How Did Sylvester Stallone Nearly Die During The Making Of Rocky?

Coming close to death is a terrifying experience, something that actor Sylvester Stallone knows all too well. Back in 1985 when Stallone was filming "Rocky IV," he almost died because his co-actor Dolph Lundgren punched him so hard during their infamous boxing scene, his heart couldn't take it. "He pulverized me and I did not feel it at that moment but later that night my heart started to swell," Stallone said, per Daily Mail.

Apparently the punch was so lethal, Stallone had "nuns praying for him" in the intensive care unit. "My blood pressure went up to 260. They thought I was going to be talking to angels," Stallone said. "[Lundgren] had bruised the perio cardio sac, which is when the heart hits the chest – like in a car accident when your chest hits the steering wheel." Ouch!

But Stallone is a seasoned, veteran actor, so he isn't new to this painful and dangerous game he plays. In fact, according to Hello Magazine, Stallone said that he "usually grade[s] the quality of a film by the intensity of the injury." Stallone has experienced some of the most painful injuries of his career on the set of "The Expendables." "When I do 'The Expendables' I break my neck, my spine, and dislocate shoulders," Stallone said. "I fell on my back and had to put some metal in there, so if I'm squeaky, then deal with it, it's not my shoe, it's my back." Yikes!

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