Actor Sylvester Stallone has just revealed that he had a brush with death after having an accident during a boxing scene in the movie “Rocky IV” (1985). A punch to the heart left him in critical condition.

Actor Sylvester Stallone has just revealed that he had a brush with death after having an accident during a boxing scene in the movie “Rocky IV” (1985). A punch to the heart left him in critical condition (Photo: New York Post).

After a dangerous scene with actor Dolph Lundgren, actor Sylvester Stallone thought he was going to die. The 75-year-old actor has just shared his memories of the filming incident that haunted his career.

“I was injured during a boxing scene to the point where I had to be taken to the intensive care unit.

My co-star Dolph Lundgren punched me very hard in the chest area, but at the moment of receiving the full blow, I I didn’t feel anything right away, it wasn’t until that night that my heart started having problems.

My heart muscles were swollen, my blood pressure rose dangerously up to 260 and I began to lose consciousness. Immediately, I was taken to the emergency room,” said the actor of the series. “Rocky” recalls.

After being treated in the intensive care room for 4 days, Sylvester Stallone’s condition stabilized, he was discharged from the hospital and quickly returned to acting to complete the filming of the movie.

In fact, the strong punch to Stallone’s chest area performed by actor Lundgren was a requirement of the scene, but with this scene, with just a little mistake, danger could have occurred.

In the intensive care room at that time, Sylvester Stallone was prayed for by the nuns when he was between the boundary of life and death, which was an unforgettable memory in the actor’s career. .

Now, when the movie “Rocky IV” is about to be re-released in American theaters with a newly cropped version, actor Sylvester Stallone has shared about a time when he “faced death” in his life. his acting career.