YAHOO: Busloads of tourists line up every day in Philadelphia to take photos with a statue of Rocky Balboa, the fictional heavyweight fighter made famous by Sylvester Stallone.
Will they line up for pictures with a sculpture of real hometown champion Joe Frazier?
“Properly promoted, I think it would be much, much bigger than Rocky,” said Robin Hazel, who was visiting the city recently from Ottawa, Canada. “Rocky is great, it’s a movie. But Joe Frazier’s real. And he’s Philadelphia.”… (more)
EDITOR: Perhaps “’Smokin’ Joe’s” statue should also be located in front of the Philadelphia Art Museum, rather than at the sport’s complex. It would contrast fantasy with reality. And that is one of the things art is supposed to do.
From all reports we have seen, Frazier was a good guy.
