The Philadelphia Art Commission on Wednesday voted to move the Joe Frazier statue to the base of the art museum steps.

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

The 12-foot statue of Frazier, also known as "Smokin' Joe," has stood outside Stateside Live in South Philadelphia since 2015 ...

Frazier, who moved to Philly at the age of 15 from South Carolina, began boxing at the Police Athletic League. He founded Joe Frazier's Gym on North Broad Street in 1968, where he mentored youth in ...

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 bronze sculpture of Philly’s real heavyweight champion, an inspiration for Stallone’s fictional creation, has been in the ...

As Philadelphia prepares to relocate the iconic Rocky statue, city leaders are now considering what — and who — should take ...

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 ...

The Philadelphia Art Commission has approved a proposal to relocate the 'Smokin' Joe Frazier statue from the Sports Complex ...

The Philadelphia Art Commission gave unanimous final approval on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, to move the Joe Frazier statue ...