Sylvester Stallone feels “fortunate” to have been a part of Carl Weathers‘ life.
The actor starred as Apollo Creed in the Rocky film franchise, and his former co-star has taken to social media to pay tribute to Weathers, after he passed away aged 76.
“Hello everyone, today is an incredibly sad day for me. I’m so torn up I can’t even tell you. I’m just trying to hold it in because … Carl Weathers was such an integral part of my life, my success, everything about it. I give him incredible credit and kudos because … when he walked into that room and I saw him for the first time, I saw greatness. But I didn’t realize how great. I never could’ve accomplished what we did with Rocky without him,” Stallone said in a video message posted on Instagram.
Stallone still has fond and vivid memories of filming the Rocky movies with the Hollywood star. The veteran actor has admitted being devastated by the news.
“He was absolutely brilliant. His voice, his size, his power, his athletic ability. But more importantly, his heart, his soul.” Stallone added standing in front of a painting inspired by the ‘Rocky’ movies.
“It’s … it’s … a horrible loss. And I’m standing here in front of this painting because it was probably the last moment we were ever in the ring together and I’ll never forget it. He was magic and I was so fortunate to be part of his life. So, Apollo, keep punching.”
“We lost a legend yesterday. My life was forever changed for the better the day I met Carl Weathers. Rest in power and keeping punching,” Stallone captioned his Instagram post.
