Talk:Apollo Creed
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Drago v Creed - pro record[edit]
The Ivan Drago versus Apollo Creed match was an exhibition thus does not count toward either fighters professional record. It was suppose to be for fun and show but it turned out horribly wrong. So whoever keeps giving false information by crediting Drago with a professional victory against Creed, please stop it.
picture[edit]
http://www.keithwilliamson.com/jpegs/carl.jpg
Picture
Another one of him entering the ring against Drago this time. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 222.3.9.128 (talk • contribs) 4 May 2006.
Death Date[edit]
Balboa fought Drago on December 25th, 1985. I don't think Drago fought Balboa that close to Creed, so I think the death date is false.
Dead[edit]
He's dead, how come it just shows his birth date?
"Stats are wrong, Apollo's win against Rocky was on points so 47 fights, 45 KO, 1 distance, 1 loss (ko'd)"
What? Have you ever watched boxing? Apollo's record stands at 47-1 (46 KO). The distance fight against Rocky was scored a win by split decision for Apollo. If you ever watched boxing you would know that a decision counts as much for a win as a knockout.
Learn some math buddy. (48 fights) 47 wins + 1 loss = 47-1. 46 of the 47 victories were by knockout. Thus Apollo's record stands at 47-1 (46 KO). The Ivan Drago match was an exhibition thus does not count toward either fighters professional record. It was suppose to be for fun and show but it turned out horribly wrong.
This page seems far too anecdoatal, terms like "so these guys are haivng a slug fest" just lack of quality. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 217.33.207.195 (talk • contribs) 10 May 2006.
True, it really needs to be 'wikified' ;-). Also, what's with the 'Mrs. Creed stares at her husband taking the beating'? The article is about Apollo, not the spectators - Mark —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.143.241.220 (talk • contribs) 29 July 2006
Why is there no photo of Apollo? He is a major character in the first 3 movies. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Killswitch Engage (talk • contribs) 6 August 2006
- Closer to 3½ movies. :) 134.29.6.7 13:32, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
Apollo was born in 1935??? If that's true then he was already 41 when he fought Rocky for the first time, and that can't be right. In Rocky IV they say Creed is over the hill, so by then he was over 40, but not in 1976. Since the article said that Apollo was most likely based on Muhammad Ali, I changed Apollo's birth year from 1935 to Ali's (1942). This makes sense, putting Apollo at a more reasonable age considering the plot of the movies.
There is no such data on birthdates and the date of the Drago fight, so why just make some semi-random stuff up? The odds of these made up dates being accurate in the scriptwriter's (Stallone's) mind are astronomical and it's a slight to the character of Apollo. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.207.149.255 (talk) 01:26, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
Boxing Record[edit]
Is it accurate to show that Creed had 2 losses on his record? Technically, the fight against Drago in Rocky IV was an exhibition bout and thus should not count on his record. As a result, Creed's only career loss should be against Balboa in Rocky II. Gmh224 03:38, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
Boxer Template[edit]
Why did we take this character's template along with Clubber Lang's? I think we should put them back. The K.O. King (talk) 14:32, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
Is anyone there? The K.O. King (talk) 14:02, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
Similarities to real life boxers.[edit]
"Many believe his character was modeled after Heavyweight Champion Muhammad Ali while Rocky Balboa was based on relatively unknown fighter named Chuck Wepner. Wepner knocked Ali down in the 9th round of their 1975 title bout in Richfield, Ohio. Ali ultimately scored a technical knockout of Wepner in the 15th round, breaking Wepner's nose. Rocky ended up with a broken nose in his first bout with Apollo Creed. " - I removed this phrase because it is unsourced and with no citation this doesn't really seem to fit. I really don't think that this kind of thing needs to be included in this article unless there is comment from the film makers somewhere saying who the characters were based on. Zen 16 (talk) 23:31, 28 January 2013 (UTC)
The boxing style section mentions Apollo winding up a punch and then hitting with the other hand like Sugar Ray Leonard. Really, Apollo both wound up and punched with his right hand.
is there any reliable information to add to this article about why the curious last name "Creed" was chosen to represent the world's champion boxer in the original Rocky film?[edit]
Was the name "Creed" in Stallone's original script? 2600:8801:BE31:D300:350B:FC57:5D61:625E (talk) 04:59, 16 January 2022 (UTC) Jack James.