Quote Originally Posted by Master View Post
Rocky looks poor in that contest and Charles was a fantastic boxer.
Yes Rocky was getting nailed with straight right hands to the heart and rights to the chin. And he was missing punches by a mile. Throwing like a demon but missing most. Never stops throwing. All power shots. He looked amateurish and awkward.

But by the 9th he started finding the target 🎯. And Charles' face started swelling up like a balloon. Then his conditioning carried him from 11 to 15 and he took control of the fading Charles, clobbering and clubbing him.