Good Morning America caught up with Sly for a brief interview and TV Squad has it!
Category: TV
Sly & The Muppets
On August 4, 2010, Steven Romano wrote about Sly’s 1979 appearance on The Muppet Show.
Sly At the Carolina Panthers vs Philadelphia Eagles Monday Night Football Game!
Sylvester Stallone was in attendance at the Carolina Panthers vs Philadelphia Eagles football game Monday, Dec. 4, 2006, in Philadelphia. Sly was recognized on the field prior to the start of the game.
POW: Sly on “The Muppet Show”
Our POW [Picture of the Week] is a nice shot of Sly and Link Hogthrob from “The Muppet Show.” The photo comes to us from SZoner, Dede Richard Boyd’s personal collection. Click on the pic to see a bigger version.
- Craig
StalloneZone Exclusive: Bill Pruitt’s Rocky & “The Contender’s” Peter Manfredo!
SZoner, Bill Pruitt checked in with the attached pics and this:
Hi Craig,
Here’s the new re-make of an old caricature I did. This oil on canvas is 30″x39″. “SLY” is hidden somewhere in it as usual.
Also, enclosed is a pic from last weekend with Peter Manfredo who is in town with his dad. He is training with Freddie Roach for a fight on Oct. 14th in Providence, RI and will be aired on ESPN. Thanks a lot.
– Bill
As always, thanks to Bill for sharing his talents with us! Check out Bill’s web site with brand new art posted regularly! – Craig
“The Contender” is a Winner!
| Larry Stewart, in his August 11, 2006 column for the LA Times. com says that The Contender has become a winner! Here are some excerpts: * “Boxing is in a slump… * “There is one boxing format, however, that is suddenly showing signs of success — “The Contender.” * The reality series has been revamped from its first season on NBC and is now on ESPN Tuesday nights at 7.” * “Through four weeks, it is averaging a 1.2 rating and each show is reaching an average of 1.1 million homes. That represents a 33% increase for the same time slot last year.” * “ESPN is the perfect home for the show,” said Jeffrey Katzenberg, co-founder of DreamWorks and one of the creators of “The Contender.” * “The lead producer is Mark Burnett, creator of the “Survivor” series. Last year Sylvester Stallone and Sugar Ray Leonard were co-hosts, but Stallone is now busy filming another “Rocky” movie, leaving Leonard as the lone host.” * “The series started four weeks ago with 16 fighters and is now down to 12. Each show provides an inside look at the fighters and their families and friends and concludes with a five-round fight. The losers go home until only two are left. The live finale will take place Sept. 26 at the Staples Center, with the winner getting $500,000.” * “The boxers, culled from a nationwide search, are all professionals with winning records, and all in the 148-pound weight class.” For Larry Stewart’s full article click HERE – Craig |
The Contender in Entertainment Weekly
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The June 9, 2006 issue of Entertainment Weekly looks at “67 Shows You Can’t Miss.” Here’s a few quotes about The Contender: * NBC is a very wide audience; ESPN is a sports audience. * It’s probably the correct home for The Contender. * They are without the hosting skills of Sylvester Stallone, who was busy filming Rocky Balboa (the actor will stay on as exec producer). * That emotion is, of course, compounded by observing the boxers’ parents, wives and children sit ringside as they they fight – a concept that comes from the master himself. “Stallone advised me correctly,” says (Mark) Burnett, “that Adrian was the key element in Rocky.” * These kids are noble warriors. The Contender returns July 18th at 10pm on ESPN – Craig |
Sly Makes Quick Reps in Flex for March
Ernest “Jazzman” Resendes checks in with the scan above from the March issue of Flex.
Thanks to Jazzman! – Craig
Sly Signs Bike for Charity
On September 7th, Sylvester Stallone appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno to sign a Harley-Davidson touring motorcycle that had been donated to assist with a fund-raising effort for victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Sly to Play for British TV
Sylvester Stallone will join Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones on a team headed by US Open winner Mark O’Meara to play against an all-star Europeon team.
The competition will play out on a new golf TV show called All Stars Cup which will air on the British digital network Sky One on August 29th.
There’s no word yet if the show will play in the US.
For more details click HERE.
– Craig