As the publication TMZ, it is this role, he in 1976, became famous for the whole world and earned the status of a Hollywood star.

The statue was created specifically for the third film about Rocky, which was released in 1982.

In total, the sculptor Thomas Schomberg produced for the "Rocky-3" two identical statues.

In November, the auction house SCP Auctions reported that an unknown buyer bought out a second sculpture, previously exhibited in the San Diego Sports Museum, which after the sale of exhibits for sale.

The name of the new owner of the statue remained unknown until the 71-year-old Stallone uncovered his incognito by publishing a photograph in the social network of Instagram.

In the photo Sylvester poses with Arnold Schwarzenegger, who came to him on Christmas day, against the background of that very statue of Rocky, whose height is 2.7 meters and weight is 816 kilograms.

As previously reported in URA-Inform, a group of unidentified people once again damaged the monument to Argentine striker Lionel Messi, who was set up in Buenos Aires.