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Sylvester Stallone paid an emotional tribute to the late Carl Weathers on Friday, calling the death of his “Rocky” co-star “a horrible loss.” Weathers, 76, died on Thursday of natural causes. He ...

There are a few things that people of all persuasions can agree on. Even boxing fans. Among them, there’s a universal acknowledgement that Carl Weathers was the man. Particularly these days, in the ...

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CARL WEATHERS: (As Apollo Creed) We don't even have a choice. See; we're born with a killer instinct that you can't just turn off and on like some radio. We have to be right in the middle of the ...

Weathers, who died Feb. 1, was a linebacker for the Oakland Raiders before becoming an actor. His credits included Action Jackson, Arrested... Remembering Carl Weathers, who played Apollo Creed in ...