The Rocky movie franchise had its debut in 1976, and its popularity was highly grossed till the 90s. The movie has 6 parts, as the other 3 parts were named ‘Creed’ in which Michael B. Jordan was the main character. This movie heavily inspired kids and adults alike.

The Rocky statue which was shown in the movie is still in Philadelphia, but not in front of the art museum. Shaquille O’Neal recently shared a post of Muhammad Ali confronting Sylvester Stallone during his award speech. It might be that Ali was the real Rocky.

Shaquille O’Neal shares a wholesome clip of Ali and Stallone

O’Neal shared a post in one of his many Instagram stories of Ali blaming Stallone for stealing the Rocky script from him. In the clip, Ali appeared quietly behind Stallone while he was on the mic. Stallone did not realize it until the audience started laughing. Ali said, “I’m the real Apollo Creed. You stole my script, you stole my script. No, I saw it, I watched the movie, you stole my script. All that was me, I’m the Apollo Creed. “

This was a hilarious sequence, as Ali challenged Stallone on stage. It is one of the most memorable Oscar moments. In reality, if Stallone ‘Rocky’ was to fight Muhammad Ali, it would be an interesting match, but Ali, being the GOAT, would come out victorious. O’Neal uploads more than 10 Instagram stories, and this post was one of them.

O’Neal once fought in a boxing match

In 2009, Shaq fought boxing promoter, Oscar De La Hoya. This was an unexpected matchup as Shaq stood 7 feet tall at 325 pounds to fight his opponent, who was almost 6 feet tall, weighing 165 pounds. This was a five-round sparring match that attracted a lot of viewers.

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To everyone’s surprise, the match was not so short. Both the fighters fought 5 rounds and in the end, Oscar De La Hoya won by unanimous decision. Well after this match, boxing was definitely not for O’Neal.

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