Apollo Creed

...a close loss to Oklahoma State, coach Mike Sherman has played the ultimate boxing underdog card this week. "This is Rocky Balboa vs. Apollo Creed," Sherman said of the matchup with Texas. "It's one of those types of deals, where we have a...

In this article: Texas, Mike Sherman, Texas A&M, Kansas, The Dallas Morning News, Rocky Balboa, Sprain, and Oklahoma State

...a close loss to Oklahoma State, coach Mike Sherman has played the ultimate boxing underdog card this week. "This is Rocky Balboa vs. Apollo Creed," Sherman said of the matchup with Texas. "It's one of those types of deals, where we have a...

In this article: Texas, Mike Sherman, Texas A&M, Kansas, Rocky Balboa, Sprain, and Oklahoma State

...on a mission, trying to capture the bird and even comparing himself to Rocky trying to catch the chicken in preparation for fighting Apollo Creed. The persistence paid off, as he set a trap with a net that Shambo used to finally catch Daisy...

In this article: Meningitis, Samoa, and Gatorade

...Big 12) and Nebraska in the Big 12 title game stand in the way of UT (11-0, 7-0) playing for a national title. "This is Rocky Balboa vs. Apollo Creed," said Aggies coach Mike Sherman, a big boxing fan. "We have a chance to play against a...

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...for a small-time loan shark. Rocky ends up with a "dream shot," a relatively random chance to fight the current heavyweight champion, Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers). Through the years - and the next five films - Rocky would fight Creed...

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Lou Filippo, a boxing Hall of Famer who became a referee and ring judge, memorably counting out Sylvester Stallone's champion rival Apollo Creed in the film "Rocky II," died Monday at Downey Regional Medical Center after suffering a stroke. He...

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...at Downey Regional Medical Center after suffering a stroke. He was 83. Mr. Filippo also memorably counted out Sylvester Stallone's rival Apollo Creed in the film "Rocky II. '' He was a distinguished amateur fighter who fought in more than...

In this article: Sylvester Stallone, Rocky II, Marvin Hagler, Rocky Balboa, Rocky Balboa, Stroke, and Shane Mosley

...who caused Emelianenko problems, in 22 seconds. And Emelianenko bears no resemblance to Ivan Drago, the single-minded Russian who kills Apollo Creed with little emotion in Rocky IV. He lives and trains in Stary Oskol, Russia, saying he...

In this article: Fedor Emelianenko, Brett Rogers, UFC, Strikeforce, U.S., Josh Barnett, USA Today, SB Nation, and Jake Shields

...the movie Rocky IV keeps popping into my head. James Brown sang "Living in America" before the Apollo Creed-Ivan Drago exhibition. Creed was there dancing around with Brown, while Drago just watched, getting ready to (literally) kill...

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