text: could the fictional boxer, rocky balboa beat any of the boxers of the past and present? who? rocky balboa does exist in real life as sylvester stallone even if he doesn't box professionally. i believe rocky could beat any boxer of the past and even the present. his new movie coming out ought to be good! well, he could in a movie, but all the boxing fans would be really upset. in real life, i doubt it. in fact i don't see how people could have thought he won the first fight with apollo creed. creed was too fast and knew how to keep his distance working from the outside, although creed may have come out too tense in the rematch which led to his exhaustion. clubber lang was unproven. and the whole ivan drago thing was just a farce. even with drago having had only one prior professional bout, rocky just had no skill. i understand guts and a granite chin can win you bouts, but it can't win you bouts against a top contender or champion. i don't know, those movies are just too unrealistic for me sometimes, though i do like the music and the training scenes.