Apollo was a much better trainer than Mickey
This training montage was the only one to rival the one in VI.
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I think because Creed was younger and actually doing the workouts WITH him, he comes off as a "better trainer", but Mick helped a lot during the fights AGAINST Creed...and brought out Rocky's heart.
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Look at it this way: both of them helped Rocky win the title.
"There will be blood. Oh, yes! There will be blood."-Jigsaw; "Saw II"
I will say that between Mick's initial training and Apollo's "boot camp" style training, Rocky became an unbeatable BEAST after that! He likely would've handed Tommy Gunn his a$$ had they fought in the ring as well.
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Totally agreed. About Apollo and Mickey, it's like apples and oranges, they were both awesome trainers in their own way, Mickey was a better trainer mentally but physically I would definitely say Apollo I mean Rocky became a full-fledged boxer after Apollo's teachings. One thing they do have in common is they don't seem to let Rocky mourn after losing a loved one like in Rocky 2 after Adrian goes into a coma it seems all that Mickey was concerned about was Rocky getting into shape and in Rocky 3 after losing Mickey it seemed Apollo was more concerned with getting Rocky to defeat Clubber Lang.
shareSometimes when a loved one is ill or has passed away you want to keep yourself busy. Buster Douglas upset Mike Tyson while mourning the death of his mother 23 days before the fight. Additionally the mother of Douglas' son was facing a severe kidney ailment and he had contracted the flu on the day before the fight.
I don't know if Apollo was a better trainer than Mickey. But Apollo's training looked much more modern.
My favorite shot from a Rocky training montage was from "Rocky 2" when assistant trainer Johnny hit Rocky in the stomach when he was doing sit ups. That looked so incredibly bada$$.
Two other training moments from the first two movies that I liked: from the first movie when they're hitting Rocky in the guts with the medicine ball (why did they call it that?). The look on Rocky's face says it all. From the second one is when he's squat-walking with that big log on his shoulders, stops, catches his breath briefly, and then goes back to the squat-walking. All of the other training sequences seemed like they edited out Rocky catching a breath. This shot shows that he's REALLY putting in the work!
"There will be blood. Oh, yes! There will be blood."-Jigsaw; "Saw II"
A medicine ball (also known as an exercise ball, a med ball, or a fitness ball) is a weighted ball roughly the diameter of the shoulders (approx. 13.7 inches), and is often used for rehabilitation and strength training. The medicine ball also serves an important role in the field of sports medicine. That is probably how it got the name.
shareI could see "exercise" or "fitness" ball more than "medicine".
"There will be blood. Oh, yes! There will be blood."-Jigsaw; "Saw II"
Mickey cared about Adrian's health and Rocky's emotional situation. After all, he spent countless hours in the hospital alongside Rock. But when Adrian told Rocky to "win," Rocky was ready to go and so was Mickey.
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