![]() ‘Rocky’ was the first sports film to win an Oscar for Best Picture. Cobb was the original choice for the part of ‘Mickey.’ Cobb refused to read for the part. Read: Let’s take a proper look at Anthony JoshuaĪctor Burt Young, who plays the alcoholic ‘Paulie,’ was advised by a real life drunk on how to play a drunk. The famous scenes where ‘Rocky’ hits slabs of beef were so real, Stallone permanently injured his knuckles. It is the champ.Įlvis Presley asked Stallone for a copy of the film. It has shown incredible stamina and longevity. And if you didn’t know, the movie has inspired too many real-life boxers than can be listed here. Yes, ‘Rocky’ is still the best when it comes to boxing films. The turn from weird but wonderful actor Thayer David as the ring M.C. ![]() Real-life fighter Pedro Lovell’s turn as ‘Spider Rico’ and his blatant head-butt in the film’s opening fight. The great scene in the bar when the locals watching the fight go nuts as ‘Rocky’ knocks defending heavyweight champion Apollo Creed down. Those gritty, old-school scenes shot in Philadelphia. There is so much to enjoy when sliding ‘Rocky’ into the VCR once again. Chalmers Flops: “Money” Says Tickets “Should've Went On Sale A Lot Faster” Sure, the heavy critics have never let on how much they enjoyed/enjoy ‘Rocky,’ not in public, anyway instead choosing to gush over “superior” boxing films such as ‘Raging Bull’ and ‘On The Waterfront.’ But there is no denying the magical appeal of ‘Rocky.’ In this regard, no rival boxing film can compete. Today, as it has been pretty much since ‘Rocky’ hit the silver screen, the film is celebrated, cherished, loved. It just shows how much, or how little, the experts know. Boxing films were old hat and unwanted by the cinemagoers of the day. Unknown actor/writer Sylvester Stallone, who was steadfast in his refusal to let anyone but himself play the part of ‘Rocky Balboa,’ was “too short” for the role. ‘Rocky,’ for many the KO king of the boxing film world, was every bit an underdog as Wepner was in the fight he had with Muhammad Ali that started it all. In this month of November, way back in 1976, the movie that is based, at least somewhat, on Wepner’s life and career, had its premiere in New York. ![]() This past weekend, in his home town of Bayonne, Chuck Wepner was honoured with a statue.
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