Rocky V
Tommy “ The Machine ” Gunn oppose his way to the top of the boxing world inRocky V , having racked up an telling record in his short career . play by the deluxe - nephew of John Wayne and real - living professional boxer Tommy Morrison , the case served as the main resister of the fifth installment in theRockyseries . That also hold him the 2d - to - last opponent faced by Rocky ( Sylvester Stallone ) in the movies .
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His book was impressive even so . Overall , Tommy Gunn had a boxing record of 23 - 0 - 0 in theRockyfranchise . That of course includes his profits over Union Cane ( Mike Williams ) for the championship but does n’t matter hisloss to Rockyat the end of the film . mislay to Stallone ’s character in a street fight may have stained his report , but it did n’t have any effect on his fight record . After all , the fight with Rocky was n’t an prescribed packing equal . For this reason , Tommy is technically consider undefeated in - canon .
His 23 - 0 - 0 record is a reflection of how brief his career was . His downfall occurred just as quickly as his upgrade . He smeared the competition throughout the timeframe ofRocky Vbut was ultimately bring down by his own mistakes and ambition . As for what encounter to him after that , Tommy ’s fate has n’t been discussed on - screen . WithRocky Vbeing a picture show that even Stallone himself has admit to dislike , it ’s not surprising that the enfranchisement does n’t often revisit its result and case , includingMorrison ’s Tommy Gunn .
However , Stallone revealed what he intend materialise to Tommy Gunn after the movie , say ina 2010 interviewthat he believed the boxer “ succumb to a life of a middling hero ” and eventually became a “ 2d charge per unit wrestler . ” What this indicates is that his post - Rocky Vboxing record may no longer be sodding . It could be that Tommy did fight professionally again after the moving picture , but was n’t capable to repeat his success . Having lease a “ second-rate ” turn , Tommy “ The Machine ” Gunn seemingly fade into obscurity , and degenerate into – as Stallone called him – Tommy “ Boom Boom ” Gunn .
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