In the Rocky film franchise, Rocky Balboa lost to Apollo Creed in Rocky (1976) via split decision and Clubber Lang in Rocky III (1982) via second-round knockout. While he also had 23 losses during his early "club fighting" career, those two are the primary losses depicted in the films, with an additional loss to Mason Dixon in Rocky Balboa (2006) often debated as a split decision.
Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Lang is a professional boxer from Chicago, Illinois, and is a one-time world heavyweight champion, having taken the title from Rocky Balboa only to lose it back to Balboa in his next fight.
"I've met many tough fighters in my long career," Robinson said, "but no one ever stung me more than Rocky did." Graziano fought once more, losing a decision to Chuck Davey in September 1952, before retiring with a 67-10-6 record with 52 knockouts.
As a club boxer before fighting Apollo Creed, Rocky had 44 Wins, and 20 losses. (And seemingly one draw is needed, to make later figures work.) Final record: 57-23-1, with 54 Knockouts. John Regnary not in the alternate ending, lmao.
If you're looking for the definitive answer to who has the hardest punch in boxing history, Earnie Shavers is your man. The numbers alone tell an incredible story: 68 knockouts in 75 wins, with a staggering 92% knockout rate that no elite heavyweight has ever matched.
Jack Dempsey once admitted he was glad he never had to fight Sam Langford. Langford stood just 5'6”, fought from lightweight to heavyweight, and knocked out men far bigger than himself. Yet despite his greatness, he was denied a world title — not for lack of skill, but because of the color of his skin.
Drago vs Rocky - However this was my favorite match and Balboa's strongest opponent. And Rocky had to go through hell to defeat Ivan. Drago was also all strength and little technique. Rocky had the heart to defeat him.
Fear has a name… and it's not Tyson
Yet in a recent interview, the former heavyweight world champion admitted that one boxer scares him more than anyone else: Sonny Liston. “Sonny Liston is the scariest fighter that ever lived,” Tyson said. “He'd show up in a city and even the police wanted him gone.
He is also known for his distinctive hairstyle inspired by Mandinka warriors in West Africa, his copious gold jewelry, his tough-guy persona and his catchphrase "I pity the fool!", first uttered as Clubber Lang in Rocky III, then turned into a trademark used in slogans or titles, like the reality show I Pity the Fool ...
MUHAMMAD ALI. Hailed by many as the greatest boxer of all time, Muhammad Ali dominated the sport unlike any other. Nicknamed “The Greatest”, Ali fought with style and flamboyance, and his speed and grace in the ring for a heavyweight were a sight to behold.
If it's a boxing championship, then Rocky. If the prize is LIFE, Rambo will always win. You do realize it would just be a guy killing themself , right ? Rambo trained in grappling, when he gets around the punches he will have Rocky on pinned on the ground.
Untitled seventh Rocky film (TBA)
In May 2019, at the Cannes Film Festival, Sylvester Stallone said that he had another story about Rocky Balboa. By July, Stallone confirmed that a sequel/follow-up to the current film series is in development.
Beterbiev's power and 100% knockout ratio was also a talk before each of his fights. He told reporters the knockout was not important and the game plan is to win, whichever way that happened.
It was Ward who ultimately had his hand raised by majority decision, after a savage slugfest that was rightfully voted Ring Magazine Fight of the Year in 2002. Gatti vs Ward is widely regarded as one the greatest boxing fights ever (Image: AP).
Earnie Shavers🥊 “Earnie hit me so hard, it shook my kinfolk back in Africa” Ali, who weighed 225 lbs, is widely known to have considered Shavers, who weighed 211 lbs, the hardest puncher he ever faced.
Julio César Chávez had an incredible 89-0-1 record before his first loss in 1994, the longest unbeaten streak in boxing history at that point. A streak that may never be matched.
GGG and canelo. GGG has over 300 amateur fights and around 40 pro, but he's never been knocked down. Canelo has been fighting grown men since he was 15, in his 30s now, never been knocked down.
The Most Feared Boxers Ever
George Foreman: “When I was a boxer in the 1970's, I was hit in the face by Joe Frazier, knocked out by Muhammad Ali and knocked down a couple of times by Ron Lyle before I got up and won. All of the fights had one thing in common..