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One variation ofRocky Vcould have featured the post - boxing lives of both Balboa and Ivan Drago . Sylvester Stallone scored two major hits in 1985;Rambo : First Blood Part IIandRocky IV . The two sequel are typic of the decade in which they were produced , with both see Stallone ’s heroes go up against Soviet forces , in the ring and on the battlefield . Not only were the movie huge box - office staff hits , but they ’ve also since become iconic in their own right .
Sadly , the subsequent installments of both franchises rise largely disappointing . DespiteRambo IIIbriefly being the most expensive movie ever produced and boast some well - mount setpieces , it suffered from a threadbare fib and vapid characters . Rocky Vsaw the title boxer lose both his wealth and being forced to retire from boxing due to the encroachment his binge with Drago had on his wellness . The sequel rise to be a drab drama that largely fail to link up with audiences , though Stallone would later redeem the series with 2006 ’s heartfeltRocky Balboa .
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Dolph Lundgren also became something of an instant icon as Ivan Drago , and it kick off his long career as an action star . He eventually repay to the role with 2018’sCreed 2 , which revealed his reputation was destroy observe hisRocky IVdefeat . The continuation did a good job humanize the monosyllabic scoundrel , though one guidance Stallone considered forRocky Vwas a dramatic play stick to the post - boxing lives of both Rocky and Drago .
Plot details on this alternateRocky Vare scant , but it purportedly would have seen Drago ’s post - Rocky IVlife running analogue with Rocky ’s . Drago ’s story would have find out him - as was let out inCreed 2- basically outcast follow his frustration . The movie also would have depicted the two boxers mete out with the aftermath of the wrong they both received inRocky IV’smain conflict . This plot line is somewhat similiar to the eventualRocky V , and it ’s likely some of Stallone ’s plan for this alternating version curve up on the final picture show .
It would have been kind of engrossing to see the contrast behind Rocky and Drago ’s post - boxing life , and it sound like Stallone plan a much farinaceous film following the glitz ofRocky IV . It ’s unnamed if the two boxers would have met again during the story though , though it seems likely . It probably worked out for the best this alternateRocky Vdidn’t happen , asCreed 2’suse of Drago made for a richer character arc .
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