Rocky/Joe Frazier style.....

Rating: 10/10 (18 October 2006)

I watched some old Ali fights this summer. Of interest were the Ali/Frazier fights. To me, these seemed to be the model for the Rocky fight scenes (although I did see a different reference on this site). Ali (Creed) had finesse and showmanship, while Frazier (Rocky) was a bruiser. Frazier would take whatever Ali threw, and keep coming. And Frazier was a Philadelphia hometown boy (with cameo in the movie). Definitely worth a look at the Ali/Frazier fights, just to give some perspective.
I saw Rocky on the big screen when it was released, and I was 10 years old. To this day, that is still my favorite movie. I just returned home from a business trip to Philadelphia (my first visit). Using a GPS-navi system, and some addresses given in another website, I was able to visit some of the film's locations (Rocky's apartment building, the gym, the pet store, the Art Museum steps, and Pat's Steaks (where Gazzo gives Rocky some money for training expenses). Smiling like a 10 year old at the carnival, all over again.