Stallone Makes Boxing Hall Of Fame

[Cougar Bait]

Sylvester Stallone, the man who gave us one of the most legendary underdog characters in movie history, is going to the hall of fame.

The Boxing Hall of Fame.

We know Stallone as "Rocky Balboa," the Philadelphia southpaw who rose from the streets as a bookie collector to a world champion boxer. We also know Stallone as the guy who continues to make action movies at age 64.
But let's not forget that "Rocky," released in 1976, earned 10 Academy Award nominations and won the Oscar for best picture, best director and best film editing.

This isn't the first non-movie award Stallone has received from the boxing world. In 2006, he was awarded the Boxing Writers Association of America award for “Lifetime Cinematic Achievement in Boxing.”

Of course, none of this excuses him for the fourth "Rambo" movie or "Oscar."

By the way, Mike Tyson and Julio Cesar Chavez were among the actual boxers named to the hall of fame. The induction ceremony is June 12, 2011, in Canastota, N.Y.

[sportsfun]

rocky makes the hall, so fictional characters considered too!

[JC2008]

That's pretty brutal and an insult to real fighters.

[Living The Dream]

Its a joke, Charlie Sheen should go in the baseball HOF for making closers want to come to the mound to music

[Cougar Bait]

I just can not stop laughing about this

[BRAVES1985]

what a joke this is

[freelee]

Most of Tyson's fights were also staged so it makes sense they go in together

[stealthyburrito]

[stevek173]

I hope Marky Mark does too.

Rated R for RETARDED.

So funny you couldn't make it up.

[Carseller4]

I do not find this a stretch at all.

Congrats Rocky!

[sickler]

Unreal

[stefan084]

why shouldn't he go in the hall of fame? the man fought wars in the ring, he knocked off both Apollo Creed and Clubber Lang in their primes and then took shots from Ivan Drago that would have killed any mortal man in the first round. Not to mention a split decision loss to Mason the line Dixon at age 60 that I really felt he should have won. Give the man some respect

[Cougar Bait]

Mason "The Line" Dixon

[terpkeg]

why shouldn't he go in the hall of fame? the man fought wars in the ring, he knocked off both Apollo Creed and Clubber Lang in their primes and then took shots from Ivan Drago that would have killed any mortal man in the first round. Not to mention a split decision loss to Mason the line Dixon at age 60 that I really felt he should have won. Give the man some respect

i have to agree with this hahahaha

[DrunkHorseplayer]

All the various Halls of Fame should be for players only.

[Ian]

On boxing forums people either don't care or think the induction is a good idea, but when I talk to non-boxing fans I know and read the forums here people are very much against the Stallone induction. Personally, I think Stallone has brought a lot of positive attention to the sport through both the Rocky movies and also The Contender TV series.

And as for this...

Of course, none of this excuses him for the fourth "Rambo" movie

Anyone who doesn't like RAMBO 4 has terrible taste in movies. Don't you remember the part where Rambo sneaks up behind the bad guy and then rips the bad guy's throat out with his bare hands?

[Pabinator]

Stop or my mom will shoot

[Rod1010]

nobody gives a fk about boxing anymore. Mma took over

[NrmlCurvSurfr]

rocky makes the hall, so fictional characters considered too!

That's pretty brutal and an insult to real fighters.

Its a joke, Charlie Sheen should go in the baseball HOF for making closers want to come to the mound to music

I just can not stop laughing about this

what a joke this is

All the various Halls of Fame should be for players only.

You realize its about the impact on the boxing industry right? Its not like hes in there for actually being a champion boxer...

[BRAVES1985]

why shouldn't he go in the hall of fame? the man fought wars in the ring, he knocked off both Apollo Creed and Clubber Lang in their primes and then took shots from Ivan Drago that would have killed any mortal man in the first round. Not to mention a split decision loss to Mason the line Dixon at age 60 that I really felt he should have won. Give the man some respect

if creed wouldnt have gone for the KO in the 15th round and stayed away rocky had no chance to be the champ

[Bankable]

why shouldn't he go in the hall of fame? the man fought wars in the ring, he knocked off both Apollo Creed and Clubber Lang in their primes and then took shots from Ivan Drago that would have killed any mortal man in the first round. Not to mention a split decision loss to Mason the line Dixon at age 60 that I really felt he should have won. Give the man some respect

LOL+++

Kevin Costner for Baseball HOF