Sylvester Stallone makes a young fan's day with iconic gesture at first-ever Rocky Day

Sylvester Stallone made one lucky fan's day in the most iconic way - and fans loved it.

The 77-year-old actor was being celebrated by the residents of Philadelphia with the first Rocky Day holiday in honor of his Oscar-winning 1976 film, Rocky.

But Sylvester, who recently called off his divorce, also gave back to his fans, when he surprised a young fan by joining him to recite a speech from the 2006 sequel Rocky Balboa.

The iconic moment took place in Philly on Sunday by the city's Rocky statue, as an onlooker caught the moment a young boy, who goes by Ro, began shouting out an impassioned speech that Sylvester so brilliantly delivered in the film, which was his last in the series in which he had the lead role.

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Sly's fan interaction went on to be featured in a TikTok video from Ro's account.

The Hollywood icon could be seen standing next to his statue, which features a young Rocky in his boxing gear with his arms outstretched into a triumphant pose, as men held umbrellas up to keep him dry from the rain.

The original speech was featured in Rocky Balboa when the title character tells his son — played by This Is Us star Milo Ventimiglia — about how difficult life can get.

Both Sylvester and Ro were seen passionately reciting the famous speech, which said: "It ain't about how hard you hit; it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done."

Sylvester couldn't help but flash a big smile as he looked visibly delighted at the youngster's performance before he dropped out again and let Ro continue on his own.

He interrupted to reach out for a high five that transitioned into a handshake, and into an adorable Rug.

The clip has since racked up a whopping 7.8 million views on the app as thousands of fans shared their joy at the sweet interaction.

One user @sneaker_saiyan gushed: "lol why did this make me cry that's a powerful line in Rocky... it holds a lot of weight when we get down on ourselves."

As another @Wayne penned: "This is the best video I've seen in a long time."

And a third @Golftee50 wrote: "Stallone is the man!!"

While @Yolie joked: "I think he found his number one fan," as @yemerican echoed: "That's one hell of a fan."

Sylvester's documentary Sly is currently available to stream on Netflix.