Comments Thread For: Tony Burton, Who Played Apollo Creed's Trainer, Passes Away

[geokis88]

R.I.P., God bless him and his loved ones.

[Willy Wanker]

Damn, sad news. RIP.

I was happy to see him come back in Rocky Balboa. Great character.

[b00g13man]

So sad

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Gotta appreciate this scene...

Came in to post this.

R.I.P.

[NUCLEAR]

HOLY **** what a coincidence

I was watching a couple of rocky 3 and 4 movie clips on youtube last night.

my favorite part.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VefZwIhCdqI

You cut him...you hurt him! You see...he's not a machine, he's a man.

[FrankieBruno]

rip sir....

[mhubbard]

RIP Tony. His personality shinned through in the movies. Heaven just got a great man.

[therealpugilist]

So sad

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Gotta appreciate this scene...

one of my favorite scenes and saddest. he did a great job in the movies

[Chollo Vista]

"Throw da damn towel"...

One of the most memorable scenes from Rocky IV in which Burton helped make possible and bring to reality. One of the memories of my child hood.

RIP man

[Merciless1]

Rest in peace Tony

[ShoulderRoll]

They'll be building some hurting bombs up in heaven now. RIP