Inductees Sylvester Stallone, left, and Mike Tyson react during an induction ceremony at the Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, N.Y., on Sunday, June 12, 2011.
(AP Photo/Mike Groll)
Category: Celebs
David Haye Trains Like Rocky
David Haye who fights Wladimir Klitschko next month in a world title unification bout is not only a Rocky Balboa fan, but has also been training like Rocky. Haye told The Sun…
- “Since I was a kid I’ve always been a fan of the Rocky movies and spent a lot of time – probably too much time – watching them all!
- “I love the Rocky storyline of the underdog going in and beating up the big Russian Ivan Drago.
- “It’s a cliche, I know, but the sight of Rocky Balboa training by running up those steps in Philadelphia with his little dog and punching meat in the ice box really did act as one of my inspirations to start boxing.”
Thanks to SZoners, Robert and Rachael Federico for the tip!
Sly @ Joel Silver’s Party
On May 31, 2011, Radar Online posted photos of celebs who attended Joel Silver’s Memorial Day party. You can see them here.
Sly Supports Arnold Claims Unnamed Source
On May 25, 2011, ShowBiz Spy posted a piece titled, “Sylvester Stallone Supports Schwarzenegger” which says through an unnamed source close to Sly that Stallone is helping Arnold get through the tough times he’s had since it was announced that he and Maria Shriver are divorcing. The piece goes on to say that Sly and Arnold have even talked about a project when Arnold is ready to return to movie making.
Lady Gaga Talking Rocky Again
On May 25, 2011, The Hollywood Reporter posted a piece titled, “Lady Gaga: I Have to Make the Music Industry Bleed“ and once again, Gaga was back with the references to Rocky.
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Referencing Sylvester Stallone‘s Rocky IV, the “Born This Way” singer tells Rolling Stone she wants to put the human element back into music: “My favorite part is when Apollo’s ex-trainer says to Rocky, ‘He is not a machine. He’s a man. Cut him, and once he feels his own blood, he will fear you.’ I know it sounds crazy, but I was thinking about the machine of the music industry. I started to think about how I have to make the music industry bleed to remind it that it’s human, it’s not a machine.”
Lady Gaga Gaga Over Rocky Balboa
On May 23, 2011, Artist Direct posted an article titled titled “Lady Gaga Says Rocky Balboa is Her Dream Man.” Gaga is quoted as saying…
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“Rocky is my favorite movie – I love Rocky 3 because he gets his ass kicked in the first round and comes back.
Lady Gaga goes on to say…
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“The Edge of Glory means a lot to me – it was written when my grandfather died. That song is about looking life in the eye and when you die saying ‘I won, I’m a champion’ like Rocky sprinting to the top of the staircase.”
You can read the entire article here.
Arnold Out of Expendables 2?
On May 19, 2011, Showbiz Spy posted speculation that Arnold may drop out of The Expendables 2 due to recent revelations that he fathered a child out of wedlock. Since the announcement Arnold has put all movies on hold in an effort to deal with the personal issues that have surfaced.
Sly and Arnold
On May 15, 2011, The Huffington Post picked up on the story of Sly and Arnold having lunch together and ran it with a stock photo of them at a Planet Hollywood.
Sly & Arnold Break Bread
Earlier today, DailyMail.co.uk posted. “Sylvester Stallone Takes Arnold Schwarzenegger to Lunch” along with these two photos and more. It’s nice to see Frank Stallone [in the picture below] was able to join Sly & Arnold for lunch.
You can see the whole piece here.
Whoopi Goldberg & Sly
Whoopi Goldberg and Sylvester Stallone arrive to the opening night performance of the Broadway musical “Sister Act” in New York, Wednesday, April 20, 2011. Goldberg, who starred in the original film, is also a producer of the musical.
(AP Photo/Charles Sykes)
It’s interesting to note that Broadway World has theorized that Sly was with Whoopi on opening night because he has started work again to get Rocky made into a Broadway musical.