Stallone went on to play Balboa in additional “Rocky” movies. “Rocky II” came out in 1979 followed by “Rocky III” in 1982 and “Rocky IV” in 1985. He was then in “Rocky V” in ...

played by real-life champ Antonio Tarver, is ridiculed for never facing a true champ and is infuriated by an ESPN simulation that suggests Rocky Balboa, in his prime, would have beaten him.

He first gained recognition for 1974's The Lords of Flatbush and is best known for playing boxer Rocky Balboa in the Rocky films, which first premiered in 1976 and for which he also wrote the ...