deadpan wrote:Completely off topic, but the Rademacher reference reminds me of Rocky 4. If Drago had been allowed to go from the amateur game (quote Henry Cooper) to a 15 round fight against the reigning world champion, wouldn't it have reeked of a callous mismatch? Regardless of Apollo's plight.
Yes, I'm questioning the reality of the Rocky films.
Yes, it's one of the many reasons I don't really like Rocky IV. Even allowing for the poetic license of the entire franchise, there are just too many absurdly unrealistic things in Rocky IV which bother me as a boxing fan. Your point is of course one of them, and not only that, but Drago is considered a massive betting favourite vs Balboa!
deadpan wrote:Completely off topic, but the Rademacher reference reminds me of Rocky 4. If Drago had been allowed to go from the amateur game (quote Henry Cooper) to a 15 round fight against the reigning world champion, wouldn't it have reeked of a callous mismatch? Regardless of Apollo's plight.
Yes, I'm questioning the reality of the Rocky films.
Yes, it's one of the many reasons I don't really like Rocky IV. Even allowing for the poetic license of the entire franchise, there are just too many absurdly unrealistic things in Rocky IV which bother me as a boxing fan. Your point is of course one of them, and not only that, but Drago is considered a massive betting favourite vs Balboa!
Rocky came out of retirement tho, he wasn't the reigning champ
deadpan wrote:Completely off topic, but the Rademacher reference reminds me of Rocky 4. If Drago had been allowed to go from the amateur game (quote Henry Cooper) to a 15 round fight against the reigning world champion, wouldn't it have reeked of a callous mismatch? Regardless of Apollo's plight.
Yes, I'm questioning the reality of the Rocky films.
Yes, it's one of the many reasons I don't really like Rocky IV. Even allowing for the poetic license of the entire franchise, there are just too many absurdly unrealistic things in Rocky IV which bother me as a boxing fan. Your point is of course one of them, and not only that, but Drago is considered a massive betting favourite vs Balboa!
yes but thats quite simple its because what evr he hits... he destroys its a film ffs!!!!! its meant for entertainment nothing else
oliverfennell wrote:According to Boxrec - and bearing in mind it could very well be an incomplete record - Johnny Davis was just 3-3 when he challenged Joe Louis.
Just boxrec-ed him and I saw that he retired with a 5-21 record.
deadpan wrote:Completely off topic, but the Rademacher reference reminds me of Rocky 4. If Drago had been allowed to go from the amateur game (quote Henry Cooper) to a 15 round fight against the reigning world champion, wouldn't it have reeked of a callous mismatch? Regardless of Apollo's plight.
Yes, I'm questioning the reality of the Rocky films.
Yes, it's one of the many reasons I don't really like Rocky IV. Even allowing for the poetic license of the entire franchise, there are just too many absurdly unrealistic things in Rocky IV which bother me as a boxing fan. Your point is of course one of them, and not only that, but Drago is considered a massive betting favourite vs Balboa!
yes but thats quite simple its because what evr he hits... he destroys its a film ffs!!!!! its meant for entertainment nothing else
True, but part of the appeal of Rocky 1 and (to a lesser extent) 6 is the realism. Rocky 4 was like watching a video game - the fight dynamics were about as realistic as beating down someone's energy bar.
