and others. After his retirement from boxing in 1975, Frazier invested most of his time and prize money in the gym, where he trained the next generation of boxers.