FoxNews: Rob Lowe says 'competitive' Tom Cruise knocked him out boxing: 'His eyes just went black'

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Rob Lowe says 'competitive' Tom Cruise knocked him out boxing: 'His eyes just went black'

Rob Lowe revealed Tom Cruise once "completely" knocked him out while boxing. "The Outsiders" stars had been filming the 1982 classic, directed by Frances Ford Coppola....                        ...                        ...                            ...You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login recalled the moment he was "completely" knocked out by "Outsiders" co-star Tom Cruise.......Lowe and Cruise first met in 1980 when they were just teens and the "Mission: Impossible" star was living with Emilio Estevez. The 18-year-old actor had just finished filming "Taps," according to Lowe.......The "Wayne's World" star explained he has a lot of "favorite" Cruise moments, but the one from the set of You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login has always stuck with him......."He's so competitive that we used to box in the hallway of the hotel we were staying at during 'Outsiders,'" Lowe said during an episode of the "You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login" "So much testosterone. We're 18-year-old guys stuck on location. So we would wear headgear, and we'd have mouthpieces in, but we would legitimately spar."......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......In one particular boxing match, Cruise "completely" knocked out Lowe......."And I just remember, Tom was jacked, and I had pipe cleaner arms," the actor recalled......."But I hit him real clean, and I rang his bell, and the next I knew, I woke up – I was coming to, on the floor," Lowe added. "And he, like, completely knocked me out."......"His eyes just went black, but that's the stuff we did. That's what guys do. It's like 'Fight Club.'"......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......"The Outsiders" starred You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login along with Matt Dillon, Patrick Swayze, Ralph Macchio and Diane Lane. Francis Ford Coppola, the movie's director, shared footage from the film's audition process in March......."42 years ago we cast 'The Outsiders' in a unique way," he wrote on Instagram......."We had all the actors together on a soundstage and would alternate different actors reading for different roles," he continued. "It was interesting because each of them was watching their competition, so while it could've been a volatile situation, it turned into a very positive one."......"There emerged the natural respect and sense of colleagueship among them. The result worked beautifully and reminded me of my days as a camp counselor."......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......The cast commented on the post, thanking Coppola......."These auditions and this film experience still inform me today. Thank you, Francis (and Susie)," Macchio wrote......."Feels like this was just yesterday!" Lowe explained. The actor previously spoke about his experience filming "The Outsiders" with Fox News Digital......."It was my first time away from home, it was my first movie. I'll never forget it," he said. "It feels like it was four days ago, not 40 years."...

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