Camden County Unveils Statue Of Boxing Legend Arnold ‘Jersey Joe Walcott' Cream

CBS Philadelphia

October 17, 2021

The Camden County Historical Society is making sure the legacy and history made by boxing trailblazer Arnold Cream, best known as “Jersey Joe Walcott,” will never be forgotten. The group, along with the county’s Board of Commissioners, unveiled an 8-foot tall bronze statue of the Camden County native Saturday.

The statue sits along the Camden Waterfront at the Wiggins Park Promenade. Commissioner Director Louis Cappelli, Jr. said Cream broke many barriers throughout his life and described him as “a real-life Rocky.”

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