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Rocky Balboa (other)
Rocky Balboa is a fictional boxer, who is the main character in the ''Rocky'' film series. Rocky Balboa may also refer to: * ''Rocky Balboa'' (film series), series of American boxing sports-drama films * ''Rocky Balboa'' (film), 2006 film and 6th entry in the film series ** '' Rocky Balboa: The Best of Rocky'' (2006 album), compilation album of music from the film series ** ''Rocky Balboa'' (video game), 2007 videogame based on the 2006 film See also * Rocky (other) * Balboa (other) * Rocky Marciano (1923-1969) U.S. boxer, inspiration for the character's name and fighting style * Chuck Wepner (born 1939) U.S. boxer, inspiration for the character and first film of the series * Great White Hope (other) Great White Hope is a phrase that was coined by writer Jack London to describe James J. Jeffries before his prizefight with heavyweight champion Jack Johnson. Great White Hope may also refer to: People * Jess Willard (1881–1968), American boxer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocky Balboa
Robert "Rocky" Balboa (also known by his ring name The Italian Stallion), is a fictional title character and the protagonist of the ''Rocky'' film series. The character was created by Sylvester Stallone, who has also portrayed him in all eight films in the franchise. He is depicted as a working class or poor Italian-American from the slums of Philadelphia who started out as a club fighter and "enforcer" for a local Philly Mafia loan shark. He is portrayed as overcoming the obstacles that had occurred in his life and in his career as a professional boxer. While the story of his first film is loosely inspired by Chuck Wepner, a boxer who fought Muhammad Ali and lost on a TKO in the 15th round, the inspiration for the name, iconography and fighting style came from boxing legend Rocco Francis "Rocky Marciano" Marchegiano, though his surname coincidentally also resembles that of Middleweight Boxing Champion Thomas Rocco "Rocky Graziano" Barbella. The character is widely conside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocky Balboa (film Series)
''Rocky'' is an American sports drama multimedia franchise created by Sylvester Stallone, which began with the eponymous 1976 film and has since become a cultural phenomenon, centered on the boxing career of Rocky Balboa. The franchise has been expanded into various films and, with a total worldwide gross of $1.7 billion, is one of the highest-grossing media franchises. The original film (''Rocky'') was written by Stallone and directed by John G. Avildsen, and was followed by the sequels ''Rocky II'' (1979), ''Rocky III'' (1982), ''Rocky IV'' (1985), ''Rocky V'' (1990), and ''Rocky Balboa'' (2006), all of which were written and directed by Stallone, except for ''Rocky V'' (1990), for which director John G. Avildsen was brought back, and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. After the sixth film, which was envisioned as the conclusion of the franchise, the spin-off and sequel films ''Creed'' (2015) and ''Creed II'' (2018), starring Michael B. Jordan as boxer Adonis Creed, were rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocky Balboa (film)
''Rocky Balboa'' is a 2006 American Sports film, sports Drama (film and television), drama film written and directed by Sylvester Stallone, who also stars. It is the sequel to ''Rocky V'' (1990) and the sixth installment in the Rocky franchise, ''Rocky'' franchise. Burt Young and Antonio Tarver also star. It was Tarver's first and only film, and Stallone's first film as director since ''Rocky IV'' (1985). In the film, Rocky Balboa (Stallone), now an aging small restaurant owner, is challenged to an exhibition fight by hothead boxer Mason Dixon (Tarver). Development for a sixth ''Rocky'' film began after Stallone expressed regret of the outcome of ''Rocky V'', which was viewed as a disappointing conclusion to the end of the franchise. ''Rocky Balboa'' includes references to characters and objects from previous installments, and Stallone was inspired by recent personal struggles and triumphs when writing the film. Principal photography began in December 2005 and lasted until Jan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Best Of Rocky
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocky Balboa (video Game)
''Rocky Balboa'' is a 2007 video game based on the movie of the same name for the PlayStation Portable, which is similar in style and content to ''Rocky Legends''. The game includes footage from each ''Rocky'' film, showing the buildup to the major fights of the film series. There are also some flashback videos of the training footage from the films (this is used in the Mickey's Corner section of the game, which is a tutorial aimed to teach new players how to play). It is also the last video game released by MGM Interactive before the company became defunct in late 2007. Gameplay The game contains a variety of different modes. Historical Fights is the main game mode, which pits Rocky against all of his various opponents throughout the franchise, from Spider Rico (''Rocky'') to Mason Dixon (''Rocky Balboa''). Once Rocky has beaten all of his opponents, the story mode then flips so that the first fight becomes "Spider Rico VS Rocky" and the last fight becomes "Mason Dixon VS Rocky ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocky (other)
''Rocky'' is a 1976 film starring Sylvester Stallone. Rocky may also refer to: Computing * Rocky Linux, a Linux distribution Films * ''Rocky'' (franchise), an American film franchise that debuted with the film ''Rocky'' in 1976 ** ''Rocky Balboa'' (film), the sixth film in the series from 2006 * ''Rocky'' (1948 film), an American film starring Roddy McDowall * ''Rocky'' (1981 film), an Indian Bollywood film starring Sanjay Dutt * ''Rocky'' (2006 Hindi film), an Indian Bollywood action film * ''Rocky'' (2008 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * ''Rocky'' (2013 film), an Indian Bengali-language film * ''Rocky'' (2021 film), an Indian Tamil-language film People * ASAP Rocky, American rapper * Rocky (nickname) * Rocky (singer), South Korean singer, rapper and member of boy group Astro * Rocky Dellesara, Canadian professional wrestler from NWA: All-Star Wrestling * Rocky Elsom, Australian rugby player * Rocky Fielding, British former professional boxer * Rocky ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balboa (other)
Balboa may refer to: Boats * Balboa 16, an American sailboat design * Balboa 20, an American sailboat design * Balboa 21, an American sailboat design * Balboa 22, an American sailboat design * Balboa 23, an American sailboat design * Balboa 24, an American sailboat design Places * Balboa, Cauca, a town and municipality in Colombia * Balboa, León, a Spanish village and municipality * Balboa, Panama, a port city in Panama ** Balboa District of Panamá Province in Panama * Balboa, Risaralda, a town and municipality in Colombia * Balboa (Los Angeles Metro station), on the Los Angeles Metro Orange Line * Balboa (lunar crater), located near the western limb of the Moon * Balboa High School (California), an American public high school of San Francisco, California * Balboa Island, Newport Beach, California, a harborside community in Newport Beach * Balboa Park (other), any of several * Balboa Peninsula, Newport Beach, California, a neighborhood of the city of Newport Beach * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocky Marciano
Rocco Francis Marchegiano (September 1, 1923 – August 31, 1969; ), better known as Rocky Marciano (, ), was an American professional boxer who competed from 1947 to 1955, and held the world heavyweight title from 1952 to 1956. He is the only heavyweight champion to have finished his career undefeated.(February 04, 2014)"boxing-hall-of-fame-las-vegas-nv-presents-boxing-history-rocky-marciano" His six title defenses were against Jersey Joe Walcott (from whom he had taken the title), Roland La Starza, Ezzard Charles (twice), Don Cockell and Archie Moore. Known for his relentless fighting style, formidable punching power, stamina, and exceptionally durable chin, Marciano is considered one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time. * Bert Randolph Sugar & Teddy Atlasbr>The Ultimate Book of Boxing ListsRunning Press, ESPN.com,All-Time Greatest Boxers* James B. Roberts & Alexander G.SkutThe Boxing Register: International Boxing Hall of Fame Official Record Book McBooks P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck Wepner
Charles Wepner (born February 26, 1939) is an American former professional boxer. He fell just nineteen seconds short of a full fifteen rounds against world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali in a 1975 championship fight. Wepner also scored notable wins over Randy Neumann and former world heavyweight champion Ernie Terrell. He was also the last man to fight former undisputed world heavyweight champion Sonny Liston. Wepner's boxing career, and fight with Ali, inspired the 1976 film ''Rocky'', and other life events were chronicled in the 2016 film, ''Chuck''. He was also the subject of the 2019 film ''The Brawler''. Early life Charles Wepner was born on February 26, 1939, in New York City. He is of German, Ukrainian, and Polish descent. Wepner learned to fight on the streets of Bayonne, New Jersey, saying, "This was a tough town with a lot of people from the docks and the naval base and you had to fight to survive". Wepner was about a year old when he moved in with his grandmot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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