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Rocky Balboa is a fictional character best known for his role in the Rocky film series. Balboa, played by actor Sylvester Stallone, is a boxer from the city of Philadelphia. He rises from the neighborhoods of the City of Brotherly Love to win boxing's world heavyweight title. The character is reknowned around the world and especially in Philadelphia, where a statue of the boxer has been since the initial movie's release.
Rocky Balboa is a fictional character best known for his role in the Rocky film series. Balboa, played by actor Sylvester Stallone, is a boxer from the city of Philadelphia. He rises from the neighborhoods of the City of Brotherly Love to win boxing's world heavyweight title. The character is reknowned around the world and especially in Philadelphia, where a statue of the boxer has been since the initial movie's release.
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Singer captures state of America
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PASSINGS: Eric Lowen, Bert Sugar
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Twenty years after Laettner's shot, Duke-Kentucky mystique endures
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Santorum's brother uses pop culture to differentiate presidential hopefuls
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Hoodie evolves into a symbol of protest
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'American Reunion': How Universal revived its oldest teen franchise
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