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Ivan Drago is an Olympic gold medalist [2] and a boxing champion from the Soviet Union, who had an amateur record of 100–0–0 wins (100 KO). Drago is carefully fitted and trained to be the consummate fighter. His heart rate and punching power are constantly measured via computers during his workouts. [3]
In 2018, three years after his loss to "Pretty" Ricky Conlan, [a] Adonis "Donnie" Creed, alongside his trainer Rocky Balboa, has won six straight bouts, culminating in a victory over Danny "Stuntman" Wheeler to win the WBC World Heavyweight Championship, and reclaimed his 1967 Ford Mustang which he had lost to Wheeler in a bet.
Apollo Creed first appears in the 1976 Oscar-winning film Rocky as the charismatic, intelligent, and undefeated 33-year-old World Heavyweight Champion.A planned bicentennial fight against number-one contender Mac Lee Green was scheduled for January 1, 1976; however, Green hurt his left hand in training, and other top-ranked contenders were either busy or claimed they didn't have enough time to ...
Drago's trainer comments that American society has become "pathetic and weak" and "antagonistic and violent", which has been likened to a common fascist trope depicting an enemy both weak and strong at the same time. [55] Drago represents the totalitarian regime, demonstrating his power when he topples an arrogant opponent (Creed). [6]
In addition to his role as Ivan Drago in Rocky IV and Creed II, Lundgren also starred in Masters of the Universe and The Punisher movie in 1989, based on the Marvel character that would eventually ...
A new Creed spinoff titled Drago, from screenwriter Robert Lawton, is in development at MGM, we can confirm. When contacted by Deadline, the studio had no comment. Details as to the film’s plot ...
The Creed franchise will continue with a fourth film, while a Drago film, a prequel television series, and various other spin-offs are in development. Rocky , Rocky III , and Creed were nominated for Academy Awards , with the first winning Best Picture , Best Director for Avildsen, and Best Film Editing , and is considered one of the greatest ...
Adonis "Donnie" Creed (born Adonis Johnson) is the fictional protagonist of the Creed trilogy — Creed (2015), Creed II (2018), and Creed III (2023) — the follow-up franchise to the Rocky film series. The character is played by Michael B. Jordan in all three installments.