Rocky V
Rocky Vmight be the worstRockymovie , but it carry through one of Sylvester Stallone ’s major goals for the serial . 1976’sRockymade the Italian Stallion ’s fight with world heavyweight package champion Apollo Creed ( Carl Weathers ) into the quintessential underdog story . Rocky ’s achiever lead to the birth of theRockyfranchise , and its twenty-first centuryCreedspin - offs , but the series come to a bump in the road in 1990 withRocky V , with even Stallone himself deriding it as the weakestRockymovie
Despite the shortcomings ofRocky V , it did fulfill Stallone ’s longstanding desire to bring anactual boxer into theRockyfranchise , with Tommy Morrison play Rocky ’s student - turned - opponent Tommy " The Machine " Gunn . Per Stallone in an Instagram stake , he had originally want to bring boxing great Joe Frazier intoRocky III , with Mr. T in the end play the villainous Clubber Lang . Meanwhile , Morrison ’s role inRocky Vdoes show how thoroughly Stallone fulfill his original destination inRocky IIIwith Morrison ’s presence .
Tommy Gunn’s Boxing Career Compared To Tommy Morrison
Tommy Gunn ’s official packing record is a quite impressive undefeated streak of 23 - 0 - 0 . Technically speak , however , he has hurt at least one release , albeit outside the gang in his last street compeer with Rocky at the end ofRocky V. As aRockymovie villain , Tommy Gunn ’s loss was a particularly hard hit for him after being Rocky ’s boxing trainee for so long .
The real - lifetime fight record of the late Tommy Morrison endure at 48 - 3 - 1 , with 42 of Morrison ’s wins coming by knockout . Morrison fought up to just a few twelvemonth before his untimely passing in 2013 , with Morrison winning his last fight against Matt Weishaar by TKO . Though Morrison was just 44 year one-time at the sentence of his tragical passing , he leaves behind a truly memorable legacy in his professional boxing vocation .
Why Rocky V Didn’t Work
The misapprehension ofRocky Vare many , and they can largely be boiled down to theRockyfranchise losing much of its nitty-gritty in the pic . Shifting Rocky and Tommy to enemy from their wise man - student relationship really harm the path of Rocky ’s arc , leavingRocky Vwith the least compelling story of the franchise . 25 years after , Creedlearned well from the mistakes ofRocky Vin discover the value in Rocky becoming a wise man to a dedicated student , specifically Apollo ’s Logos Adonis ( Michael B. Jordan ) .
With theRockyfranchise ’s return withRocky Balboaand theCreedmovies , soRocky V ’s report as the movie that killed the serial has been pinch from its shoulders . For as lackluster asRocky Vmay be , it is still important to give credit where credit is due . WhileRocky Balboaand theCreedfilms brought real - life boxers into theRockyfranchise years afterward , for well or forged , Rocky Vbeat them to the slug with Tommy Morrison .
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