Rocky Balboa
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Sep 17, 2026
Kevin ScampoliHOST
And believe me, if they got that wrong, we would have burned it down.
Kevin ScampoliHOST
There would have been four to ten Rocky Balboas in Geno shirts giving speeches in a row.
Kevin ScampoliHOST
And they listened to a speech, you know.
Kevin ScampoliHOST
We're Balboa-like.
KuntHOST
I loved everything about him.
KuntHOST
He was Rocky Balboa.
RoyHOST
Yeah.
KuntHOST
And I, I didn't really...
Sarah SeyskoogieHOST
And I think we covered Rocky.
Kelly BeckHOST
We did cover Rocky, not Rocky Balboa, Final Boy.
Kelly BeckHOST
Seems weird to call him a boy.
Kelly BeckHOST
Final...
ChrisHOST
So on this week's episode, we will be talking about the boxing classic that is Rocky from 1976.
ChrisHOST
So as a quick synopsis of the movie for anyone who hasn't seen it, Rocky Balboa, played by Sylvester Stallone, is an Italian-American small-time boxer in Philadelphia and Living a pretty moderate life, just making ends meet as best he can, he gets given an opportunity of a lifetime when heavyweight champion Apollo Creed is in need of an opponent at short notice.
ChrisHOST
This is due to his original title challenger being injured and unable to fight.
ChrisHOST
Rocky accepts the fight, and we then follow him on a journey where he's preparing for through sparring sessions in the gym, punching large sides of frozen beef in a meat freezer and his vigorous cardio sessions around the streets of Philadelphia.
ChrisHOST
This all builds to the big showdown between heavyweight champ Apollo Creed and Rocky Balboa.
ChrisHOST
And that's pretty much, obviously, we'll get a little bit into it in terms of the relationships that he builds with his coach and his love life.
ChrisHOST
But, yeah, in terms of the main synopsis, obviously, that's pretty much the bulk of the story is watching him train for this massive opportunity.
CoreyHOST
Yeah, I don't want to give away yet, but yeah, whether or not it lives up to those more modern boxing films, we'll find out.
IdaHOST
And Sal's like, "Hey, cool it, squirt.
IdaHOST
Who do you think you are, Rocky Balboa?" [laughs]
IevaHOST
Yeah, that's fucking dumb.
IevaHOST
It's like if you're gonna try to scare people, they can scare you back.
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IevaHOST
Uh, I forgot what words he used, but I was like, okay, you know what? That's, I, I understand now when he was talking to the younger brother.
IdaHOST
Oh, yeah.
IdaHOST
Like, "Who do you think you are, Rocky, Rocky Balboa?" [laughs]
IevaHOST
Yeah.
GilHOST
And I gotta laugh.
GilHOST
Anytime I hear yo or see yo as, as, as being, someone's being addressed, I cannot not think of Rocky Balboa.
GilHOST
You know, "Yo, Adrian." You know, "Yo," "Yo, Adrian." You know, that sort of a thing.
GilHOST
Uh, anyway, thanks Terry for the very, very quick and, uh, [chuckles] memorable, memorable.
Carter Braxton WorthPANELIST
It's not the market.
Carter Braxton WorthPANELIST
It's, it's the whole Rocky Balboa.
Carter Braxton WorthPANELIST
The guy goes down.
Carter Braxton WorthPANELIST
And guess what? He got back up.
Melissa LeeHOST
Now, now you get it, right?
Tim SeymourPANELIST
Yeah.
Melissa LeeHOST
With the Rocky Balboa.
Melissa LeeHOST
[laughs]
Jake ShieldsHOST
I think we're going to do it.
Jake ShieldsHOST
Anti-Semitic Rockies, how I'm going to pitch it a little.
Jake ShieldsHOST
That, that, It would
Paul MillerGUEST
be,
Gary ParrishHOST
Because Apollo, he doesn't want to fight Rocky again, and Rocky doesn't really want to fight Apollo again.
Gary ParrishHOST
But Apollo can't stand the people talking about, man, Rocky Balboa almost beat you, should have beat you.
Gary ParrishHOST
So he's like, okay, I didn't take it seriously last time, but I will this time.
Gary ParrishHOST
And then, spoiler alert, I'm going to ruin it for you.
JananHOST
Well, he did have a comeback fight not too long ago, but I think he needs something.
JananHOST
A more legitimate fight to show to the world that you know what this is my Rocky Balboa moment this is this is my actual true comeback and the same has to go for Tyson Fury as well so I think both guys are in dire need of this fight.
JananHOST
Who the heck cares where the fight actually happens? Take it to the back streets of freaking, I don't know, Birmingham.
JananHOST
Or I don't know, man.
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