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Movie Name: |
Rocky Balboa (Robert Balboa, Sr) |
| Actor Name: |
Sylvester Stallone |
| Boxing Name: |
Italian Stallion |
| Rated At: |
202 lbs (92 kg) |
| Movies Been In: |
All |
| Nationality: |
Italian-American |
| Date Of Birth: |
July 6, 1945 |
| Place Of Birth: |
Columbus Grove, Ohio |
| Family: |
Adrian Balboa - Wife
Paulie Pennino - Brother In Law
Robert Balboa Jr - Son |
| Total Fights: |
81 |
| Wins: |
57 |
| Wins By KO: |
54 |
| Loses: |
23 |
| Draws: |
1 |
| Rocky was born as a only child into a Roman Catholic-Italian American family. In the first film we find that Rocky was insulated by his father due to his low intelligence. "if you cant use your brain, then use your body instead". This advice led rocky to be a boxer, Rocky's nickname comes from his idol who is Rocky Marciano. Rocky dropped out of school after 9th grade and then stayed in the streets of Philadelphia. He had fought 64 fights by this time, winning 44 and losing 20. Rocky is proud that he had never broke his nose in a professional fight until he meet 'Apollo Creed' which was a split decision and he lost the fight. |
| His first major breakthrough was when the current heavy weight champion 'Apollo Creed' wanted to give a local fighter in Philadelphia a chance to win his heavy weight title. After some debate Apollo Creed chose Rocky Balboa. Micky Goldmill agreed to train Rocky for the big fight. On January 1st 1976 the fight had took place at the Philadelphia Spectrum, Rocky went the distance with Creed lasting the whole 15 rounds, which had never been done before with Apollo. But Apollo Creed won by split decision. |
| The Re-Match Of The Century |
| In 1976 Apollo Creed wanted a rematch hoping to lose to publics opinion. The rematch was set up for Thanks giving in 1976. But this time Rocky had won the fight by knockout. Rocky had knocked both Apollo and him self to the canvas and Rocky had got up first and became the new heavy weight champion of the world. |
* Ten title defences (WON ALL)
* Thunderlips (DRAW) Charity Fight Wrestiling VS Boxing
* James 'Clubber' Lang (LOSE-KO)
* James 'Clubber' Lang and won (WIN-KO) rematch
* Ivan 'The Siberian Bull' Drago (WIN-KO)
* Tommy 'The Machine' Gunn (WIN-KO) unofficial street fight
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Rocky's doctors had diagnosed Rocky with brain damage as a result from hard punch's to the head from Clubber Lang, Rocky was then forced to retire for a second time. One of Rocky's relatives Paulie had bet that Rocky would lose, but Rocky won and Paulie had lost all of Rocky's money. After returning back to the slums of Philadelphia Rocky started training an up and coming fighter called Tommy Gunn and he soon became a excellent fighter. But at Christmas 1989 they had a argument about Rocky holding him back against bigger fighters. Tommy Gunn had won a fixed fight against the current heavy weight champion of the world. But the press keep saying that Gunn had to fight a 'real contender' to be able be called a true heavy weight champion. Tommy had went to fight Rocky in a street fight. But Rocky won and left. |
20 Years since the last film, Balboa came back in the new 2006 film 'Rocky Balboa', He became licence to box again and he took on a fight against the current heavy weight champion Mason 'The Line' Dixon, Rocky hadn't got speed so he had to make every punch count. When it came the fight Rocky went the distance even know he was more than double the opponent age, It was a split decision and Mason Dixon won.
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