The novel is mostly in first person, from rockys point of view, written in the same choppy english in which rocky speaks. Sylvester stallone sparred with real championship boxer roberto duran when he shot rocky ii. Sylvester stallone and talia shire in rocky ii rocky balboa, rocky series, rocky film. Roberto duran bio, wife, children, family, net worth, is. Artist john rivoli continues rocky balboas story with icons in art. Roberto duran, whose story is loosely told in hands. The ring magazinethe ring magazinegetty images and did he actually say no mas no more. Sylvester stallone was a great boxer in the movies but he recalled getting his butt beaten when sparring with former champion roberto duran during rocky ii filming. Sylvester stallone says roberto duran whooped his ass in. Sylvester stallone roberto duran kicked my ass tmz. Rocky memorabilia from the rocky movies, hand signed authentic rocky movie character signed gloves and trunks and photographs and posters that are authentic and from the rocky movies. Roberto duran, panamanian professional boxer who was world lightweight, welterweight, juniormiddleweight, and middleweight champion.
Roberto duran movie shows more to no mas legend and. I kinda feel like the plot of rocky iii was sorta inspired by the rivalry between sugar ray leonard and roberto duran, and even predicted the rise of mike tyson. Roberto duran samaniego born june 16, 1951 is a panamanian former professional boxer. The film, which features stallone as underdog boxer rocky balboa, is the sequel to the 1990 film rocky v, and the sixth installment in the rocky series that began. When sylvester stallone became an action movie director the story of roberto duran now available to download and purchased, its the story of duran, a truly titanic figure, straddling five epic decades as a fighter, and ranked as one of the most entertaining, controversial and finest of all time. In the movie, roberto duran edgar ramirez states, i work all my life. Before he was in the car crash, he was in argentina to promote a salsa music cd he had released. He is an actor, known for rocky ii 1979, harlem nights 1989 and hands of stone 2016. Rocky balboa is a 2006 american sports drama film written, directed by, and starring sylvester stallone. Stallone said ring realism occasionally led to trouble in the filming of rocky ii. Hands of stone 2016 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Roberto duran autographed signed black everlast boxing glove large signature.
On november 15, 2014 by kazem sedighzadeh in tv the rocky series has become an iconic part of cinema history for various reasons, not all related to the movies themselves. Roberto duran doesnt have any movies playing in theaters. Scenes in which rocky is not present such as apollo creed consulting his associates, or paulie alone with adrian are in standard thirdperson, in proper english. Sylvester stallone reminisces about shooting rocky 2, reveals roberto duran beat him up. Roberto duran was born to margarito duran sanchez and clara samaniego.
Sylvester stallone roberto duran kicked my ass youtube. Durans first appearance in a movie was in the 1979 film rocky ii as a lightningfast sparring partner for rocky balboa. His ability to read his opponents quick movements and react with a stronger and quicker counter punch or series of powerful punches to the liver and the face repeatedly was accomplished so smoothly it was very hard to read robertos next punch that usually resulted in a knockdown by roberto against his opponent. Roberto duran was born on june 16, 1951 in guarare, panama. He was raised in a poor family, so he needed to work odd jobs, including dancing in the streets, selling newspapers and shining shoes to help the family with money.
Hands of stone is a pleasant surprise for those willing to regress in time to experience the heights of boxing. Sylvester stallone was a great boxer in the movies but he recalled getting his butt beaten when sparring with former champion roberto duran during rocky ii filming roberto duran is. What boxing matches were the fights in rocky based on. Fun facts about rocky movies insp tv tv shows and movies.
Sadly, hands of stone which could be subtitled the roberto duran story stakes its claim in the former province. The ultimate action movie legend sylvester stallone talks about his famous rocky ii sparring partner roberto duran for an upcoming. Sylvester stallone himself wrote the paperback novelization for this movie. Its the difference between cinderella man and raging bull, rocky ii and rocky. Rocky ii 1979 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Buy roberto duran sparring partner action figure rocky ii. Traditional and uninspired, it does an adequate job of relating durans story but falls short of providing an engaging cinematic experience. Roberto duran biopic hands of stone depicts champs. Before capturing the welterweight title from sugar ray leonard, fighter roberto duran stepped into the boxing ring with sly stallone in 1979s. Yep, it really happened, and it all went down at mighty micks gym in rocky ii. He has also had minor roles in harlem nights and miami vice.
Way before internet, there was a time and a place when events like boxing happened, specially when roberto duran fought, panama would come to a stand still. One of his sparring partners, for example, was former lightweight. Roberto duran takes on sugar ray leonard at the superdome in new orleans in november 1980. Subscribe to tmz sports on youtube for the latest news, exclusive interviews, clips from tmz sports on fs1 and videos of your favorite athletes.
Roberto also dabbled in television, appearing as sylvester stallones sparring partner in the movie rocky ii 1979. The panamanian boxing greats turbulent life and career unfolds in the new movie starring edgar ramirez as duran. Hands of stone is a biological sports film about panamanian boxer roberto duran who made his professional boxing career debut in 1968 as a 16 year old and retired in 2001 age 49 and the only boxer to have beaten sugar ray leonard only on points with great cast. At the height of his career, he was considered one of the 20th centurys finest fighters. Hands of stone follows the life of roberto duran edgar ramirez, the panamanian fighter who made his professional debut in 1968 as a 16 year. Roberto duran tells the real story behind the no mas. Roberto durans hands of stone too strong for rocky balboa. Hands of stone edgar ramirez training featuette to. Outside of this, duran had minor roles in harlem nights. Harlem nights as roberto rocky ii as fighter all roberto duran films. The sparring partner is played by real life champion roberto duran.
Eries lou bizzarro recalls roberto duran as hands of. Sylvester stallone on rocky ii sparring partner roberto. The ultimate action movie legend sylvester stallone talks about his famous rocky ii sparring partner roberto duran for an upcoming documentary. The rocky franchise will always go down as being one of the best movie franchises of all time. Back in 1976, sylvester stallone embarked on a low budget hollywood film project called, rocky. Hands of stone movie vs true story of roberto duran, ray arcel. Mar 25, 2017 with roberto duran during the filming of rocky ii. Sylvester stallone on rocky ii sparring partner roberto duran. Rocky, the champion, takes on contender clubber lang.