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  1. screenrant.com › best-facts-rocky-creed-movies12 Facts You Need To Know About Rocky Balboa - Screen Rant

    Nov 27, 2015 · 12 Facts You Need To Know About Rocky Balboa. By Myles Carter. Published Nov 27, 2015. Link copied to clipboard. With Rocky sequel/spinoff Creed hitting theaters this week, the storied franchise is back in the ring, aiming at delivering the same action, thrills, and uplifting story the original films provided.

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  2. screenrant.com › rocky-balboa-oppenents-rankedRocky Balboa's Opponents Ranked From Worst To Best - Screen Rant

    • Tommy “The Machine” Gunn. Tommy Gunn (played by Tommy Morrison in 1990) was taken under Balboa’s wing in Rocky V. However, living in the shadow of one of the most beloved boxing champions in the city that made him famous is no easy task.
    • Thunderlips. Aside from being remembered for one of the grossest names in cinema, Thunderlips is really only known for being played by Hulk Hogan. Though, if you weren’t a wrestling fan in the 1980s, we don’t really blame you for forgetting this part.
    • Ivan Drago. He killed Apollo! Outside of that, Ivan Drago (played by Dolph Lundgren) would probably be the last on this list. But that, mixed with his small lines of “if he dies, he dies,” and “I must break you,” make the Russian boxer a truly despicable villain.
    • Mason "The Line" Dixon. Antonio Tarver's Mason Dixon is a really interesting character in 2006’s Rocky Balboa. As a champion in an era of not-so-great-boxers, Dixon becomes furious when a simulation suggests The Italian Stallion would win in a fight.

  3. www.cinemablend.com › new › Every-Major-RockyEvery Major Rocky Opponent, Ranked By Toughness | Cinemablend

    Nov 25, 2015 · Here are Rocky’s opponents, ranked by toughness. Agree? Disagree? Let us know in the comments below. And vote in our poll at the end!

  4. www.bbc.com › culture › articleIs Rocky ‘the most successful bad film ever made’? - BBC

    Nov 9, 2016 · 9 November 2016. By Nicholas Barber, Features correspondent. Alamy. It was a hit when it first played in cinemas 40 years ago, but today Rocky looks lame and shoddy. The gloves come off as Nicholas...

  5. movieweb.com › rocky-balboas-main-opponenetsAll of Rocky Balboa's Main Opponents, Ranked by Strength

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    • Ivan Drago - Rocky IV (1985) Ivan Drago is the robotic Soviet boxer in Rocky IV. As an act of Russian patriotism, Drago fights his first opponent and challenger, the former heavyweight champion Apollo Creed.
    • Apollo Creed - Rocky (1976) / Rocky II (1979) Apollo Creed is the rival-turned-friend in Rocky and Rocky II. Rocky, a budding boxer, is given a chance at the title bout held by Apollo, the current heavyweight champion of the world.
    • James "Clubber" Lang - Rocky III (1982) James "Clubber" Lang (Mr. T) challenges the undefeated champion in Rocky III. After a successful winning streak, Rocky is planning to retire when Lang publicly challenges him to a fight.
    • Mason Dixon - Rocky Balboa (2006) Mason Dixon (Antonio Tarver) challenges a retired and aging Rocky to an exhibition match in Rocky Balboa. Mason is a successful boxer, having won many fights, but he is not favored by the news, saying he hasn't fought a true contender.

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Rocky_BalboaRocky Balboa - Wikipedia

    Tommy slowly becomes an excellent fighter, but suffers from constantly being put in Rocky's shadow; he is nicknamed "Rocky's Robot" by the media. As Rocky is training Tommy, he becomes so distracted that he ends up neglecting Robert.

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  8. www.shortlist.com › news › why-rocky-is-the-mostWhy Rocky is the most important film about ... - Shortlist

    Dec 1, 2016 · In fact, the character’s a layered, shining example of what we value in modern men: he’s honest, sincere, respectful, and not afraid to admit that emotions are his weakness (“I’m afraid!” he shouts at Adrian in Rocky III, knowing full well he’s in for another hiding off Clubber Lang).