Talk:Apollo Creed

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Contents 1 Drago v Creed - pro record 2 picture 3 Death Date 4 Dead 5 Boxing Record 6 Boxer Template

[edit] Drago v Creed - pro record

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.

[edit] picture

http://www.keithwilliamson.com/jpegs/carl.jpg

Picture

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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.

[edit] Death Date

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.

[edit] Dead

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.

[edit] Boxing Record

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)

[edit] Boxer Template

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)