Sylvester Stallone named to Boxing HOF!

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by Darrell

Such as? I'm curious because I don't know.

Sly brought several boxers into the spotlight with "The Contender" boxing tournaments. Some have gone on to win world titles. He has also been a large financial supporter of amateur boxing.

Some even credit "Rocky IV" with ending the Cold War and ulitmately bringing down the Soviet Union.






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Originally Posted by icehog3

Sly brought several boxers into the spotlight with "The Contender" boxing tournaments. Some have gone on to win world titles. He has also been a large financial supporter of amateur boxing.

Some even credit "Rocky IV" with ending the Cold War and ulitmately bringing down the Soviet Union.






I keed, I keed!

Oh well that's cool. Good for him, not sure I agree with him being inducted into the HOF, but I'm not arguing that he is a stand up guy.

and .

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by Darrell

Oh well that's cool. Good for him, not sure I agree with him being inducted into the HOF, but I'm not arguing that he is a stand up guy.

and .

Hockey Hall of Fame has the same type of category, for "Contributions to the Sport". I would guess football and baseball HOFs as well.

[icehog3]

Inductees were voted on by members of the Boxing Writers Association of America.

"The two things that brought boxing back to the forefront with the public was the great success of the 1976 Olympic team and when Sylvester Stallone gave us our heavyweight champion -- Rocky Balboa," Hall of Famer Emanuel Steward said.

Pretty large endorsements.