{"id":762214,"date":"2026-06-26T10:08:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T10:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/762214\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T10:08:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T10:08:12","slug":"joe-frazier-statue-finds-new-home-at-philadelphia-museum-of-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/762214\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Frazier statue finds new home at Philadelphia Museum of Art"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"6abc<\/p>\n

Thursday, June 25, 2026 10:24PM<\/p>\n

\"Joe<\/p>\n

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — The statue honoring boxing legend Joe Frazier <\/a>has officially been moved to its new home at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.<\/a><\/p>\n

Crews carefully installed the 12-foot-tall bronze statue onto a platform outside the museum on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The “Smokin’ Joe” statue is replacing the Rocky statue that was relocated inside the museum for a temporary exhibition.<\/p>\n

“I want young people and everybody to know that things take time, it takes time to be a champion boxer, it takes time to be educated. Life is not necessarily instant, but we’re going to do things together,” said Frazier’s daughter, Jacqui Frazier-Lyde.<\/p>\n

The official unveiling of the Joe Frazier statue in its new home will take place on June 29.<\/p>\n

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