Friends and family gathered to celebrate the boxing heavyweight’s new prime real estate where the Rocky statue once stood.

For years, a statue of Philadelphia’s most famous fictional boxer – Rocky Balboa – has drawn crowds to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Soon, one of the city’s most accomplished real-life fighters – ...

It's been nearly 50 years since Rocky stepped into the ring. The classic sports film punched its way into theaters on Dec. 3, 1976, and in the years since, the story of the underdog boxer Rocky Balboa ...

In Part 1 of this multi-part interview series with heavyweight boxer Chuck Wepner, we focused mainly on his big fight and long-time personal relationship with the late Muhammad Ali. Here, in Part 2, ...

Sylvester Stallone, accompanied by Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, raise his fists at the Rocky statue in Philadelphia, PA, on April 6, 2018. RockyFest honors the legacy of Rocky Balboa | Bastiaan ...

Fri, June 5, 2026 at 9:15 PM UTC The sheer volume of entries makes it tricky to remember how many there are — and thus how many you have to catch up with. Watching the whole story from the beginning ...

In 1976, moviegoers were introduced to one of the best boxing films to hit the big screen with Rocky. Sylvester Stallone portrays Rocky Balboa and is a down-and-out boxer from Philadelphia. He works ...