Actor Sylvester Stallone, left, promoter Don King, center, and boxer Mike Tyson talk before an induction ceremony at the Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, N.Y., on Sunday, June 12, 2011. Stallone and Tyson were inducted.
(AP Photo/Mike Groll)
Category: Honors
Stallone & Tyson Inductees
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)
Sly in the Boxing Hall of Fame
Actor Sylvester Stallone raises his arms after his induction speech at the Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, N.Y., on Sunday, June 12, 2011.
(AP Photo/Mike Groll)
As you can imagine, Sly getting into the Boxing Hall of Fame has been big news…
- Inside Fights: Rocky Balboa is a True Boxing Hall of Famer…
- USAToday: Tyson, Stallone…
- The Wall Street Journal: Tyson, Stallone…
- Bleacher Report: Did Sylvester Stallone…
- Syracuse.com: Sly’s Acceptance Speech Video…
- Stuff.co: Boxing Hall of Fame Inducts Stallone…
- Examiner: Sylvester Stallone…
- Fight News: 2011 IBHOF…
- The Phillipine Star: Rocky Steals Thunder…
And a bunch of other sites.
Why Sly Deserves the Boxing HOF
On May 31, 2011, Michael Marley at Examiner.com posted an excellent piece on why Sly deserves to be in the boxing Hall of Fame.
On June 11, 2011, Mathew Gambino at InsideFights.com explained why “Rocky Balboa is a True Boxing Hall of Famer.”
Cliffhamger: One of the All Time Greatest
“Rocky” a Most Moving Movie Moment
On March 7, 2011, Hollywood.com posted the results of a poll by education charity Filmclub to find the most moving movie moment. Sylvester Stallone’s final fight in Rocky placed third. You can see the entire post here.
“Rocky” One of Oscar’s Biggest Upsets
On February 20, 2011, Barbara Hagen for Associated Content from Yahoo wrote a piece called 2011: Oscars Biggest Upsets. In the piece Ms. Hagen looks at movies that seemed least likely to win the Best Picture Oscar, but did. Here is what she has to say about “Rocky”:
- Another example of how exceptional acting has influenced the outcome of the Academy Awards was in 1977 when “Rocky,” starring Sylvester Stallone took best picture. Moviefone.com says the performance of “Sly Stallone, [upstaged] the likes of Redford, Scorsese, and Lumet.” When I saw the movie myself, I could see the effort and the work that Stallone put into his character, and I would agree with Moviefone’s statement that Stallone outshined the other nominees for best picture.’
You can read the whole piece here.
Arnold Presents Sly’s Award
In this image provided by the International Cinematographers Guild, former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, left, presents actor Sylvester Stallone with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 48th Annual ICG Publicist Awards at The Beverly Hilton hotel Friday Feb. 25, 2011 in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/ICG, Craig T. Mathew)
Rocky: All Time Best
On February 15, 2011, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post posted his choices for The Best Boxing Movies of All Time. “Rocky” came in at #2 and here’s why…
- 2. Rocky (1976) — The story of a Philadelphia club fighter who gets a once-in-a-lifetime shot to fight for the heavyweight title is an American classic. Some of the fight scenes look phony now, but Rocky still packs an emotional punch. It remains the ultimate Cinderella story.
I caught a bit of “Rocky IV” on TV the other day and cringed at the scene where Sylvester Stallone makes peace with the Russian fans. It’s laughably, embarrassingly bad and cheesy. But even the sequels can’t tarnish the power of the original film.
You can read the whole list here.
Sly Stallone’s Still the Man
“Sly Stallone‘s still the man for international buyers. IM Global’s $40 million-budgeted Sylvester Stallone action project Headshot attracted heat here at the European Film Market with German giant Constantin taking the hit for local territory rights in a major pre-sale deal.” – that’s a quote from The Hollywood Reporter and you can read the full piece here.