Could Apollo Creed have beaten Drago in his prime?

[Silkeyjoe]

I love this thread. Props to the thread starter here. A prime Apollo Creed = A prime Roy Jones Jr...Apollo wins this one easy.

A prime Drago = a price Wlad. At Heavyweight I really only see 1 winner

[walrus]

I disagree, Apollo was overrated. He almost got beat by a no one from Philly.

[justaguy]

I disagree, Apollo was overrated. He almost got beat by a no one from Philly.

Yes, but was that PRIME Creed? I don't know. That was post success Holywood Creed. Same thing happened to Rocky in Rocky III after he beat Creed. He didn't have the Eye of the Tiger anymore.

[justaguy]

In answer to the question, the man of a thousand nicknames over the 'roided Roosky all day every day.

Drago was strong, but Creed in his prime was faster and craftier than Rocky was with far quicker hands. He would have stung Drago intially while Drago tried to 'break him'.

In fact, if the referee would have done his job, I don't know that Drago beats Creed anyway. The referee should have been banned for life from the sport after allowing a boxer to pick up a guy, throw him in the corner, and keep swinging. There is no excuse for that.

[Britkid]

In answer to the question, the man of a thousand nicknames over the 'roided Roosky all day every day.

Drago was strong, but Creed in his prime was faster and craftier than Rocky was with far quicker hands. He would have stung Drago intially while Drago tried to 'break him'.

In fact, if the referee would have done his job, I don't know that Drago beats Creed anyway. The referee should have been banned for life from the sport after allowing a boxer to pick up a guy, throw him in the corner, and keep swinging. There is no excuse for that.

Also Creed had excellent power too. He left us with career numbers of 48-1 (47)

[Jerry Rice]

In answer to the question, the man of a thousand nicknames over the 'roided Roosky all day every day.

Drago was strong, but Creed in his prime was faster and craftier than Rocky was with far quicker hands. He would have stung Drago intially while Drago tried to 'break him'.

In fact, if the referee would have done his job, I don't know that Drago beats Creed anyway. The referee should have been banned for life from the sport after allowing a boxer to pick up a guy, throw him in the corner, and keep swinging. There is no excuse for that.

Also Creed had excellent power too. He left us with career numbers of 48-1 (47)

He ducked Lang, and he was literally murdered by Drago.

[bradlee180]

Apollo never ducked Clubber Lang, you guys better lay off the crackpipe.

[Britkid]

In answer to the question, the man of a thousand nicknames over the 'roided Roosky all day every day.

Drago was strong, but Creed in his prime was faster and craftier than Rocky was with far quicker hands. He would have stung Drago intially while Drago tried to 'break him'.

In fact, if the referee would have done his job, I don't know that Drago beats Creed anyway. The referee should have been banned for life from the sport after allowing a boxer to pick up a guy, throw him in the corner, and keep swinging. There is no excuse for that.

Also Creed had excellent power too. He left us with career numbers of 48-1 (47)

He ducked Lang, and he was literally murdered by Drago.

He was figuratively murdered by Drago in the ring, and died of his injuries. And I suspect Mr I Drago of 17 Red Square, Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union has a lawyer that will sue your ass, if you suggest anything other than a tragic accident occurred that night.

The then Soviet team did not realize what a 'exhibition' was. The fans should of been 'treated' to ten rounds of boxing with Creed being allowed to exhibit his showboating skills, which surely was what most fans paid for.

Once again boxing fans being forgotten about, let down and short changed, the ring walks lasting longer than the exhibition. When will the promoters ever learn!

[walrus]

I disagree, Apollo was overrated. He almost got beat by a no one from Philly.

Yes, but was that PRIME Creed? I don't know. That was post success Holywood Creed. Same thing happened to Rocky in Rocky III after he beat Creed. He didn't have the Eye of the Tiger anymore.

nice, I was looking to use the eye of the tiger line but nothing came to me