Is Alex Leapai a real-life Rocky Balboa?

[The Hammer]

I remember in the Rocky movie the world champion and his promoter decided to give a journeyman with 20 losses from Philadelphia named Rocky Balboa a shot at the world title.

Now, Alex Leapai had done more than that fictional character to earn his title shot. By beating Denis Boytsov, he's become the WBO mandatory.

Of course, Leapai will be an underdog going into the fight with Wladimir Klitschko, just like Rocky Balboa was in the movie. And people down under will be at their TVs enthusiastically cheering for Leapai, like the common people in Philly were rooting for Rocky! In Australia, this fight will receive a lot of media coverage and will be an major sports event.

[Jewish-Reptile]

Leapai will likely be stopped,Rocky was like steel,he would not be bend !

This is a pretty poor match up however you look at it.but 'greater' champions have had worse defences,and considering Leapai beat the no.1 ranked contender,he deserves his title shot.

[-MAKAVELLI-]

a year from now, Leapai and Wlad will be running on the beach together wearing short shorts

[IronDanHamza]

This guy's exactly like Rocky.

And this fight will show you the difference between Rocky stories and actual Boxing.

[FrankieBruno]

still trying to hype this bum fight ?

[bojangles1987]

a year from now, Leapai and Wlad will be running on the beach together wearing short shorts

Then Deontay Wilder will kill Wlad because Leapai didn't throw the towel in time. Leapai ends up running to the top of a mountain in the States to shake the NSA before getting up from 19 knockdowns to beat Wilder.

EDIT: Typed Wlad instead of Leapai running up the mountain. Doesn't make much sense if Wilder killed him.

[-MAKAVELLI-]

Then Deontay Wilder will kill Wlad because Leapai didn't throw the towel in time. Wlad ends up running to the top of a mountain in the States to shake the NSA before getting up from 19 knockdowns to beat Wilder.

but before that happens, a fat, mexican Clubber Lang named Chris Arreola will mess with him

[bojangles1987]

but before that happens, a fat, mexican Clubber Lang named Chris Arreola will mess with him

I'm hoping Dereck Chisora is the Clubber Lang of this scenario.

[IronDanHamza]

I'm hoping Dereck Chisora is the Clubber Lang of this scenario.

Chisora's in shape now.

They should have that American guy who's in horrendous shape. Ruiz I think his name is.

The idea of a fat Clubber lang is too much to miss on.

[Elotero]

I remember in the Rocky movie the world champion and his promoter decided to give a journeyman with 20 losses from Philadelphia named Rocky Balboa a shot at the world title.

Now, Alex Leapai had done more than that fictional character to earn his title shot. By beating Denis Boytsov, he's become the WBO mandatory.

Of course, Leapai will be an underdog going into the fight with Wladimir Klitschko, just like Rocky Balboa was in the movie. And people down under will be at their TVs enthusiastically cheering for Leapai, like the common people in Philly were rooting for Rocky! In Australia, this fight will receive a lot of media coverage and will be an major sports event.

More like Rocky Gannon.

This would be a bigger fight if Vlad was fighting James Obede Toney ..