Trivia Question

[bennie]

At the very end of the Rocky Balboa/Apollo Creed fight in Rocky II both Apollo and Rocky knock each other down simultaneously. Sylvester Stallone has been quoted saying that the idea for that ending was inspired by a professional fight.

THE QUESTION:
What fight was Stallone inspired by for the ending of Rocky II?

Rivers-Wolgast?

[Ezzard]

I want to say Lee-Roy Murphy-Chisanda Mutti but that happened after Rocky II

[MIG]

Don't keep us in suspense!

[raylawpc]

At the very end of the Rocky Balboa/Apollo Creed fight in Rocky II both Apollo and Rocky knock each other down simultaneously. Sylvester Stallone has been quoted saying that the idea for that ending was inspired by a professional fight.

THE QUESTION:
What fight was Stallone inspired by for the ending of Rocky II?

Rivers-Wolgast?

That is an excellent guess because Sly's brother, Frank, is a big Wolgast fan and has an extensive collection of memorabilia relating to Wolgast.

[Jaywheel]

John Cougar vs Terrence Stamp?

[raylawpc]

Are you talking about Eddie Woods and Al Milone in 1959?

[raylawpc]

The clues helped. There have been quite a few double knockdowns in boxing. Hard to know what Stallone was thinking about. Wolgast-Rivers made a lot of sense because of Frank Stallone's interest in Wolgast. But, on the otherhand, that double knockdown wasn't anything like the double knockdown in Rocky II, so . . .

Thanks for the clues.