Stallone disses Image of Boxing thanks to guys like Tyson and Promoters
By DHB (Jan 5, 2007)
The star of the new hit movie, "Rocky," Sylvester Stallone on Thursday during a promotional stop for the movie said Boxing today is suffering from an image problem. Quoted by Reuters media, Sly who was asked about the damage done to the image of the sport by fighters like convicted rapist and ear-biter Mike Tyson, replied: "It's a horrible image. It's worse now."

Stallone layed some blame on promoters, adding: "I don't know if it's just bad management or whatever, or the cream is not rising to the top, but you'd have to think that boxing is a reflection of the promoters."

Stallone admitted he wanted to create some awarness for the sport with his latest movie, saying: "I wanted to create an awareness for boxing again because it had gone downhill a little bit."

In the new movie, Rocky 6, an aging Rocky decides he has enough left in the tank for one more fight and finds himself fighting the reigning heavyweight champ played by Antonio Tarver.

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