If you are a boxing fan and love movies, by now you probably have seen the film Creed II (2018) starring Michael B. Jordan and of course the legend himself Sylvester Stallone as his coach.
Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) and Adonis Johnson (Michael B. Jordan), Photo Credit: The Hollywood Reporter
You’re probably asking yourself, what’s so popular about the Rocky films? What good has it done? Why does the franchise continue? What has it done to Philadelphia?
To answer these questions, Rocky has been a film sensation to the city of Philadelphia since 1976! Rocky is so popular that they made 8 movies based on the fighter and 2 movies training the next generation fighter Adonis Johnson (Michael B. Jordan). The Rocky and Creed films have brought Philadelphia both movie fame and popularity. The Rocky franchise was so popular, the Art Museum renamed it’s 72 stone steps, to the Rocky Steps.
Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) doing the victory pose on the Rocky Steps in Rocky (1976)
Adonis Johnson (Michael B. Jordan) and Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) from Creed (2015)
Have you been to the famous Rocky statue? Have you run up the great rocky steps? One thing is for sure if you ever get the opportunity to run up the Rocky steps, and do the victory pose, you will never forget it and you can cross it off your bucket list.
The Final Scene of Creed (2015). Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) returns to the Rocky Steps with his boxing prospect Adonis Johnson (Michael B. Jordan) to share the beautiful moment with.
"When you get to the top, you think you can fly." - Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa