Chukzombi
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Rocky didnt get "lazy". shit, he was in much better shape than he ever was in Rocky I and II. what happened to him and was explained in the movie is that Rocky just didnt care anymore about being the champ. he lost focus of what was important as a fighter. when the Rocky statue was unveiled, and Rocky announced at the ceremony that he was retiring, he was moving on with his life. away from boxing. then Clubber calls him out, riles him up by trying to turn his wife into a coalburner, then Rocky loses his shit and wants to fight him. but he's still lost his edge and thats why he lost because Clubber was hungry. Apollo steps in and again explains to Rocky that he needs to get hungry too, train like a poor nog trying to scrape out a living. getting in even better shape was just part of it, Rocky needed to get angry, he needed his fucks back. well he did. he got his fucks and was able to get inside Clubber's head and tire him out so he could lower the boom on him. being hungry is how Rocky went the distance and beat Apollo even though Apollo was in much better shape. Apollo beat Rocky down like a dog and Rocky still kept chugging along.
when Rocky faced Drago, Rocky had to be in the best possible shape he could. he needed every ounce of strength and endurance to take him on. but even then it was still a suicide mission. his only hope was stay away from Drago's huge punches and tire him out. Rocky caught a lucky break and cut Drago. looking at his own blood, it shook Drago's confidence, he no longer felt invincible, he wasnt in fact a machine. so it provided Rocky an opportunity to chop him down little by little like a tree. he won the respect of the russian audience and Drago lost face. he was already beaten at that point. but all this came at a cost. he was still knocking the fuck out of Rocky, Rocky would have died for sure in that fight if he wasnt in such good physical condition. still it took its toll and Rocky was fucked after it. cue Rocky V.
