"Is this the closest I've been to death?" were Stallone's exact words about a punch he took while prepping for "Rocky III." ...
The character of Tommy Gunn, Rocky's protégé and one of his opponents, was also regarded as a misstep, with Rocky V sending the franchise into a period of limbo. All that said, the development ...
The franchise was then revamped in 2015's "Creed" with a new underdog: Adonis Creed, the son of Rocky's former opponent and mentor Apollo Creed. In the first two "Creed" movies, Adonis sets out to ...