The bronze sculpture of Philly’s real heavyweight champion, an inspiration for Stallone’s fictional creation, has been in the sports complex since 2015.

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.

“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 ...

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

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

Lea el artículo en español aquí. Four years ago, Mia Alonso Mendez initiated her quest to get the nine-foot statues of legendary labor movement leaders Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta moved from their ...

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

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