In the 1970s, Sylvester Stallone faced extreme poverty. With just $100 to his name, he reached his lowest point when he had to sell his beloved dog for $25 outside a liquor store because he could no ...

Sylvester Stallone earned $2.5 million from the first Rocky film after taking a gamble on himself, rejecting a $300,000 offer for the script and instead negotiating a percentage of the film's profits.

That's why, in 2011, Stallone was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame alongside sports legends like Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Joe Frazier, Oscar De La Hoya, and Julio César Chávez.

That's why in 2011, Stallone was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame alongside sports legends like Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Joe Frazier, Oscar De La Hoya, and Julio César Chávez.

Stallone reflected, "Working in this business, I've met some of the champions, and tried to figure out how they do it. Training for 'Rocky,' I boxed with Muhammad Ali. Learning how to play soccer ...

In a news conference at City Hall in December, he compared himself to Muhammad Ali on a famed 1968 Esquire ... At one point, Sylvester Stallone, munching nearby, wandered over to say hello.

he was surprised by none other than real-life boxing legend Muhammad Ali. "Can't you see I'm working?!" Stallone said. "I'm the real Apollo Creed!" Ali replied. The two then fake-tussled before ...

So, Stallone began inviting elite fighters to ... Sure, Shavers didn't have the fame of Muhammad Ali or Mike Tyson, but he was well-known among his peers for throwing some of the hardest punches ...