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Stallone: "' Rocky Six' Was a Bad Move"

By Entertainment News Network Monday, November 27, 2006

HOLLYWOOD - Sylvester Stallone regrets signing up to make a sixth Rocky movie, and wishes he had listened to his wife's protests when he was initially offered the role.
Jennifer Flavin burst into tears when the 60-year-old revealed he would be reprising his role as boxing champ Rocky Balboa, because she was worried about the strain a rigorous training routine would have on him.

And Stallone admits she may have been right. He says, "She was absolutely right. I mean, she was just defending her husband from what actually was a totally crazy idea, but now she likes it."

Stallone was convinced to take the role because the last film was such a disappointment. He adds, "I know Rocky V disappointed a lot of people. I felt the same way about it and that was gnawing away at me every time people said to me they liked the first four but...

"When the option of Rocky VI came up I thought the time was right to do another one, just to make sure it was finished properly. That's just what life is like."
I disagree with the idea Rocky 5 sucked. I thought it showed the truthful side of boxing like the very first movie did. In the first Rocky, it showed that long shots have a chance and the movie was based on the Ali-Wepner fight. Wepner was not a real contender but a journeyman that Ali gave a chance to fight for the title. In number 5 Rocky showed that many champions end up just as broke as before, due to screwing up their finances. I have also heard of fighters getting into it with their trainers and the trainers winning. (I saw it in the golden gloves when I was an amateur boxer in 1983)