Boxing legend "Sugar" Shane Mosley, three-division world champion and boxing hall of famer, rates every "Rocky" and "Creed" movie for realism.
Mosley breaks down the iconic boxing scenes in "Rocky," starring Sylvester Stallone, such as the training montage and the first match between Rocky Balboa and Apollo Creed. He further explains boxing styles and tactics in "Rocky II" and "Rocky III," such as jabs, uppercuts, hooks, and knockout blows. He also looks at other boxing movements and the reality of injuries and safety protocols in boxing matches in "Creed" and "Creed II," starring Michael B. Jordan. Mosley additionally breaks down the most recent installments of the franchises, discussing different weight classes in "Rocky IV"; the real-life boxers in "Creed III," such as José Luis Benavidez Jr.; and the realism of fighting at an older age in "Rocky Balboa." Mosley also references famous fighters throughout the scenes, such as Mike Tyson, Jake Paul, Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, and Andre Ward, and he connects all the scenes to his own experience.
Mosley is a three-division world champion and boxing hall of famer who has been boxing since he was 8 years old. He has held multiple world championships in three weight classes, including the International Boxing Federation lightweight title, the World Boxing Association and World Boxing Council welterweight titles, and the WBA (Super), WBC, and The Ring magazine light middleweight titles. He was also a lineal champion at welterweight and light middleweight. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2020.
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