Sylvester Stallone is throwing some punches.

The actor, 79, revealed that while playing his iconic role as Rocky Balboa in the 1976 sports action film, “Rocky,” one memorable moment was conjured up on the spot.

While talking to Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday’s episode of “The Tonight Show,” Stallone revealed, “When I got to Philadelphia and did the movie ‘Rocky,’ I wasn’t even thinking about the steps. We didn’t have any money to shoot there. We didn’t have the license.” 9

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“I just got out of the car, I said, ‘Let me just run up the steps, get a shot of it and we’ll get out of here before the police come.'”

The crew shot more footage, but played around a few times to get it right.

“The first take, I said, ‘Let me carry my dog up the steps.’ My dog is a buffalo; it’s a 130 lb. bull mas

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