HOF: Tyson, Chavez, & Rocky Balboa (seriously)

Wasn't it inspired by Wepner after Sly watched his fight with Ali? Rocky wasn't inspired by Frazier anyway. And the white guy played the lead because he wrote the screenplay.

 

Actually, the character was based on Chuck Wepner, a white guy. Each hall of fame has a "Contributor" category which recognizes those outside the sport who have contributed greatly to the betterment of that sport.

I think the Rocky series has given boxing more exposure than any other non-boxing event or series in history, so I can understand their thinking. But at first glance it threw me for a loop.

 

You are right but everything Rocky did like working in the meat plant, running up those stairs in Philly is what Frazier did.

 

how is it anything to do with Joe Fraizer? I think you are confusing the statue in Philli thing.

 

Cool knowledge. I had no idea about the meat plant or the stairs. Thanks.

 

What's sad is that there probably won't be a statue for Frazier in Philly for about another 10 or more years

 

from the IBHOF website, the category stallone will be inducted under....

 

Rocky movies has bring so much exposure to sport of boxing, that I think it’s more than fair to induct him

 

seriously, he wrote and starred in one of the most succesful movie franchises of all time, and they are about boxing, the original won best picture and is an ATG movie

 

I thought it was a little funny to. And I'm a huge Sly and Rocky fan. The site also mentioned his contributions with The Contendor series. I guess that was a fairly noteworthy thing he did for boxing.

 

He also hosted "The Contender" which is some sort of contributor, I'm sure.

However, I would have preferred to see Beristain or Tszyu's name in the ESPN headline instead of Stallone's.

 

Well Rocky has a solid resume.

 

It was a non-participation category, apparently. According to Dan Rafael.