Sylvester Stallone praises ‘Rocky’ toddler’s viral workout

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FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2016, file photo, Sylvester Stallone poses in the press room with the award for best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a motion picture for "Creed" at the 73rd annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. On Instagram, Wednesday, July 13, 2016, Stallone praised a video of a toddler mimicking his movements while watching a clip of the training montage in "Rocky II." (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

A video of a toddler mimicking Sylvester Stallone’s moves while watching a clip of the training montage in “Rocky II” has earned kudos from the actor himself.

The video posted to Facebook by an Ohio dad shows the diaper-clad boy doing one-armed pushups and pretending to work a speed bag, chop wood and lift weights in sync with the big screen boxer.

The video has received millions of views online. Stallone reposted it to Instagram on Wednesday with a note saying “this kid makes me so proud.” He jokes that he may have to fight the boy in “Rocky 10.”

Stallone earned a Golden Globe earlier this year for reprising his most famous role as Rocky Balboa in last year’s “Creed.”

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