How/Why is Sly Stallone selected for the HOF?

[Michael Hall]

Did beating a faded MASON DIXON do it?

Or was it his come from behind victory over the russian?

Maybe the Tommy Gunn fight?

[Barn]

Why is Joe Cortez?

Rocky movies brought a lot of attention to the sport and brought a lot of casual fans, whether than is HoF material is your own personal preference.

[Biolink]

He made it in not as a fighter, but as an observer.

If journalists and the like can make it in, I don't see why not. His movies brought attention to the sport. Even though I find it BS that his popularity as a fictional character eclipses that of many legendary fighters.

[Kagami Taiga]

He made it in not as a fighter, but as an observer.

If journalists and the like can make it in, I don't see why not. His movies brought attention to the sport. Even though I find it BS that his popularity as a fictional character eclipses that of many legendary fighters.

its not bs, its popular culture. its like that in all things. the rocky movies were once in a generation type cinema.

[Michael Hall]

Fans should be able to make it in too then.

[merjohn32]

I think it's because he hosted and produced the boxing reality series The Contender.

[KnockoutKings]

Tyson said it best himself when speaking on his and Sly's induction to the Hall, "You know how many fighters were inspired by Rocky?!"

EDIT: Here is the actual quote:

@miketyson on Stallone: 'You know how many fighters he inspired from that movie? He contributed (to boxing) more than some champions did.'

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[paulf]

Tyson said it best himself when speaking on his and Sly's induction to the Hall, "You know how many fighters were inspired by Rocky?!"

EDIT: Here is the actual quote:


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Excellent stuff. Stallone brought boxing back in the late 70's. He's contributed more to boxing than Manny, Floyd, Hatton, whoever.

[Bastian Loc]

Should be obvious.

[magatte]

Because he wrote the screenplay for Rocky.

He is officially in as a screenwriter, in the non-combatant category in the Hall of Fame, such as other journalist and authors got in.