Philadelphia ready to go the distance with RockyFest week dedicated to ‘Rocky’ movies

AP Sports Writer

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rocky Balboa fans are ready to go the distance to honor Philly’s favorite fictional fighter almost 50 years after the first movie launched the enduring series of an underdog boxer persevering despite the odds. The city Rocky called home at last has a week dedicated to the box office heavyweight champion of the world a year after the inaugural Rocky Day was held at the Philadelphia Museum of Art steps. RockyFest officially opened Tuesday and a series of events dedicated to the movies series are set to be held around the city.