Forgotten Behind-the-Scenes Footage of ‘Rocky’ Sylvester Stallone & Antonio Tarver Makes Boxing World Nostalgic

Sylvester Stallone, portraying the life of a lost man in Rocky, who gets once in a lifetime opportunity is a story that can never get old. The story of ‘Rocky Balboa’ is unlike any other rise-to-fame story. It’s a story of a man who is truly dedicated and determined not to let the opportunity slip away. It is safe to say that the Rocky franchise has inspired many to take up the sport of boxing. Sylvester Stallone started his professional acting career with this movie, and there was no looking back for the actor ever since.

The franchise will always have a close place in the hearts of millions of boxing fans around the world. An old behind-the-scenes clip from the sets of Rocky ensures to make the viewers nostalgic about and remember all the movies in the franchise.

A trip down the memory lane

Sylvester Stallone shared the video himself on his Instagram. A page named Sylvesterstallonesly46 initially posted the video on Instagram. In the video, Antonio Tarver, the former Heavyweight champion, and Sylvester Stallone can be seen having some behind-the-scenes training with each other.

At the beginning of the video, Stallone jokes and says, “The Heavyweight champion of the world doesn’t like getting hit. The fake former Heavyweight champion of the world enjoys getting punched in the face.” Stallone then went on to get punched numerous times by Tarver right on his chin. The video indeed proves that actions do speak louder than words.

After that, the duo switched sides. Stallone went on to land two punches on Tarver’s chin, but it seems like the former champ is not a big fan of getting hit in the face. Concluding this weird yet fun session, Stallone said, “I don’t get the opportunity to get punched quite that often.” Notably, the 76-year-old actor was included in the boxing hall of fame for contributing to the sport through his movies.

Fans react to the clip

smootboyz2625 is in awe of the Rocky actor and wrote, “How fantastic Sylvester is.”

angelo_r674 remembered this fun session between Stallone and Tarver because he was there. He wrote, “This was in December 2005 mandalay bay las vegas! I was there! I was a film extra as well!”

outlaw_commander gave the crux of the video with a single word. He wrote “legend.”

the_buff_gamer commented, “This is so cool to watch them having fun making this great movie!”

diviplers believes that Tarver is the perfect fit for the movie. He wrote, “Sly pick the perfect fighter to make this movie with. Antonio Tarver has a great personality and attitude.”

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