Sylvester Stallone nearly died during the making of Rocky IV.The 75-year-old actor recalled how doctors feared that he would be 'talking to angels' after he was badly injured by Dolph Lundgren - who played Rocky's nemesis Ivan Drago in the 1985 film – when a fight scene went badly wrong.Sly, who portrays Rocky Balboa in the sports drama series, had nuns praying for him in intensive care after Dolph 'pulverized' his heart with a punch.
Shocking:Sylvester Stallone has revealed he nearly died during the making of Rocky IV in 1985 and had nuns 'praying' for him after Dolph Lundgren punched his heartSpeaking ahead of the release of a new recut version of the film, Stallone said: 'In the first round, where he knocked me down, that is for real.'He.
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