When it comes ring legends, it doesn't get much bigger than Rocky and Hulk Hogan. Fans who have followed Sylvester Stallone on Instagram have been treated to some pretty spectacular trips down memory lane from the actor, coming in the form of throwback pictures that include well-detailed captions.

A few days ago, Sly shared a never-before-seen image of Hulk Hogan and himself on the set of Rocky 3, including an epic story to go along with it. Just how scary strong was Hogan in the 80's. Strong enough to make Sly think that Hogan had snapped his collarbone during filming. 

 

Another flashback and another reason why it's not such a great idea to always do your own stunts! I met Terry Bollea aka THUNDERLIPS aka HULK HOGAN In the very early 80s when I was directing Rocky III. AT 6feet 7 and 295 pounds with 24 inch biceps ! He was an amazing athlete! Incredibly powerful. I remember a violent move where he threw me into the corner , charged across the ring like an ENRAGED bull and leaped so amazingly high Above me,that his shinbone actually came down giant tree on my collarbone , and I tumbled to the floor. I was afraid to look at my shoulder for about 10 minutes ... I said "don't roll me over , don't move me, " because I was sure there was bone protruding through my upper chest ! Of course there wasn't but I have never felt such a mind numbing pain from a massive hit before or since that day! HULK Just didn't know his own strength. Believe it or not when he jumped into the audience to fight with the stuntmen , three of them had to be treated at the hospital. Great guy, great friend, his presence made the Film very very special. HULK , if you're reading this, it was a privilege to be mangled by such a gentleman.

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Another flashback and another reason why it's not such a great idea to always do your own stunts! I met Terry Bollea aka THUNDERLIPS aka HULK HOGAN In the very early 80s when I was directing Rocky III. AT 6feet 7 and 295 pounds with 24 inch biceps ! He was an amazing athlete! Incredibly powerful.

 

I remember a violent move where he threw me into the corner , charged across the ring like an ENRAGED bull and leaped so amazingly high Above me,that his shinbone actually came down giant tree on my collarbone , and I tumbled to the floor. I was afraid to look at my shoulder for about 10 minutes ... I said "don't roll me over , don't move me, " because I was sure there was bone protruding through my upper chest ! Of course there wasn't but I have never felt such a mind numbing pain from a massive hit before or since that day! HULK Just didn't know his own strength.

 

Believe it or not when he jumped into the audience to fight with the stuntmen , three of them had to be treated at the hospital. Great guy, great friend, his presence made the Film very very special. HULK , if you're reading this, it was a privilege to be mangled by such a gentleman.

So being a stunt guy on a film starring Hulk Hogan that involved fighting scenes led to hospitalizations? Who would have thought? In case you don't remember the fight scene involving Hulk from Rocky 3, here's another look at it. 

 

On top of the classic Hulk story, Sly also released a number of other on-set images with fans on Instagram, again, sprinkling in some cool details in the caption.