Artist Stephen Layne works on a sculpture of boxing heavyweight champion Joe Frazier in Philadelphia. Next year, the sculpture is expected to be placed near the city's sports stadiums, ending a hurdle-strewn saga that included fundraising problems and the death of the original sculptor. Frazier died in 2011.
Artist Stephen Layne works on a sculpture of boxing heavyweight champion Joe Frazier in Philadelphia.
Boxer Bernard Hopkins who donated funds to make a sculpture of boxing heavyweight champion Joe Frazier speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Philadelphia.
Layne works on a sculpture of boxing heavyweight champion Joe Frazier with a photo of the fighter in the background.
Next year, the sculpture of Frazier is expected to be placed near the city's sports stadiums, ending a hurdle-strewn saga that included fundraising problems and the death of the original sculptor.
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