I would have prefered someone unknown as well....or a historical fighter like Bernard Hopkins but then B-Hop and Rocky Balboa are so similar in their humility their ability to achieve over long odds and ......their (cough) longevity


A good young/new actor would have been great for the movie....50 Cent anyone

Apollo Creed was supposed to be played by Earnie "The Acorn" Shavers but he broke Sly's ribs in sparring


But also one must remember Sly is like 5'2 and hell he weighed 154 in Rocky 4