It’s tempting to forget how good the original “Rocky” was, back in 1976. It was a fresh, wonderful film, and we met some real people – quirky, lovable characters – on the way to the final fight scene. Rocky Balboa had a distinctive way of expressing himself, a love of colorful ...
Rocky confides in Adrian before the fight that though he figured he wouldn't win, he wanted to at least "go the distance." On January 1, 1976 at the Philadelphia Spectrum, Balboa fights Creed, who didn't take the fight seriously during training. In the first round, Rocky knocks Creed...
Rocky Balboa: [Present day, remembering] I'll never leave you. Mickey: [Flashback] and I'll never leave you until that happens. 'Cause when I leave you you'll not only know how to fight, you'll be able to take care of yourself outside the ring too, is that okay? Rocky Balboa:...
The Canseco or Balboa School of Training? (Laughs) A lot of power lifting. I did a lot more power lifting than bodybuilding to build thickness. I would also spend about two hours in the boxing gym, but the problem was I'd broken my foot in October, and we started filming [the figh...
Rocky Balboa is enjoying life. He has a lovely wife, Adrian, had a successful fight with Apollo Creed and is able to enjoy the money he earned from the fight and a new endorsement deal. Unfortunately, Rocky becomes embarrassed when failing to complete an advert and ends up working in a ...
The story is about Rocky Balboa (Stallone), a boxer who once had a glorious future, but now fights for little money in gyms. Then, out of the blue, he gets the chance to fight the heavyweight champ Apollo (Carl Weathers), a stunt from his side. Although Rocky seems to have no ...
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The Rocky 1 movie was inspired by a real fight between heavyweight champ Muhammad Ali and journeyman boxer Chuck Wepner in 1975. Wepner was expected to last maybe three rounds. He went 15. Stallone saw the broadcast, and three days later, had a script in hand. But Rocky Balboa isn’t ...
Summary Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) is a Philadelphia club fighter who seems to be going nowhere. But when a stroke of fate puts him in the ring with a world heavyweight champion, Rocky knows that it's his one shot at the big time; a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go the ...
After club fighter Rocky Balboa goes the distance with the world heavyweight champion, boxing fans clamor for a re-match. But Rocky, having sustained massive injuries in the bout, announces his retirement. Though he tries to make a new life for himself,