Frazier, who moved to Philly at the age of 15 from South Carolina, began boxing at the Police Athletic League. He founded Joe ...

Philadelphia’s most famous set of steps is getting a real-world heavyweight. The bronze statue of boxing legend Joe “Smokin’ Joe” Frazier is set to move this spring to the base of the Philadelphia ...

The Joe Frazier statue will move from South Philadelphia to the base of the Art Museum steps in the spring after The ...

Philly’s real heavyweight champion, an inspiration for Sylvester Stallone’s fictional boxer, will move to a spot near the foot of the Art Museum steps, after Rocky moves to the top.

History may not repeat itself, but at least in Philadelphia, it sure does rhyme. Twenty years ago, our famed Rocky statue made the move from its former perch at the stadium complex in South Philly to ...

The 11-foot bronze monument of the real-life heavyweight champ will replace the Rocky statue, which eventually is being ...

When the city unveiled a statue of the late heavyweight champion Joe Frazier in 2015, it was an honor befitting the legend, an adopted son of Philadelphia.

“Smokin’” Joe Frazier is heading to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Philly’s statue of the famed heavyweight boxing champion is slated to be installed at the base of the museum’s steps later this year ...

Philadelphia plans on bringing the Joe Frazier statue to the Museum of Art, but the move has sparked controversy.

Philadelphia's statue of late heavyweight boxing champion "Smokin" Joe Frazier will soon have a new home. The Philadelphia Art Commission on Wednesday approved a proposal from Creative Philadelphia — ...

When the city unveiled a statue of the late heavyweight champion Joe Frazier in 2015, it was an honor befitting for the ...