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Sylvester Stallone wanted to make sure the boxing scenes looked real in Rocky IV, so he instructed Dolph Lundgren to actually hit him. A punch to the chest left Stallone in intensive
Is Sylvester Stallone good at fighting based on what you see in the movies? And, more importantly, can he really box? - Quora
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