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Sylvester Stallone has released hisRocky IV : Rocky vs. Dragodirector ’s snub but one ofRocky III ’s villains could explicate how the boxer defeated Ivan Drago ( Dolph Lundgren ) . Stallone beginsRocky vs. Dragoby showingsix minutes ofRocky IIIand how Apollo Creed ( Carl Weathers ) became friends with Balboa . Together , they educate Rocky to beat Clubber Lang ( Mr. T ) but it ’s Balboa ’s fight with Thunderlips ( Hulk Hogan ) inRocky IIIthat may explain Rocky ’s marvellous victory against Drago .
Before Clubber Lang challenged Rocky Balboa inRocky III , the " Italian Stallion " participated in a bagger vs. wrestler lucifer for Polemonium van-bruntiae . It was a clash between Rocky - boxing ’s heavyweight champion of the world - and Thunderlips " the Ultimate Male , " the grapple universe wizard . On paper , the fight was a mismatch because Thunderlips , who was bill at " almost seven foot " tall and 290 lb , was a pile of a man whereas Rocky Balboa was about a base short and a lean 202 lbs . Thunderlips also accidentally went berzerk and made the fight " literal . " He pommel Balboa with hard - hitting rassling moves before throwing the pugilist into the third run-in as his wifeAdrian ( Talia Shire)watched . However , Rocky tear his gloves off , returned to the ring and fight back . The smaller champion suffocate out the hulk matman and slam Thunderlips out of the squared R-2 . The match was ruled a draw and Thunderlips bring out he was putting on a show because"that ’s the name of the plot . "
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Balboa survive Thunderlips inRocky IIIgoes a recollective way to explain how he was able to defeat Drago inRocky IV . The Russian was also much large and stronger than Rocky , and Balboa was ridiculed for how"little"he was in comparison . Yet when it come time to fight , Balboa showed no signs of beingintimidated by Lundgren ’s Ivan Drago . This may be because Rocky has already stood across the ring from a predominate blonde hulk when he gave the monolithic pro matman as expert as he got . Some of Rocky ’s experience against Thunderlips also toy into how he dealt with Drago during theirRocky IVbout . Both Balboa and Drago ’s tempers flared early on on and by the end of the second round , Ivan and Rocky broke out in a scrimmage where they tumbled to the mat like wrestlers . Again , Rocky had been through a scrap like that before against the maniac Thunderlips and Balboa kept his cool and stuck to his game design to beat Drago .
Hulk Hogan was already a uprise star when Stallone cast him as Thunderlips inRocky IIIbut after the continuation became a box federal agency hit , Hogan ’s wrestling career skyrocketed . Within two days , Hulk Hogan bless with Vince McMahon ’s pre - WWEWorld Wrestling Federation , became World Champion and Hulk became the most democratic professional wrestler in the world . Hogan knows he owes his meteorologic wage hike to Stallone , and they remained ally over the years . In 2005 , Stallone even induct Hulk Hogan into the WWE Hall of Fame . But considering the success Stallone found when he cast Hogan as Thunderlips inRocky III , it ’s possible Sly stuck to the mold of a tall , light-haired scoundrel as the ultimate bad guy wire forRocky IV .
BeforeRocky III , Balboa was an unknown Philadelphia club belligerent who fought nobodies and had a poor packing record . Rocky ’s two fights against Apollo Creedshowed he had an indomitable determination , which take him to beat Creed to become the heavyweight champion . Yet Rocky never faced anyone who was far warm than him until he stood across from Thunderlips . Balboa likely learned a lot more about himself and what he ’s adequate to of against Thunderlips than even he realized . This experience taking down a colossus like the blonde professional grappler inRocky IIIended up service him well in the ultimate fight of his career against Ivan Drago inRocky IV .
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