Rocky Balboa fans are ready to go the distance to honor Philly’s favorite fictional fighter almost 50 years after the first ...

PHILADELPHIA -- Rocky Balboa fans are ready to go the distance — by bus, by ice skates, by 72 steps — to honor Philly’s favorite fictional fighter almost 50 years after the first movie ...

It’s been a knockout week for Rocky Balboa, including the second annual Rocky Day, , and the first-ever Rocky Fest, a week of themed festivities for folks of all ages.

April 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Perez) 1 of 8 RockyFest officially opened Tuesday with a second cast of the Rocky statue unveiled at the top of the Rocky steps. Events this week include a mural ...

FILE - Sylvester Stallone, left, poses with Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney in front of the Rocky statue at the Philadelphia Art Museum for a "Creed II" photo op, Friday, April 6, 2018, in Philadelphia.

For the first time ever, the city of Philadelphia is hosting a weekend-long extravaganza called Rocky Fest, all in honor of its most famous fictional resident—Rocky Balboa. Directed by John G.

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania: Rocky Balboa fans are ready to honor Philly's favorite fictional fighter almost 50 years after the first movie launched the enduring series of an underdog boxer persevering ...

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Philadelphia will display murals to honor four "Real Life Rockys," or local heroes who embody the fictional boxer's spirit ...