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  • freudianfloyd
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    "Rocky" Question

    This is a little off topic from the Pac vs. Mayweather posts, but just curious if anybody knows any story behind this...

    In the Rocky series, it's obvious that Apollo Creed is based on Muhammad Ali, and Ivan Drago is just a sterotype of what soviet fighters were at the time. But who or what was the Clubber Lang character based on? The obvious choice would be Tyson, but the movie came out in 1983, and Tyson didn't turn pro until 1984. Was there a fighter Stallone based Lang on, or did he just make him up?

    Just curious, this just popped into my head.
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    • mushahadeen
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      Not sure but I'm HIV positive that Rocky's annoying gay son was based on Paulie Malignaggi. Allegedly.

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        • Gopgop
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          #3
          Originally posted by mushahadeen
          Not sure but I'm HIV positive that Rocky's annoying gay son was based on Paulie Malignaggi. Allegedly.
          lmfaooooo omg hahahaha green k

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            • PittyPat
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              I've always thought Apollo Creed was based on Aaron Pryor... or vice versa.

              I mean, come on - they look exactly the same, and did that same pointing thing as a taunt.

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                • Kendo
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                  #5
                  Originally posted by freudianfloyd
                  This is a little off topic from the Pac vs. Mayweather posts, but just curious if anybody knows any story behind this...

                  In the Rocky series, it's obvious that Apollo Creed is based on Muhammad Ali, and Ivan Drago is just a sterotype of what soviet fighters were at the time. But who or what was the Clubber Lang character based on? The obvious choice would be Tyson, but the movie came out in 1983, and Tyson didn't turn pro until 1984. Was there a fighter Stallone based Lang on, or did he just make him up?

                  Just curious, this just popped into my head.

                  It was just a charater they made up. They wanted a slugger for Rocky to fight.

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                    • RockyB
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                      Rocky is based on Chuck Wepner!!!!
                      thats all i know apart from Creed

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                        • Earl-Hickey
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                          They based him on foreman!

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                            • oaklandstephen
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                              tyson turned pro in 85

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                                • tibbar
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                                  clubber lang is based on frazier, if you cant accept that why not armstrong with "the attitude"
                                  stallone prolly watched raging bull which inspired him to make rocky. boxing was dominated by black fighters then, so naturally it had to be a black guy. and that episode with dolf lundgren character is a political statement.
                                  Last edited by tibbar; 12-11-2009, 10:06 PM.

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                                    • Pullcounter
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                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by Earl-Hickey
                                      They based him on foreman!
                                      this guy has the answer

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