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by Ray AP19 on February 28th, 2007

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In fights from the Rocky series, neither boxer puts his hands up to guard his face very often and the head is the target 98% of the time, it seems. Each scene is just both fighters exchanging unblocked combos to the head. How plausible/realistic is this?

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  • by CannedHam on February 28th, 2007

    CannedHam

    Not at all.

    Movie boxing requires behavior that would get your bell rung in a real bout. You gotta keep the camera angles clear so they can capture the faces and that means keeping your guard down.

    Head combos are exciting to film and watch, so you'll see more of those in a boxing film.

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  • by TheKnife V2.1 - Grandiose and Obnoxious on February 28th, 2007

    TheKnife V2.1 - Grandiose and Obnoxious

    It is totally unrealistic... when Rocky fights Dolph Lundgren's character (I forget his name and which film it was in but all the fans will know what I am talking about!) then Rocky ends up on the canvas several times before storming back from being virtually dead to win. In a real boxing match the referee would have stepped in to stop the fight before the bell had rung to end the first round because Rocky was unable to defend himself properly and fighter safety is the first priority of a boxing referee. To be honest, the fights in the Rocky movies hardly even resemble boxing.

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  • by Elodie on February 28th, 2007

    Elodie

    I don't care about how plausible they are...
    Those films are 80s cult movies and I'll always love them!!!!

    However, I reckon that with pushes like these, you'd probable end up brain damaged!!!

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  • by Someguy on June 1st, 2009

    Someguy

    Was Rocky a boxing documentary or a movie for entertainment?

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  • by zwatcher on June 1st, 2009

    zwatcher

    what's the point of making a movie to save your career if you cover your face during the fight scenes?

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  • by CousinVinny on February 28th, 2007

    CousinVinny

    Yo, Adrian. This is not exactly what I would call a “best practice”.

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