He trained very hard so he could grow up to be like his idol Rocky Marciano.
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After going two rounds with Balboa, Ivan Drago told his trainer (in Russian), "He's not human, he's like a piece of iron." Mason Dixon once remarked about Balboa, "...that guy's got bricks in his gloves".
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Balboa was also inspired by other fighting legends: Joe Frazier, for his Philadelphia origin, training methods and victory against Muhammad Ali (The inspiration of Apollo Creed), and Jake LaMotta, for his Italian-inner city roots, ability to absorb many blows and his rivalry with Sugar Ray Robinson, which heavily resembled Rocky and Apollo's.
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The name, iconography, and fighting style of Rocky Balboa were inspired by the legendary heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano.
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After the fight, Rocky gave an impassioned thank you speech to the crowd which received a standing ovation both from the crowd and the politicians in attendance, effectively ending the Cold War by catalyzing the thaw in relations that would occur between the United States and USSR.
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In 1985, Apollo Creed comes out of retirement and agrees to fight Soviet World Amateur Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist-turned-professional fighter Ivan Drago in Las Vegas with Rocky Balboa and Tony "Duke" Evers in his corner.
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To cheer myself up, I took the last of my entertainment money and went to see the Ali-Wepner fight on closed circuit TV.
In 2011 the Lonely Planet guide included the monument to Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington in its list of the "top 10 most bizarre monuments on Earth", along with the Rocky Balboa statue in Žitište, Serbia and the Washington National Cathedral in the United States.
In 2007 local authorities unveiled a monument in the centre of the town, dedicated to famous, fictional boxer Rocky Balboa.
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Some of his film credits include Rocky Balboa, The Pursuit of Happyness, Everyone's Hero, The Good Shepherd, Mystic River, Rush Hour 2, Bringing Down the House, The Cooler, Space Jam, and many others.
In 2006, when Rocky Balboa was being filmed in Philadelphia, Sylvester Stallone, along with brother Frank Stallone, made a special side trip to revisit their old house in Lexington Park.
In 2007 Cochran began a recurring role in the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful as Detective Troy Scott, and in 2008 landed one of the starring roles in Meet the Spartans where he spoofs Rocky Balboa and Rambo.