Like the moment it indelibly captures, the gargantuan clay, foam and metal figure in a second-floor Frankford Avenue art studio gives off a larger-than-life air. There, sculptor Stephen Layne toils to put the finishing touches on a nine-foot, 400-pound version…
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Philly Will Finally Have A Joe Frazier Statue Next Spring
This just in from the Mayor’s press office: THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA ANNOUNCES ARTIST SELECTION FOR JOE FRAZIER STATUE Philadelphia, April 24, 2013 –The City of Philadelphia announced that Lawrence J. Nowlan will be the artist to create a statue…
Joe Frazier’s Tomb/Monument Was Unveiled In A Philadelphia Cemetery On Saturday
At a Saturday morning event inside Ivy Hill Cemetery, the final resting place of boxing legend Smokin’ Joe Frazier was unveiled. It’s a newly designed tomb that his children had built with, according to daughter Renae-Frazier Martin, some help from…
Here Are Some Pictures Of Great Joe Frazier Memorabilia
On Tuesday, I’ll have a really compelling story related to Joe Frazier’s passing. It’ll run on NewsWorks.org, tentatively in the morning. Then, I’ll post to Deadspin. Sorry that I can’t be more specific about it now. Just the way it…
Great 2003 picture of Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali in this week’s Sports Illustrated
Wrote photographer Walter Iooss, “It was easier to get Ali to pose than Frazier. Joe still resented all the torment Ali had caused him over the years. Ali had made all the money, too. Joe finally agreed to pose when…
More photos from the Joe Frazier memorial at the Wells Fargo Center
Video and photos from today’s Joe Frazier memorial service
That’s Chuck Wepner in the picture. He’s the guy Rocky was based on. There’s a statue of Rocky in Philly. There isn’t one of Joe Frazier. That is probably about to change. After paying respects at the casket, Mayor Michael…
If You Don’t Think Joe Frazier’s Passing Is The End Of An Era, Just Look At This Picture
This was taken in August, by Nathaniel Hamilton of NewsWorks, just days after Joe Frazier’s Gym was converted into a furniture store.
RIP Joe Frazier
I’ll be posting the 20-minute interview I did with Bernard Hopkins early Monday as soon as it’s ready to post. In the meantime, here’s the Thrilla in Manila. Goodbye to a genuinely decent Philadelphian.
Pray for, or send positive vibes to, Smokin Joe Frazier
Having written about Joe Frazier several times in recent years, it saddens me to report that his business manager and friend Les Wolff just confirmed reports that Joe is critically ill with liver cancer. It’s at an advanced stage. It…