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The night of March 28, 1977 one of the most iconic meetings in the history of the Academy Awards took place, the Oscar. And two figures as iconic as they are coincided on stage. Muhammad Ali -the legendary world heavyweight boxing champion- and Sylvester Stallonethe Hollywood superstar who at that time had just triumphed with the first installment of the saga ‘Rocky‘, with up to ten Oscar nominationsof which he would win three. And in the middle of Sly’s speech, Ali himself burst onto the stage exclaiming: “I am the real Apollo Creed”.
Muhammad Ali vs Rocky Balboa at the Oscars
Thus, in the scenario of Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Los Angeles one of the most unexpected meetings took place when, in the middle of the speech of Sylvester Stallone thanking him for his presence at the Academy Awards with his film ‘Rocky’, he suddenly appeared from behind Muhammad ‘The Greatest’ Alithe legendary world heavyweight champion and great activist for social rights, to the surprise of the public. Stallone, seeing the faces of the people present, was he turned around to be surprised just like the rest of the attendees.
If I screw Stallone visibly excited and, in turn, surprised by the presence of Ali, to which the boxer blurted out: “I stole a guyI am Apollo Creed, show me what you can do”, gesturing as if he were initiating an assault. Sly did not hesitate to play along, pretending to take off his tuxedo while doing shy fake jabs against Ali.
After performing a series of very innocent boxing steps and with Stallone taking the joke even further, both ‘fighters’ They melted into a hugwith Stallone certifying before the microphones that “It is a privilege to be with a sports legend one hundred percent certified, at a time when I will keep in my memories for a lifetime“Sly concluded very excitedly before continuing with his speech alongside Ali himself.
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‘Rocky‘ was nominated for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor – twice -, Best Original Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Original Song and Best Sound, of which it won three: best movie, best director y Best assembly. A film that gave rise to one of the most popular sagas in cinema and that we can see in Spain through platforms such as Movistar Plus+, Prime Video y Apple TV+.
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