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Statue planned for Camden waterfront to honor boxer Jersey Joe Walcott: 'He wasn't just a fighter; he was a great man'
![Boxing Register on Twitter: "#OnThisDay 1949 Ezzard Charles defeated Jersey Joe Walcott by UD to win vacant NBA World heavyweight Championship. https://t.co/AdjEXfpYq6" / Twitter Boxing Register on Twitter: "#OnThisDay 1949 Ezzard Charles defeated Jersey Joe Walcott by UD to win vacant NBA World heavyweight Championship. https://t.co/AdjEXfpYq6" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CldNzyyUgAA5fHi.jpg)
Boxing Register on Twitter: "#OnThisDay 1949 Ezzard Charles defeated Jersey Joe Walcott by UD to win vacant NBA World heavyweight Championship. https://t.co/AdjEXfpYq6" / Twitter
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Statue planned for Camden waterfront to honor boxer Jersey Joe Walcott: 'He wasn't just a fighter; he was a great man'
![Boxer “Jersey” Joe Walcott talking with man, possibly manager, in boxing ring with Bill Nunn Jr. in audience on right, at Rainbow Gardens, McKeesport, another version | CMOA Collection Boxer “Jersey” Joe Walcott talking with man, possibly manager, in boxing ring with Bill Nunn Jr. in audience on right, at Rainbow Gardens, McKeesport, another version | CMOA Collection](https://cmoa-collection-images.s3.amazonaws.com/teenie/22441/12249.jpg)