After watching Rocky IV a billion times, I've never took in this question...

[Bryan Danielson]

Rocky was gonna lose a friend regardless..... cuz if he's stopped the fight..... Knowing Apollo's pride he'd probably never talk to Rocky again and this later challenge Drago sometime later and die anyway. This time Rock not being in his corner since he beefing with Rock.

No matter what, Apollo probably was always gonna die

Martha

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

...its a movie, fight would have been stopped. On the other hand, he should have thrown in the fukking towel. Apollo pride got him killed. This goes back to rocky 2 when duke warned him about fukking with rocky and that he needed to "let it go"



Watch how Apollo blows away Dukes warning smh.

Gotdamn Tony Burton was a damn fine actor!!!

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

hold up..did rocky dedicate his win against drago to Apollo?

 

[Geek Nasty]

...its a movie, fight would have been stopped. On the other hand, he should have thrown in the fukking towel. Apollo pride got him killed. This goes back to rocky 2 when duke warned him about fukking with rocky and that he needed to "let it go"



Watch how Apollo blows away Dukes warning smh.

Every black man with power needs an advisor like that. Someone to tell you the unvarnished truth, not dudes who want to use your money to keep hitting up the clubs

 

[Sunalmighty]

Rocky was wrong for this shyt. As a friend he should've done what was best for him and throw 'the damn towel'. Its like getting into a argument with your drunk friend who wants to drive home. He might cuss you up and down, swear he sober and good to drive; but there is nothing wrong with taking his keys. After awhile cooler heads will prevail and he'll thank you later.

suprised it didnt come up in Creed how Rocky's negligence lead to the death & abandonment issues Adonis[/QUOTE]
It did come up in Creed. Remember Adonis told rocky, "YOU got my family killed"

 

[Emoryal]

Apollo was suicidal

 

[zayk35]

Apollo was suicidal

CTE??

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

Apollo was suicidal

he was bored in retirement..

 

[FLATOP]

You think "no matter what" includes me dying breh

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

rocky was a cheating cat..

 

[EA]

Definitely should have stopped the fight. Those haymakers that Drago was landing were

As a friend, you shouldn’t wanna see your boy go through that, regardless of how much he’ll resent you for stopping the fight.

 

[Sypress]

he had a whole corner of people who couldve thrown in the towel but didnt

theyre all to blame

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

balboa deflecting huh?

 

[Ziggiy]

Reminds me of when Frazier’s guy threw the towel in the Thrilla In Manila.

They say Frazier NEVER spoke to him again

 

[obarth]

Apollo's a grown ass man, dawg, word to Cedric the Entertainer. nikka never heeded good counsel. If Rocky had thrown in the towel, Rocky also probably never has the motivation to fight Drago. Once he recovers from his ass whooping, Apollo's dumbass would probably challenge Drago to a rematch and if permanent damage wasn't done in the first match, it'd sure as hell happen in the second boutIf Apollo was the type to not let ego and stubbornness control him, he never fights Rocky a second time and there's no series