The ultimate underdog story and one of the best romances in cinema history.

Rating: 9/10 (10 August 2007)

He was nothing.A club fighter going absolutely no where.He definitely had the talent,but not the heart,not the desire.Then,the impossible happens.He is virtually hand picked by the top of the heap,the heavyweight champion of the world.He is given an out of the blue,once in a lifetime opportunity to fight for it all,with little regard to just how much heart and desire he had deep within him.They would find out,wouldn't they? When we think of underdogs in the cinematic world,the first one we think of is Rocky Balboa.What also is appealing about the film is it's romantic side.Rocky's almost school boy like pursuit of Adrian makes you root for him not just in the ring but outside of it as well.This is not just the best underdog story in cinema history,it's also one of the sweetest love stories as well.