Rocky Balboa history and trivia

[Beercules]

This was cool

[JAB5239]

Are you sure about this one? Sage Stallone plays his son in Rocky V if I'm not mistaken.

You're right, I was mistaken. It was his other son Saergoer (sp?) Who played in the s exons Rocky movie.

[JAB5239]

1. Cuff and Link

2. 202 pounds

3. Red with a white stripe, the opposite of Rocky's in the first film, but at the same time, the same colors Rocky's trunks were on the fight poster. Irony.

4. I remember the Jesus picture above the ring, but not sure about the venue name.

5. Not sure about that one

6. Roberto Duran- Rocky II

7. Wow. I didn't even know that was provided in the movies, which I've watched plenty of times.

8. Rocky's real son?

9. 'Stinkin exlax' watch.

10. Goldmill

Wow. Great test!

As to the answer to number 7, I never knew either until a few days ago when I came across a poster being offered in Facebook of the card from the movie and saw the name. I was going to throw in a question as to who thebundercard fighters were in that card, but it would have been impossible to even hazard a guess without having seen the poster.

[Tony Trick-Pony]

As to the answer to number 7, I never knew either until a few days ago when I came across a poster being offered in Facebook of the card from the movie and saw the name. I was going to throw in a question as to who thebundercard fighters were in that card, but it would have been impossible to even hazard a guess without having seen the poster.

I think "Kid" Brooks and "Sugar" Johnson were the main event fighters. Ha

[b Murphington]

I liked the first 3 and thought it should have ended there. After that, 4 is a fun "so bad, it's good" guilty pleasure as pointed out by The Nostalgia Critic and fans of the franchise, 5 blows, even said by Stallone. A review on Cinemassacre I saw summed it up when it said that the main lesson it shows is that violence seems to solve everything, which it doesn't and the street fight doesn't make sense, since Rocky is still broke and Tommy is still the champ. Good premise with Rocky as a trainer, but done much better in Creed. I liked Rocky Balboa a lot, brought the character full circle, once again being an underdog against the champ and losing a split decision and managing to do the distance. I also liked that Stallone knowing the criticism of the fight scenes of the earlier films, let boxer Antonio Tarver hit him for real in a lot of the shots and Creed looks like it could be the beginning of a new franchise for that character.

So, 1 is the best, I like the first 3, the series goes downhill after that mostly, with 6 and 7 being pretty good, much stronger entries than 4 and 5.

I've always had a soft spot for part 4. I don't really know why. It's funny. Part 4 is more montage than movie. Half of it is a music video. Maybe that's why. Also I think Drago made a great villian. That whole fight scene, as ridiculous as it was, was super fun and intense.

One thing I've noticed about the series since Rocky Balboa, is that the fight scenes have gotten a lot more realistic. I really enjoyed the fight scenes in Creed. That first fight scene with Creed when he's fighting the hot prospect was all one take and from a 3rd person, referee type view. I really enjoyed that. The fights were really well done in that movie. Made it seem more like real boxing.