Gallery: Unveiling of Smokin' Joe Frazier statue at Xfinity Live!
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Marvis Frazier poses for photographs in front of a 12-foot bronze statue honoring Philadelphia boxing legend Joe Frazier just unveiled outside the Xfinity Live! complex on September 12, 2015. The artist Stephen Layne recreated Frazier in mid-punch, depicting the moment after Frazier landed the punch that knocked down Muhammad Ali in the fifteenth round of their fight on March 8, 1971, at Madison Square Garden.
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A crowd gathers to watch a 12-foot bronze statue honoring Philadelphia boxing legend Joe Frazier being unveiled outside the Xfinity Live! complex on September 12, 2015. The artist Stephen Layne recreated Frazier in mid-punch, depicting the moment after Frazier landed the punch that knocked down Muhammad Ali in the fifteenth round of their fight on March 8, 1971, at Madison Square Garden.
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"Townwatch Tony" displays a sign he made as people arrived to watch a 12-foot bronze statue honoring Philadelphia boxing legend Joe Frazier being unveiled outside the Xfinity Live! complex on September 12, 2015. The artist Stephen Layne recreated Frazier in mid-punch, depicting the moment after Frazier landed the punch that knocked down Muhammad Ali in the fifteenth round of their fight on March 8, 1971, at Madison Square Garden.
Jessica Kourkounis/for PhillyVoice
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A crowd begins to gather around reserved seating for a public event of a 12-foot bronze statue honoring Philadelphia boxing legend Joe Frazier being unveiled outside the Xfinity Live! complex on September 12, 2015. The artist Stephen Layne recreated Frazier in mid-punch, depicting the moment after Frazier landed the punch that knocked down Muhammad Ali in the fifteenth round of their fight on March 8, 1971, at Madison Square Garden.
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Marvis Frazier cheers as his father is praised at an event unveiling a 12-foot bronze statue honoring Philadelphia boxing legend Joe Frazier outside the Xfinity Live! complex on September 12, 2015. The artist Stephen Layne recreated Frazier in mid-punch, depicting the moment after Frazier landed the punch that knocked down Muhammad Ali in the fifteenth round of their fight on March 8, 1971, at Madison Square Garden.
Jessica Kourkounis/for PhillyVoice
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Nephew Rodney Frazier speaks at an event unveiling a 12-foot bronze statue honoring Philadelphia boxing legend Joe Frazier outside the Xfinity Live! complex on September 12, 2015. The artist Stephen Layne recreated Frazier in mid-punch, depicting the moment after Frazier landed the punch that knocked down Muhammad Ali in the fifteenth round of their fight on March 8, 1971, at Madison Square Garden.
Jessica Kourkounis/for PhillyVoice
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Family, friends and the community celebrate the unveiling of a 12-foot bronze statue honoring Philadelphia boxing legend Joe Frazier outside the Xfinity Live! complex on September 12, 2015. The artist Stephen Layne recreated Frazier in mid-punch, depicting the moment after Frazier landed the punch that knocked down Muhammad Ali in the fifteenth round of their fight on March 8, 1971, at Madison Square Garden.
Jessica Kourkounis/for PhillyVoice
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A 12-foot bronze statue honoring Philadelphia boxing legend Joe Frazier being unveiled outside the Xfinity Live! complex on September 12, 2015. The artist Stephen Layne recreated Frazier in mid-punch, depicting the moment after Frazier landed the punch that knocked down Muhammad Ali in the fifteenth round of their fight on March 8, 1971, at Madison Square Garden.
Jessica Kourkounis/for PhillyVoice
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A crowd photographs the unveiling of a 12-foot bronze statue honoring Philadelphia boxing legend Joe Frazier outside the Xfinity Live! complex on September 12, 2015. The artist Stephen Layne recreated Frazier in mid-punch, depicting the moment after Frazier landed the punch that knocked down Muhammad Ali in the fifteenth round of their fight on March 8, 1971, at Madison Square Garden.
Jessica Kourkounis/for PhillyVoice
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A 12-foot bronze statue honoring Philadelphia boxing legend Joe Frazier being unveiled outside the Xfinity Live! complex on September 12, 2015. The artist Stephen Layne recreated Frazier in mid-punch, depicting the moment after Frazier landed the punch that knocked down Muhammad Ali in the fifteenth round of their fight on March 8, 1971, at Madison Square Garden.
Jessica Kourkounis/for PhillyVoice
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A 12-foot bronze statue honoring Philadelphia boxing legend Joe Frazier being unveiled outside the Xfinity Live! complex on September 12, 2015. The artist Stephen Layne recreated Frazier in mid-punch, depicting the moment after Frazier landed the punch that knocked down Muhammad Ali in the fifteenth round of their fight on March 8, 1971, at Madison Square Garden.
Jessica Kourkounis/for PhillyVoice
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Joe Hand Jr. holds a boxing ring bell during an event unveiling a 12-foot bronze statue honoring Philadelphia boxing legend Joe Frazier outside the Xfinity Live! complex on September 12, 2015. The artist Stephen Layne recreated Frazier in mid-punch, depicting the moment after Frazier landed the punch that knocked down Muhammad Ali in the fifteenth round of their fight on March 8, 1971, at Madison Square Garden.
Jessica Kourkounis/for PhillyVoice
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Marvis Frazier, left, receives a mock-jab from Khalilah Ali, ex-wife of Mohammad Ali, right, as they arrive at an event unveiling a 12-foot bronze statue honoring Philadelphia boxing legend Joe Frazier outside the Xfinity Live! complex on September 12, 2015. The artist Stephen Layne recreated Frazier in mid-punch, depicting the moment after Frazier landed the punch that knocked down Muhammad Ali in the fifteenth round of their fight on March 8, 1971, at Madison Square Garden.
Jessica Kourkounis/for PhillyVoice
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Boxing champion Bernard Hopkins, center right, greets Mayor Michael Nutter, center left, at an event unveiling a 12-foot bronze statue honoring Philadelphia boxing legend Joe Frazier outside the Xfinity Live! complex on September 12, 2015. The artist Stephen Layne recreated Frazier in mid-punch, depicting the moment after Frazier landed the punch that knocked down Muhammad Ali in the fifteenth round of their fight on March 8, 1971, at Madison Square Garden.
Jessica Kourkounis/for PhillyVoice
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A 12-foot bronze statue honoring Philadelphia boxing legend Joe Frazier being unveiled outside the Xfinity Live! complex on September 12, 2015. The artist Stephen Layne recreated Frazier in mid-punch, depicting the moment after Frazier landed the punch that knocked down Muhammad Ali in the fifteenth round of their fight on March 8, 1971, at Madison Square Garden.
