Rocky Balboa - When was his peak?

[Primo Carnera]

I respectfully disagree with both of you. I believe Rocky's peak was when he beat Apollo in Rocky 2. Mickey trained him to be at his best ever and he was a fighting machine who would not be denied. Rocky had the eye of the tiger, he was hungry and wanted it for his wife and new born child.

Rocky beat a fully motivated, great champion in Apollo Creed. He would not be denied.

That Rocky would have beaten a prime Muhammed Ali and Joe Louis that night.

Yeah, he was amazing , and it was a close call. But when he came back after getting it wrong against Lang in the first fight , he improved his “all round game”. It’s almost like Tyson Fury’s comeback.
1. He won it all and then lost dedication.
2. He had to beat somebody that some people perceived as the hardest hitter of all time.
3. He had to add something to his game because what he had wasn’t enough.
4. He regained the eye of the tiger. That’s why Survivor sang about it in Rocky 3 !