Talk:Ivan Drago

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Contents 1 Drago v Creed - pro record 2 star under losses 3 Apollo's Age 4 Ruthless

[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.

PSI quote:

Regarding the PSI statistical citation, please see the below website as a reference point: http://www.volny.cz/buchtik/Revo/Ballistic_Info_komplet.htm

If someone could accurately cite this site using a hyperlinked footnote, I would greatly appreciate it. I do not know how. --AaronOfAbsalom 18:45, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

• Edited the sloppy intro.

In the future, if you make unannounced + unjustified changes, do so with a bit of concision and grammatical skill... AaronOfAbsalom

[edit] star under losses

what does the star in the losses section signify? there is no explanation Opetyan 06:11, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Apollo's Age

In the article, it says that Apollo was 37 years old when he fought Drago. I don't know who found that out, but in Rocky IV, the announcers clearly state that Apollo was "over the hill", which makes it more likely he was around 41 or 42 at the time of the fight. Also, the Apollo Creed wikipedia page listed Creed born in 1935, which would have made him 50 at the time of the Creed vs. Drago fight! I changed that date to 1942, because many people have suggested that Creed was based on Muhammad Ali, and that's Ali's birth year. If 1942 is the date, then Apollo in Rocky IV would be about 42. It just seems like my logic is more correct than what is listed here.

Additionally, following up on my first comment, Rocky Balboa had to be 39 in Rocky IV. He was 30 (or going to be turning 30) when he fought Apollo the first time, and in Rocky IV, him and Adrian are celebrating their 9th anniversary (getting married early in Rocky II). I think it bas been assumed that Apollo was older than Rocky by a few years, and surely NOT younger.

• You are correct. Thanks for changing the age.GalacticExplorer 04:38, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ruthless

He was recently defended by the iconoclastic satire site Ruthless Reviews, here. Not sure if it really belongs in the article (an external links section would be very spartan, with only one link) but it's a good piece of writing. -Ashley Pomeroy (talk) 14:03, 22 February 2008 (UTC)