Rocky Balboa

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boxer fictional character film character protagonist

Rocky Balboa is a fictional underdog boxer from Philadelphia who becomes a world champion and cultural icon as the central character of the Rocky film series.

Aliases (3)

Rocky Balboa (as trainer of Adonis Creed) ×1
Rocky Balboa Jr. ×1
Rocky Jr. ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	boxer → fictional character → film character → protagonist →
appearsIn	Creed → Creed II → Rocky → Rocky Balboa → Rocky II → Rocky III → Rocky IV NERFINISHED → Rocky V →
awardedInUniverse	Heavyweight boxing championship →
child	Robert Balboa Jr. →
createdFor	Rocky (1976 film) →
creator	Sylvester Stallone →
culturalImpact	iconic sports film character → symbol of perseverance →
ethnicity	Italian-American →
fictionalHomeTown	Philadelphia →
fightingStyle	southpaw →
firstAppearance	Rocky →
firstAppearanceYear	1976 →
franchise	Rocky film series →
friend	Apollo Creed → Paulie Pennino →
gender	male →
language	English →
nationality	American →
nickname	The Italian Stallion →
notableLocation	Philadelphia Museum of Art steps →
notableQuote	It ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. →
notableTrait	high resilience → underdog spirit →
occupation	boxing trainer → professional boxer →
portrayedBy	Sylvester Stallone →
rival	Apollo Creed → Clubber Lang → Ivan Drago → Tommy Gunn →
setting	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania →
spinOffRole	mentor to Adonis Creed →
spouse	Adrian Pennino →
title	World Heavyweight Champion →
trainer	Mickey Goldmill →

Referenced by (47)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Adrian Balboa → Adrian Pennino → Robert Balboa Jr. → Rocky Balboa →	appearsIn
Creed II → Rocky Balboa (2006 film) → Rocky IV →	character
Burt Young → Chartoff-Winkler Productions → Irwin Winkler →	notableWork
"Pretty" Ricky Conlan ("Rocky Balboa (as trainer of Adonis Creed)") → Thunderlips →	hasOpponent
Adonis Creed → Tommy Gunn →	mentor
Apollo Creed → Mickey Goldmill →	mentorOf
Apollo Creed → Tommy Gunn →	rivalOf
Bianca →	appearsAlongside
Gonna Fly Now →	associatedWith
Creed II (film score) →	associatedWithCharacter
Adrian Balboa →	deathBeforeEventsOf
Clubber Lang →	defeats
Clubber Lang →	defeatsForTitle
Ivan Drago →	enemyOf
Robert Balboa Jr. →	father
Apollo Creed →	fights
Apollo Creed →	friendOf
Rocky film series →	hasPart
Chartoff-Winkler Productions →	hasProduced
Adrian Balboa →	lastAppearance
Clubber Lang →	losesTitleTo
Clubber Lang →	losesTo
Adrian Pennino →	loveInterestOf
Rocky IV →	mainCharacter
Robert Balboa Jr. ("Rocky Jr.") →	nickname
Ivan Drago →	opponent
Seargeoh Stallone ("Rocky Balboa Jr.") →	portrayed
Tommy Gunn →	protégéOf
Clubber Lang →	rival
Adrian Balboa →	spouse
Adrian Pennino →	spouseOf
Rocky Balboa (2006 film) →	starsSylvesterStalloneAs
Adrian Pennino →	supportsCareerOf
Tommy Gunn →	trainer
Apollo Creed →	trainerOf
Mickey Goldmill →	trains