“I Made that Mistake”: Sylvester Stallone Relives ‘Emotionally Draining Experience’ as Rocky Balboa

The Creed series recreated the magic of boxing on the big screen, once again, with its latest addition, Creed III. It received great reviews from both critics and fans and also reportedly had the biggest openings in sports movie history. However, Creed will be incomplete without mentioning the timeless Rocky series, which paved its way. It can even be argued that Rocky became a household name, even among non-boxing aficionados. The last installment of the Rocky series, Rocky Balboa, was released in the year 2006. And boasted of some of the most dramatic boxing fight scenes. A recently resurfaced video showed Hollywood actor, Sylvester Stallone, who essayed the role of Balboa sharing his experiences choreographing the fight scenes for the series.

The 2006 movie showcased some sensational fight scenes between Balboa and the antagonist, Mason ‘The Line’ Dixon. The behind-the-scenes video, later shared by Stallone as an Instagram story, saw Stallone and the crew talking about their experiences while shooting the fight scenes. Talking about the choreography, Stallone confessed, “Turning a fight. Like really cutting a fight is a very labor-intensive and emotionally draining experience.”

The crew members also nodded in agreement. Rob Sale, who was the boxing technical director for Rocky VI, was all praise for Stallone’s skill set. He even mentioned that if there was a manual on ‘how to make a fight film perfect’, it would consist of Stallone’s notes.

How did Sylvester Stallone choreograph the fight scenes?

The fight scenes in Rocky were not just physically demanding. They even had a profound emotional and dramatic scenario surrounding it. In fact, this was a fact that co-producer, Guy Reidel, attested to. He mentioned that Stallone painstakingly crafted each scene as a writer. And, even detailed the dramatic impact of the same in the script. Moreover, Reidel added that Stallone made it a point to address Balboa’s physical and emotional journey during each fight.

Stallone continued, “Two extra punches will take down, to me, a temple. And I made that mistake. In other words, I let things go too on too long in rounds. And then I see them again, ‘Oh boy, Okay’.”

But, he also justified it by saying, “Then again, it was the 80’s. It was an excessive time. Big hair, the bands, the music, okay too much punching.”

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With the amount of care that Stallone took for the fight scenes, it comes as no surprise that the Rocky series boasts some of the finest boxing scenes in film history. What are your thoughts on Stallone’s statements? Let us know in the comments below.

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