Other mistake: Jim Lampley reacts to a knockdown by saying "That could be the end of the fight right there," then quickly adds "but no!" when he sees that Rocky is getting up. The problem is, we hear the "but no!" just before we see any sign that Rocky is going to get up.
Rocky Balboa (2006)
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Directed by: Sylvester Stallone
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Burt Young, Milo Ventimiglia, Antonio Tarver, Geraldine Hughes
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Rocky Balboa (2006) is a bit of a sentimental drive down the character's life and fictional career as the aging boxer misses his beloved Adrian, encounters others from his past and decides to go back into the ring with the current, younger champion for what starts as an exhibition match but escalates into a major event. This is a film for fans of the franchise as there are nods to the entire series and Rocky sums things up as "Fighters fight." Older, more prone to being paternal than pugilistic, Rocky contrasts the far younger, modern, brash Mason "The Line" Dixon outside the ring, while the fighting itself is as familiar as Rocky's first film's bout. You'll still cheer for the Italian Stallion; you just won't be in for many surprises from this nostalgic film.
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Duke: To beat this guy, you need speed. You don't have it. And you've got calcium deposits on most of your joints, so sparring is out.
Paulie: I had that problem.
Duke: So what we'll be calling on is blunt force trauma. Let's start building some hurtin' bombs.
Trivia: During filming of the final fight scene Sylvester Stallone was actually knocked unconscious by the punches.
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Answer: Stallone himself answered this question in an interview. "When Rocky was diagnosed with brain damage he never went for a second opinion and yielded to his wife's wishes to stop. So with the advent of new research techniques into brain damage, Rocky was found to be normal among fighters and he was suffering the results of a severe concussion. By today's standards Rocky Balboa would be given a clean bill of health for fighters.