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According to wikipedia:
" Sylvester Stallone's original concept for Rocky, and the character Rocky Balboa, was inspired by his viewing of a fight between Muhammed Ali and Chuck Wepner. The idea of an underdog going the distance and putting up a fierce fight against all odds appealed to Stallone. "
Wikipedia also says that the character Apollo Creed was 'loosely' based on Muhammed Ali.
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What was the name of the Russian boxer faced by Rocky Balboa in Rocky IV?
"Ivan Drago" played by Dolph Lundgren .
A real drawig of rocky Balboa?
Rocky Balboa is a fictional boxer played by Sylvester Stallone in the various "Rocky" films. There can be no 'real' drawing as he does not exist.
In which Rocky movie does Rocky face a Russian boxer named Drago?
rocky IV ;)
Who was Rocky?
There was the fiction character, Rocky Balboa, played in five or six films by Sylvester Stallone, who wrote the first Rocky in a desperate attempt to get into movies. There were two other Real-Life Rocky's, one was Rocky Grazzione, the other was Rocky Marcionne (spelt something like that). One of them was a boxer and was played by Paul Newman in the movie Somebody Up There Likes Me. I'm sure there's a lot more Rocky's out there somewhere.
Who are the 3 boxers Stallone faced in first 4 Rocky Movies?
In Rocky and Rocky II the main opponent was Apollo Creed played by actor Carl Weathers.Clubber Lang, played by Mr. T, was the boxer with the nasty attitude in Rocky III, that Rocky digs down deep to defeat.Rocky IV (4) takes Rocky to the land of the Iron Curtain, where both Rocky and Apollo fight Russian powerhouse Drago (Ivan Drago) played by Dolph Lundgren.
Who is Rocky?
Rocky Balboa is a fictional boxer played by Sylvester Stallone.
What was the name of the Russian boxer faced by Rocky Balboa in Rocky IV?
"Ivan Drago" played by Dolph Lundgren .
A real drawig of rocky Balboa?
Rocky Balboa is a fictional boxer played by Sylvester Stallone in the various "Rocky" films. There can be no 'real' drawing as he does not exist.
In which Rocky movie does Rocky face a Russian boxer named Drago?
rocky IV ;)
Is Rocky the boxer dead or alive?
i think the answer is no
Who is a better boxer James hargrave or rocky?
hargrave definately the south paw boxer from philly.
Who was the onlyundefeated professional boxer in the world?
Rocky marciano
Who was Rocky?
There was the fiction character, Rocky Balboa, played in five or six films by Sylvester Stallone, who wrote the first Rocky in a desperate attempt to get into movies. There were two other Real-Life Rocky's, one was Rocky Grazzione, the other was Rocky Marcionne (spelt something like that). One of them was a boxer and was played by Paul Newman in the movie Somebody Up There Likes Me. I'm sure there's a lot more Rocky's out there somewhere.
Who are the 3 boxers Stallone faced in first 4 Rocky Movies?
In Rocky and Rocky II the main opponent was Apollo Creed played by actor Carl Weathers.Clubber Lang, played by Mr. T, was the boxer with the nasty attitude in Rocky III, that Rocky digs down deep to defeat.Rocky IV (4) takes Rocky to the land of the Iron Curtain, where both Rocky and Apollo fight Russian powerhouse Drago (Ivan Drago) played by Dolph Lundgren.
Why is rocky called the italion stallion?
Sylvester Stallone played the part of Rocky Balbao a boxer of Italian descent. Being as he was playing the part ofa virile an strong athlete, the title is very fitting
Was Sylvester Stallone ever a boxer?
No, however he is portrayed as an American boxer, Rocky Balboa in his movie series "Rocky" which has a total of 6 movies to the series.
Spider Rico appeared in what Rocky movie?
Spider Rico is played by Pedro Lovell. He actually appeared in two Rocky movies. He was in Rocky (1976) and reprised the role in Rocky Balboa (2006). Lovell is a professional boxer, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on June 9, 1945.
