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Going into the Boxing Hall of Fame this year are Mike Tyson, Julio Cesar Chavez, and Sylvester Stallone.
Some critics like Larry Brown Sports are upset over Stallone's inclusion: Stallone is an actor. He played a boxer in a fictitious movie. Sure, he played in a series of movies, and they were great, but none of it was actually real. It’s an insult to guys like Tyson, Chavez, and [Kostya] Tsyzu who all actually were beat up on the ring and administered beatings, that someone who did nothing gets in. While others like Entertainment Weekly's Jeff Labrecque called Stallone's Oscar-winning movie "Rocky" and the lead character "great ambassadors for the sport." I have to ask, What took them so long? Rocky Balboa has been an American hero since he went the distance with Apollo Creed in 1976; he went on to win the Cold War in 1985 when he chopped down the big Russian, Ivan Drago. Do you really think the stogie-wielding Boxing Writers Association of America voters were on the fence about Stallone until the fifth Rocky sequel pushed him over the top? Personally, I think Rocky absolutely deserves a place in the Boxing Hall of Fame. Those movies have meant as much to the sport of boxing as any of the big name boxers. Let's face it nobody has been really that big in boxing since Ali. Rocky movies made me love the sport. Stallone posters Rocky posters |
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Stallone was inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame, and here's what he had to say according to yahoo sports
“I’ve never pretended to be a boxer. I don’t possess those skills,” said Stallone, who skipped the annual pre-induction parade because of security concerns. “What I do think I have is an understanding of what goes on outside the ring. Outside the ring is sometimes maybe an even bigger struggle than what goes on inside the ring, and I was able to capture that. Then I believe that you can identify more with the fighter.” “More than that, you also realize that our life is a constant battle,” Stallone said. “Sometimes I write things that may seem a little sentimental, but I truly believe it’s not how hard you can hit—it’s how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward because that’s really what makes the difference in your life.” Rocky has always encouraged me to workout when I was a kid especially. I even started a fitness site. |
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