When boxing legend Joe Frazier passed away Monday, media reports rained the news to the public.

If you checked espn.go.com the day after his death, however, it would seem as if Frazier never existed. Great job, ESPN, at living up to that title of Worldwide Leader in Sports. How quickly things can change when Joe Paterno’s storied football program churns out a controversy that may forever plague Penn State.

Within 24 hours of one of boxing’s greatest athletes passing, almost every headline on ESPN’s website was related to Paterno’s possible firing. I understand that it is crucial to cover up-to-date sports news, but Frazier was a legendary boxer who helped make boxing the most intense sport of the 1970s with his epic bouts against Muhammad Ali, including the unforgettable Thrilla in Manila.

When ESPN started in 1978, during arguably the most decorated era in boxing history, its original airwave support came from fans that made Frazier, among others, some of the most recognizable sports icons in the world.

TMZ, I mean ESPN, do yourself a favor, and instead of spamming your faithful followers worldwide with what type of diapers Paterno wears or what life was like for him growing up in a split union, stay true to your roots.