Thursday, July 24, 2008

Don Fraser shown here with his late wife Ruth Fraser.

Per Frank Baltazar Sr. Don Fraser has been in the hospital with Tic Neuralgia. It is a type of facial neuralgia. According to his daughter Denise, he has been improving. Keep Don in your thoughts and prayers. The following is from Don's International Boxing Hall of Fame web page. Don Was inducted in 2005.

Don Fraser
Born: 1927
Induction: 2005

Born in Blythe, CA on January 28, 1927, Don Fraser has been involved in nearly every aspect of professional boxing. In a career that has spanned over 55 years, he has served as a promoter, matchmaker, manager, publicist, writer, executive and corner man. A graduate of Manual Arts High School, Fraser soon became a fixture of the West Coast fight scene. An astute writer, he was sports editor of the Manual Arts Daily, The Ring's California correspondent and from 1950-55 he was the editor of Knockout magazine. "Dandy Don" was also a master publicist, plying his skill as public relations director at the Hollywood Legion Stadium (1956-1959), Los Angeles Olympic Auditorium (1959-1967), and the Inglewood Forum (1967-1981). During his tenure at the Forum, Fraser was also the director of boxing, promoting many fights including the 1973 rematch between Muhammad Ali and Ken Norton. After leaving the Forum in 1981, Fraser was appointed Executive Officer of the California Athletic Commission. He returned to promoting and the Olympic Auditorium in 1983 where he was head promoter until 1984. Soon thereafter, Fraser began promoting at the Irvine Marriot Hotel in Irvine, CA and ran a string of successful shows until 1992. During his career, Fraser has promoted fights featuring Danny "Little Red" Lopez and Hall of Famers Sugar Ray Robinson, Ruben Olivares, George Foreman, Jose Napoles, Salvador Sanchez, Carlos Zarate and Bobby Chacon among others.

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