![]() ![]() The World Heavyweight Championship bout, with undefeated heavyweight champion Apollo Creed defending against Mac Lee Green, is scheduled to take place at the Philadelphia Spectrum on New Year's Day 1976, the year of the United States Bicentennial. Rocky is first seen defeating the boxer Spider Rico in the second round, but is considered by the audience to be a bum. Rocky at this point was a small time club fighter who made a few bucks in the fights but not as much, He lived in the Kensington neighbourhood of Philadelphia. On the 25th of November 1975, Rocky Balboa was introduced as a small-time boxer and "leg-breaker," or debt collector, for an apparently "connected" loan shark named Anthony Gazzo. But what he does have going for him is his punching power, which was immense, and that he could take quite a bit of punishment. However, unable to live on the low pay of club fights, and being unable to find work anywhere else due to his illiteracy, Rocky got a job as a collector for Tony Gazzo, the local loan shark, just to make ends meet.īy 1975, Rocky at close to 30 years old has a pretty decent record as a boxer, 43-21, 40 wins by KO, but his defense was terrible, and his moves predictable, basic, and slow. Rocky dropped out of high school in the 9th grade. In the late-1960s, Rocky took up boxing as a sport, becoming a fighter, and began training at Mighty Mick's gym with Micky, the gyms owner, never paying him any mind initially. Rocky saw that his dad was never the smartest guy, according to him he said the following about his dad "My old man, who was never the sharpest, told me I weren't born with much brain, so I better use my body." We can see that his father in some way must've had a negative influence on Rocky dropping out of school and not applying himself even if it was unintentional. As a child, Rocky never did good in school and he just dropped out of High School. He was the only child in a Roman Catholic Italian-American family. Rocky was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on the 6th of June 1946. He has wavy black hair (silver as of Creed) and brown eyes. Rocky Balboa is a man with a highly athletic, muscular build and a Mediterranean complexion. 2.10 Creed: Meeting And Training Adonis Johnson Creed.2.8 Rocky Balboa: It Ain't Over 'Till It's Over.You can see a gallery of some of my other photos If you would like to use this image outside of the Wikimedia projects, you may do so, only if I am properly credited, either by linking the photograph to this page, or with an easily visible credit placed near the photo in each instance in which it is used. It is not in the public domain, and use of this file outside of the licensing terms is a copyright violation. If you have any questions, you can contact me by sending me an email or leaving a note at the bottom of my Wikipedia talk page.Įnglish: The statue of Rocky Balboa in front of the of Philadelphia Museum of Art, September 26, 2006. ![]() Summary: This photo was created by Luigi Novi. Source: Wikiquote: "Rocky Balboa (film)" (Rocky Balboa).But until you start believing in yourself, you ain't gonna have a life. You're better than that! I'm always gonna love you, no matter what. That's how winning is done! 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. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward how much you can take and keep moving forward. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. It's a very mean and nasty place, and I don't care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. Let me tell you something you already know. ![]()
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