 "That's my goal," he said, but ultimately did not take part in the Pan Am trials on the advice of his father.Joe Frazier thought his 19-year-old son was still too young and inexperienced to meet Stevenson.Marvis didn't show at the 1979 National Sports Festival in Colorado Springs, Colorado, because his father insisted that they send airplane tickets for an accompanying entourage of three people with all expenses paid.