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 ...

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.

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

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 ...

Wingspan and arm length are Rueben Bain Jr.’s two worst enemies as concepts this week. While NFL evaluators will have no ...

Joe Frazier’s grandson is a classmate of my 10-year-old daughter’s. And yesterday she came home and wanted to talk about the boy’s sadness. The way he looked, the way he felt, the way he told her to ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A statue honoring Philadelphia boxing legend Joe Frazier could soon take the place of the iconic Rocky Balboa statue at the base ...