Sylvester Stallone named to Boxing HOF! - Page 2

CasaDooley · 12-08-2010, 04:52 PM

I like Stallone. I,m glad he was Honored.

icehog3 · 12-08-2010, 04:58 PM

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

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"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.

Bunker · 12-08-2010, 05:01 PM

It is sad that a fictional character is Philadelphia's greatest sports hero

icehog3 · 12-08-2010, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Bunker

It is sad that a fictional character is Philadelphia's greatest sports hero

bobarian · 12-08-2010, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Bunker

It is sad that a fictional character is Philadelphia's greatest sports hero

Played and smoked both ways!
Once tackled Frank Gifford and knocked him out of football for a year and a half!

Starscream · 12-09-2010, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Darrell

What's next? Is someone going to award Tom Hanks the Congressional Medal of Honor for his role in Saving Private Ryan? SMDH.

No, Hanks should get the Congressional Medal of Honor for his role in Forrest Gump.

Pete Rose never wrestled, but he's in the WWE Hall of Fame.

Bunker · 12-09-2010, 06:28 PM

Yeah, Joe Frazier beat Ali - but Philly erected a statue of Rocky Balboa

icehog3 · 12-09-2010, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Bunker

Yeah, Joe Frazier beat Ali - but Philly erected a statue of Rocky Balboa

I'm with ya.

hotreds · 12-09-2010, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by icehog3

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

Baseball certainly does, esp. those in the early days that never even played a game, but made up the rules and such. Stallone certainly did a lot for boxing, which now is a mere shadow of its former self and will likely never regain that stature again.

12-09-2010, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by ChicagoWhiteSox

That's a

in the face to the real boxers out there.

I'm not sure they would all feel the same way.

12-19-2010, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by kelmac07

I agree.

x3. That's just stupid.

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Bunker New hardware installed. Join Date: Sep 2010 First Name: Rick Location: Moonbatachusetts Posts: 950 Trading: (18)	Re: Sylvester Stallone named to Boxing HOF! Yeah, Joe Frazier beat Ali - but Philly erected a statue of Rocky Balboa __________________ "Good is good, even if no one is doing it - and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is doing it."