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Father Creed Could Have Definitely Beaten Father Drago in Rocky 4. Here’s why…

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If Creed was properly prepared for the Drago fight in Rocky 4 could he had beaten Drago?

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By Helen Martin It has been 33 years since the death of father Creed; A man filled with charisma, exuberance, fight, good heart, determination and will. His skill was paramount; a man that beat Rocky Balboa twice [Including the fight at the end of Rocky 3]. If only father Creed properly prepared for the Drago fight he would have most likely beaten father Drago and/or perhaps still be alive today.
C r e e d d i e d w i t h a p r o f e s s i o n a l r e c o r d o f 4 9 w i n s 2 l o s s e s . H e w a s a p h e n o m e n a l f i g h t e r , n i c k n a m e d “ T h e D a n c i n g D e s t r o y e r ” a n d “ T h e K i n g o f S t i n g ” w h o r e i g n e d a s c h a m p i o n u n t i l R o c k y d e f e a t e d h i m i n 1 9 7 6 . C r e e d f o u g h t p r o f e s s i o n a l l y f r o m t h e d a t e s o f 1 9 6 8 – 1 9 7 6 a n d t h e n a g a i n i n 1 9 8 5 t o f i g h t D r a g o . C r e e d r e t i r e d a f t e r t h e t i t l e f i g h t a g a i n s t R o c k y i n 1 9 7 6 . H e w o u l d b e c o m e a g r e a t f r i e n d a n d t r a i n e r t o R o c k y t h a t w o u l d a l l o w t h e “ I t a l i a n S t a l l i o n ” t o b e a t “ T h e S o u t h s i d e S l u g g e r ” , C l u b b e r L a n g i n R o c k y 3 .
T h e D r a g o f i g h t d i d n ’ t p a n o u t a s C r e e d p l a n n e d . D r a g o w a s a n a m a t e u r f i g h t e r w i t h a n e g o t h a t h e w a s a m a c h i n e w i t h t h e m o s t p o w e r f u l p u n c h i n t h e w o r l d . N i c k n a m e d , “ T h e S i b e r i a n B u l l ” a n d “ D e a t h f r o m A b o v e ” , D r a g o h a d i n t e n t i o n s t o w i n a n d d e s t r o y d e s p i t e t h e i n t e n t i o n s o f t h e f i g h t w h i c h w a s t o e n t e r t a i n , r a i s e m o n e y w h i l e t h e f i g h t e r s r e m a i n f r i e n d l y a n d p l a y t o t h e c r o w d ’ s e n j o y m e n t . T h i s f i g h t d i d n ’ t m a t t e r t o n e i t h e r i n t h e i r w i n a n d l o s s c o l u m n s .
C r e e d e n t e r e d p l a y f u l l y , r e l a x e d , f r i e n d l y w i t h n o i n t e n t i o n s o n r e c e i v i n g s e r i o u s m u r d e r o u s b l o w s f r o m h i s o p p o n e n t . A s y o u c o u l d s e e , C r e e d w a s n ’ t p r e p a r e d f o r w h a t h e w a s g e t t i n g h i m s e l f i n t o . I f h e h a d k n o w n t h a t D r a g o w a s g o n n a f i g h t l i k e t h e m a t c h r e a l l y m a t t e r e d , h e w o u l d h a v e t r a i n e d h a r d e r a n d h a d a d i f f e r e n t m i n d - s e t . I f y o u a s k m e , I w o u l d s a y t h a t D r a g o w a s t h e w e a k e r f i g h t e r a n d h e c h e a t e d C r e e d , a s h e p r e p a r e d t o d e s t r o y C r e e d d u r i n g h i s t r a i n i n g r e g i m e w h i l e C r e e d t r a i n e d t o e n g a g e t h e c r o w d a n d n o t t o t r a d e d e a t h - c r u s h i n g b l o w s w i t h h i s o p p o n e n t .
H e c a m e i n t o t h e C r e e d f i g h t a s a n a m a t e u r . H e c a m e i n w i t h 1 4 k n o c k o u t s i n 1 4 f i g h t s , b u t w h o d i d h e r e a l l y f i g h t ? T h e o n l y “ R e a l ” f i g h t a g a i n s t a s o m e b o d y w e k n o w a b o u t i s w i t h R o c k y a n d t h a t o n e f i g h t h e l o s e s . N o t t o d i s c r e d i t e d D r a g o , a s h e c a n p u n c h 1 8 5 0 p s i — w h e n t h e a v e r a g e b o x e r p u n c h e s 7 0 0 p s i — b u t b a s e d o n h i s h i s t o r y , w e c a n n o t h o n e s t l y s a y t h a t h e w a s a g r e a t f i g h t e r , j u s t a d i f f e r e n t f i g h t e r t h a t t h e w o r l d h a s n e v e r s e e n - b a s e d o n h i s m a c h i n e l i k e a p p e a r a n c e , c o l d a t t i t u d e a n d u n r e a l i s t i c p o w e r f u l b l o w s .
H e t o o k R o c k y f o r a r i d e w i t h t h o s e p o w e r f u l b l o w s , s e n d i n g h i m t o t h e c a n v a s n u m e r o u s t i m e s . R o c k y h a d n e v e r t a k e n s u c h p o w e r f u l p u n c h e s t o t h e h e a d i n h i s c a r e e r , b u t t h a t d e t e r m i n a t i o n a n d v e n g e a n c e d e v e l o p e d a f t e r t h e d e a t h o f h i s f r i e n d C r e e d k e p t h i m i n t h e f i g h t , a l o n g w i t h h i s s k i l l - s e t a c c u m u l a t e d o v e r t h e y e a r s .   T h e f i g h t w a s a h u g e m o n e y - m a k i n g f i g h t , d e f i n i t e l y a f i g h t w o r t h s e e i n g . I t t u r n e d o u t b e t t e r t h a n g r e a t a n d t h e r e s u l t s t u r n e d o u t a s i t s h o u l d ’ v e , t h e I t a l i a n S t a l l i o n a s t h e v i c t o r !
I f f a t h e r C r e e d h a d a n o t h e r c h a n c e a t a f i g h t a g a i n s t D r a g o , h e w o u l d d e f i n i t e l y h a d t a k e n i t . W i t h h i s s k i l l - s e t a n d e x p e r i e n c e a t t a c h e d t o h i s p r e p a r a t i o n o f t h e f i g h t , D r a g o w o u l d ’ v e s t o o d a c h a n c e . R . I . P f a t h e r C r e e d , y o u r s o n w i l l a v e n g e y o u . D r a g o i s s t i l l a l i v e a n d y o u r s o n w i l l f i g h t h i s s o n a n d h o p e f u l l y m e e t t h e m a n t h a t t o o k y o u r i m p a c t f u l l i f e . H e w a s a c h e a t a n d t h e w o r l d w i t n e s s e d i t o n t h a t d a y o f t h e e x h i b i t i o n f i g h t .
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  • 1. By Helen Martin It has been 33 years since the death of father Creed; A man filled with charisma, exuberance, fight, good heart, determination and will. His skill was paramount; a man that beat Rocky Balboa twice [Including the fight at the end of Rocky 3]. If only father Creed properly prepared for the Drago fight he would have most likely beaten father Drago and/or perhaps still be alive today.
  • 2. C r e e d d i e d w i t h a p r o f e s s i o n a l r e c o r d o f 4 9 w i n s 2 l o s s e s . H e w a s a p h e n o m e n a l f i g h t e r , n i c k n a m e d “ T h e D a n c i n g D e s t r o y e r ” a n d “ T h e K i n g o f S t i n g ” w h o r e i g n e d a s c h a m p i o n u n t i l R o c k y d e f e a t e d h i m i n 1 9 7 6 . C r e e d f o u g h t p r o f e s s i o n a l l y f r o m t h e d a t e s o f 1 9 6 8 – 1 9 7 6 a n d t h e n a g a i n i n 1 9 8 5 t o f i g h t D r a g o . C r e e d r e t i r e d a f t e r t h e t i t l e f i g h t a g a i n s t R o c k y i n 1 9 7 6 . H e w o u l d b e c o m e a g r e a t f r i e n d a n d t r a i n e r t o R o c k y t h a t w o u l d a l l o w t h e “ I t a l i a n S t a l l i o n ” t o b e a t “ T h e S o u t h s i d e S l u g g e r ” , C l u b b e r L a n g i n R o c k y 3 .
  • 3. T h e D r a g o f i g h t d i d n ’ t p a n o u t a s C r e e d p l a n n e d . D r a g o w a s a n a m a t e u r f i g h t e r w i t h a n e g o t h a t h e w a s a m a c h i n e w i t h t h e m o s t p o w e r f u l p u n c h i n t h e w o r l d . N i c k n a m e d , “ T h e S i b e r i a n B u l l ” a n d “ D e a t h f r o m A b o v e ” , D r a g o h a d i n t e n t i o n s t o w i n a n d d e s t r o y d e s p i t e t h e i n t e n t i o n s o f t h e f i g h t w h i c h w a s t o e n t e r t a i n , r a i s e m o n e y w h i l e t h e f i g h t e r s r e m a i n f r i e n d l y a n d p l a y t o t h e c r o w d ’ s e n j o y m e n t . T h i s f i g h t d i d n ’ t m a t t e r t o n e i t h e r i n t h e i r w i n a n d l o s s c o l u m n s .
  • 4. C r e e d e n t e r e d p l a y f u l l y , r e l a x e d , f r i e n d l y w i t h n o i n t e n t i o n s o n r e c e i v i n g s e r i o u s m u r d e r o u s b l o w s f r o m h i s o p p o n e n t . A s y o u c o u l d s e e , C r e e d w a s n ’ t p r e p a r e d f o r w h a t h e w a s g e t t i n g h i m s e l f i n t o . I f h e h a d k n o w n t h a t D r a g o w a s g o n n a f i g h t l i k e t h e m a t c h r e a l l y m a t t e r e d , h e w o u l d h a v e t r a i n e d h a r d e r a n d h a d a d i f f e r e n t m i n d - s e t . I f y o u a s k m e , I w o u l d s a y t h a t D r a g o w a s t h e w e a k e r f i g h t e r a n d h e c h e a t e d C r e e d , a s h e p r e p a r e d t o d e s t r o y C r e e d d u r i n g h i s t r a i n i n g r e g i m e w h i l e C r e e d t r a i n e d t o e n g a g e t h e c r o w d a n d n o t t o t r a d e d e a t h - c r u s h i n g b l o w s w i t h h i s o p p o n e n t .
  • 5. H e c a m e i n t o t h e C r e e d f i g h t a s a n a m a t e u r . H e c a m e i n w i t h 1 4 k n o c k o u t s i n 1 4 f i g h t s , b u t w h o d i d h e r e a l l y f i g h t ? T h e o n l y “ R e a l ” f i g h t a g a i n s t a s o m e b o d y w e k n o w a b o u t i s w i t h R o c k y a n d t h a t o n e f i g h t h e l o s e s . N o t t o d i s c r e d i t e d D r a g o , a s h e c a n p u n c h 1 8 5 0 p s i — w h e n t h e a v e r a g e b o x e r p u n c h e s 7 0 0 p s i — b u t b a s e d o n h i s h i s t o r y , w e c a n n o t h o n e s t l y s a y t h a t h e w a s a g r e a t f i g h t e r , j u s t a d i f f e r e n t f i g h t e r t h a t t h e w o r l d h a s n e v e r s e e n - b a s e d o n h i s m a c h i n e l i k e a p p e a r a n c e , c o l d a t t i t u d e a n d u n r e a l i s t i c p o w e r f u l b l o w s .
  • 6. H e t o o k R o c k y f o r a r i d e w i t h t h o s e p o w e r f u l b l o w s , s e n d i n g h i m t o t h e c a n v a s n u m e r o u s t i m e s . R o c k y h a d n e v e r t a k e n s u c h p o w e r f u l p u n c h e s t o t h e h e a d i n h i s c a r e e r , b u t t h a t d e t e r m i n a t i o n a n d v e n g e a n c e d e v e l o p e d a f t e r t h e d e a t h o f h i s f r i e n d C r e e d k e p t h i m i n t h e f i g h t , a l o n g w i t h h i s s k i l l - s e t a c c u m u l a t e d o v e r t h e y e a r s .   T h e f i g h t w a s a h u g e m o n e y - m a k i n g f i g h t , d e f i n i t e l y a f i g h t w o r t h s e e i n g . I t t u r n e d o u t b e t t e r t h a n g r e a t a n d t h e r e s u l t s t u r n e d o u t a s i t s h o u l d ’ v e , t h e I t a l i a n S t a l l i o n a s t h e v i c t o r !
  • 7. I f f a t h e r C r e e d h a d a n o t h e r c h a n c e a t a f i g h t a g a i n s t D r a g o , h e w o u l d d e f i n i t e l y h a d t a k e n i t . W i t h h i s s k i l l - s e t a n d e x p e r i e n c e a t t a c h e d t o h i s p r e p a r a t i o n o f t h e f i g h t , D r a g o w o u l d ’ v e s t o o d a c h a n c e . R . I . P f a t h e r C r e e d , y o u r s o n w i l l a v e n g e y o u . D r a g o i s s t i l l a l i v e a n d y o u r s o n w i l l f i g h t h i s s o n a n d h o p e f u l l y m e e t t h e m a n t h a t t o o k y o u r i m p a c t f u l l i f e . H e w a s a c h e a t a n d t h e w o r l d w i t n e s s e d i t o n t h a t d a y o f t h e e x h i b i t i o n f i g h t .
  • 8. Creed 2 hits theaters on Thanksgiving Day!