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“Look What They Have Done to Him, Poor Guy”: Sylvester Stallone Remained Brutally Honest With Ivan Drago Actor While Revisiting Their Iconic Rocky IV Fight

Published 01/04/2023, 7:20 AM EST

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Sylvester Stallone is among those Hollywood actors who took the sports-fiction drama to a whole new level and the Rocky franchise is one of his best creations. In the movie Rocky 4 actor Dolph Lundgren, played the role of Ivan Drago, Stallone’s main opponent. He still gives the same vibes to the fans till today. However, an old video has resurfaced again on the internet, where the actors discussed the final fight in the movie. In the video, Sylvester Stallone discussed the iconic last fight of the movie.

Rocky 4 created a huge craze at that time and still, it lives in every fan’s heart. But the major attraction of the movie was the last scene of the movie where both fighters were bloodied and Rocky Balboa won the match.

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What happened in the last fight of the movie Rocky 4?

Rocky 4, was released on 27th November 1985 and was a huge success.  The moment that lives on in fans minds of course is the last fight.

In this scene when the two fighters touched their gloves, Drago says, “I must break you.” Drago was like a mountain in front of Rocky. In the first round of the fight, Rocky was on the verge of a KO, however, he managed to avert that. Balboa in the scene makes a last ditch effort at a comeback which finally succeeds. And in the end, Rocky saus, “If I can change and you can change, everybody can change.”

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Sylvester Stallone and Dolph Lundgren cherished the memories

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Both actors again cherished the memories during that interview on the video. They also praised each other’s looks and also mocked each other.

Stallone said, “We really don’t look this old, As he came up in, he look like a steel structure, It looked like they do to him. Look what they have done to him! Poor guy.” On the reply, Lundgren said, “He is just, We look too good. I just have some words about the famous Russian battle and what you remember.”

Stallone also praised the battle and said, “This is a real battle of wills and it was just very furious and savage.”

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Sylvester Stallone and Dolph Lundgren are very good friends in real life too. Sports movies will come and go but the impact Rocky created on its fans, is perhaps unmatched. What is the best moment of Rocky 4? Please let us know in the comments.

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Soumyajit is a boxing writer at EssentiallySports, an avid fan of combat sports. He completed his graduation in Biology and developed an interest in writing from the initial days. A tech enthusiast with interest in sports, music, finance, crypto, and stocks.
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