Is it plausible in real life that a former world champion could lose so quickly to an amateur?
They were pushing the steroids angle in the film, plus Apollo was past his prime and underestimated him. Today it would be racist to show that fight.
shareApollo was old and did not train sufficiently.
shareWatch Ben Askren versus Jake Paul, and you will understand.
shareDrago was young and full of juice. And much taller, twice as strong, quicker, faster.
Apollo was retired and well past his prime.
But in this age, it would be best to remake this film and have Drago be a black man. And Apollo white.
Apollo approached the whole thing as a show which is what it was supposed to be anyway. He was outmatched completely and too old. In the real world Drago would have killed Rocky too.
shareRocky beating Drago was a plot hole. Drago should have destroyed him
shareYep especially Rocky's "strategy" allowing his opponent to beat the shit out of him in order to wear them down! I'll be generous and say 3 punches from Drago would have killed him.
shareSeem to remember he did the same thing in Rocky III against Clubber Lang! Rocky and Apollo had a pretty sound game plan of blitzing Lang over about six rounds - then Rocky suddenly decides to throw it all out the window and let this 'wrecking machine' (as I think Micky called him) punch him in the head repeatedly!
shareThat seems to be his strategy in all the movies.
then Rocky suddenly decides to throw it all out the window and let this 'wrecking machine' (as I think Micky called him) punch him in the head repeatedly!
Okay, that's interesting.
shareCan't seem to find the interview, it may have been on Carson? He seemed to talk about the film there but I haven't had time to re-watch all of Stallone's Carson interviews.
Anyway, it wasn't the pectoral muscle tear, that happened during Rocky II.
I remember him talking about his diet being dangerous for Rocky III but I can't seem to find the interview where he talks about having to switch stances.
Drago killed his brain but he couldnt kill his heart. Once Rocky got up for more, he got the crowd behind him .It demoralized Drago. Everyone turned on him except his wife.
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