4/30/2023 0 Comments Rocky balboa speech jacket![]() ![]() Action Dad: Becomes a father halfway through Rocky II, and will gladly carry fights to support his family. ![]() ![]() GW Duke attempts to enforce this trope on Rocky to no success even when he convinced Tommy Gunn to try to do it for him, only to prove unsuccessful when they fight it out in the alley. He attempts to retire in the third movie, only to be put into yet another fight, before officially retiring in Rocky V. He ends up doing just that in the beginning of Rocky II, only to come out of retirement when he's down on his luck, again. 10-Minute Retirement: Becomes a brick joke when Mickey tells Rocky to consider retiring in the first movie.By the time of Balboa he's still considered the hallmark of boxing. 100% Adoration Rating: Near-universally beloved as one of the greatest fighters of all time, even after his fall from grace in V.This begins a long roller coaster ride for Rocky, as he goes from the gutter to local, then national hero and back again. When world heavyweight champion Apollo Creed plans to have a major match on the bicentennial, (America's 200th birthday) and his opponent pulls out due to an injury, Creed decides to give a local fighter a shot at the title, and picks Rocky. Despite his violent occupations, however, Rocky is ultimately well meaning and doesn't want to hurt people, he just happens to be good at it. The primary protagonist of the series, Rocky begins as a part-time boxer, part-time mob enforcer, and debt collector. "Now, if you know what you're worth, then go out and get what you're worth, but you gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody!" ![]()
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