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Rocky's greatest foe?
Posted on 7/20/14 at 4:16 pm
Posted on 7/20/14 at 4:16 pm
Clubber Lang.
Ivan Drago is the easy answer but if we really look at it, Rocky was older when he fought Drago. The emotions of the Cold War lead us to connect more with that fight but Lang was a monster. Drago never beat Rocky. Clubber destroyed Rocky physically and almost broke him mentally.
Now in Drago's defense, while he didn't win, he most certainly did a crap ton of damage as Rocky couldn't even talk in Rocky 5.
Tommy Gunn is clearly out of the question. And Apollo had some weird gay emotions connected to Rocky.
Ivan Drago is the easy answer but if we really look at it, Rocky was older when he fought Drago. The emotions of the Cold War lead us to connect more with that fight but Lang was a monster. Drago never beat Rocky. Clubber destroyed Rocky physically and almost broke him mentally.
Now in Drago's defense, while he didn't win, he most certainly did a crap ton of damage as Rocky couldn't even talk in Rocky 5.
Tommy Gunn is clearly out of the question. And Apollo had some weird gay emotions connected to Rocky.
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Posted on 7/20/14 at 4:21 pm to The Eric
Thunderlips
Posted on 7/20/14 at 4:23 pm to The Eric
Micky.
He was a broken down ole pug and bitch slapped Rocky. He didnt even see it coming.
He was a broken down ole pug and bitch slapped Rocky. He didnt even see it coming.
Posted on 7/20/14 at 4:33 pm to The Eric
Himself
Posted on 7/20/14 at 4:41 pm to Ace Midnight
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Himself
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Posted on 7/20/14 at 4:41 pm to The Eric
Adrian is the correct answer, but Clubber is a close second.
Posted on 7/20/14 at 5:09 pm to ZacAttack
Posted on 7/20/14 at 5:34 pm to Someone
These threads always remind me that Clubber Lang is by far the most overrated fighter in the Rocky universe. 
Clubber was the worst climactic opponent Rocky fought. He only beat Rocky in the first fight when he was completely fricked in the head after what happened to Mickey. And something happened to him before that fight--worst thing that could happen to any fighter--he got civilized.
Rocky steamrolled Clubber in 3 rounds. Every other climactic fight Rocky had went into the 15th round. Clubber took all day winding up his punches as he'd bring both his hands down to his waist before throwing wild looping shots. Apollo in his prime or Drago would've caved his face in. Hell, even Mason "The Line" Dixon was a superior fighter to Lang.
The answer is Spider Rico. The only one Rocky could never put away over the course of 6--errr--5 movies.
Clubber was the worst climactic opponent Rocky fought. He only beat Rocky in the first fight when he was completely fricked in the head after what happened to Mickey. And something happened to him before that fight--worst thing that could happen to any fighter--he got civilized.
Rocky steamrolled Clubber in 3 rounds. Every other climactic fight Rocky had went into the 15th round. Clubber took all day winding up his punches as he'd bring both his hands down to his waist before throwing wild looping shots. Apollo in his prime or Drago would've caved his face in. Hell, even Mason "The Line" Dixon was a superior fighter to Lang.
The answer is Spider Rico. The only one Rocky could never put away over the course of 6--errr--5 movies.
Posted on 7/20/14 at 5:53 pm to Jamohn
quote:
Clubber was the worst climactic opponent Rocky fought. He only beat Rocky in the first fight when he was completely fricked in the head after what happened to Mickey. And something happened to him before that fight--worst thing that could happen to any fighter--he got civilized.
Rocky steamrolled Clubber in 3 rounds. Every other climactic fight Rocky had went into the 15th round. Clubber took all day winding up his punches as he'd bring both his hands down to his waist before throwing wild looping shots. Apollo in his prime or Drago would've caved his face in. Hell, even Mason "The Line" Dixon was a superior fighter to Lang.
This. Clubber was dying after 2 rds of the 2nd fight. If Rocky wasn't dicked in the head he destroys him in the 1st fight.
This post was edited on 7/20/14 at 6:03 pm
Posted on 7/20/14 at 5:53 pm to saintsfan22
Drago was a machine.
Posted on 7/20/14 at 6:13 pm to The Eric
Rocky
It was all about how far he could push himself
It was all about how far he could push himself
Posted on 7/20/14 at 7:15 pm to SundayFunday
Paulie
He pissed all of his money away.
He pissed all of his money away.
Posted on 7/20/14 at 7:33 pm to Broski
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Paulie
He pissed all of his money away.
Rocky was secretly in love with Paulie from the beginning. Adrian was just a surrogate.
Oh, and Drago was his most intimidating foe. I never found Clubber to be that intimidating. I think he was supposed to be based on Mike Tyson but for some reason Mr. T just didn't come across as that scary an opponent to me.
Posted on 7/20/14 at 7:36 pm to Methuselah
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I think he was supposed to be based on Mike Tyson
Nah Tyson was 15 when Rocky 3 came out.
Posted on 7/20/14 at 7:49 pm to Methuselah
quote:He was actually more based on George Foreman and Sonny Liston. They were the wild, menacing badass bullies that came before and around the Rocky III era.
I think he was supposed to be based on Mike Tyson
Tyson himself was basically a modern version of Liston.
Posted on 7/20/14 at 7:49 pm to The Eric
Obviously Thunderlips but if we are just talking boxers than it is Clubber Lang and it isn't even close.
Posted on 7/20/14 at 7:57 pm to lsu480
quote:How is it not close? Didn't he beat him in the third round?
it isn't even close
Posted on 7/20/14 at 8:07 pm to The Eric
Posted on 7/20/14 at 8:21 pm to The Eric
Drago killed Apollo. Frickin put him in the grave. Then gave Rocky brain damage. Lang was about Rocky getting over fear and adapting. Drago was about surviving a monster who could literally kill him.
Posted on 7/20/14 at 8:24 pm to Methuselah
quote:
. I never found Clubber to be that intimidating. I think he was supposed to be based on Mike Tyson but for some reason Mr. T just didn't come across as that scary an opponent to me.
Well of course not. No one on tigerdroppings would be afraid of a young Mr T. We're all very badass here.
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