It's Hollywood, so don't expect realism

Rating: 6/10 (17 October 2018)

Call me a scrooge if you like, but As fight scenes go in movies this one is pretty lame and unrealistic to a fault. Scenes which cost it a few stars and made me laugh (although the stunt scenes are actually pretty good) In the real world this fight would have been stopped at any number of junctures. Most likely is the scene where Creed is knocked out cold for what was easily a 15-20 count (and that was with the slow motion segments, yet he wasn't counted out. No way would he have been allowed to continue. Another scene was when he was hammered numerous times and ended up draped over the top rope, not defending himself. Again, this would have warranted a stoppage. Also, the amount of times the fighters were allowed to wind up and hit one another was astounding. I'm not talking about exchanges, but times when one fighter would basically stand there and allow the other to haul off and swing. Now, I don't mind a little unrealism in film, but scenes like this are way too much for my liking. And the end of the fight? SPOILER!! SPOILER!!! SPOILER!!!
Can you say "ADRIAN?!?!" LOL