Workers uprooted a statue of fictional fighter Rocky Balboa from its base outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art on Wednesday and moved it inside where it’ll be the main event of an exhibit celebrating the beloved half-century-old movie.
That massive bronze artwork is one of three identical statues, inspired by Sylvester Stallone’s famed “Rocky” franchise,that are spread across Philadelphia will be among several sports monuments moved this year.
Workers prepare the Rocky statue to be moved inside the museum.NBC PhiladelphiaThe statue dug up and moved on Wednesday is the same one used in a famous scene from “Rocky III” when Balboa is confronted by up-and-coming boxer Clubber Lang, played by Mr. T.
Another Rocky statue, owned by Stallone, now stands at the top of Philadelphia Museum of Art steps and can still be visited for free.
That top-step statue is set to be returned to Stallone later this year and will be replaced
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