World Champ Boxer Rates Every 'Rocky' & 'Creed' Movie (w/ Sugar Shane Mosley) | How Real Is It?

Boxing legend "Sugar" Shane Mosley, three-division world champion and boxing hall of famer, rates every "Rocky" and "Creed" movie for realism.
Mosley breaks down the iconic boxing scenes in "Rocky," starring Sylvester Stallone, such as the training montage and the first match between Rocky Balboa and Apollo Creed. He further explains boxing styles and tactics in "Rocky II" and "Rocky III," such as jabs, uppercuts, hooks, and knockout blows. He also looks at other boxing movements, as well as the reality of injuries and safety protocols in boxing matches in "Creed" and "Creed II," starring Michael B. Jordan. Mosley additionally breaks down the most recent installments of the franchises, discussing different weight classes in "Rocky IV"; the real-life boxers in "Creed III," such as José Luis Benavidez Jr.; and the realism of fighting at an older age in "Rocky Balboa." Mosley also references famous fighters throughout the scenes, such as Mike Tyson, Jake Paul, Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, and Andre Ward, and he connects all the scenes to his own experience.
Mosley is a three-division world champion and boxing hall of famer who has been boxing since he was 8 years old. He has held multiple world championships in three weight classes, including the International Boxing Federation lightweight title; the World Boxing Association (WBA) and World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight titles; and the WBA (Super), WBC, and The Ring magazine light middleweight titles. He was also a lineal champion at welterweight and light middleweight. He was inducted to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2020.
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World Champ Boxer Rates Every 'Rocky' & 'Creed' Movie (w/ Sugar Shane Mosley) | How Real Is It?

[@TheBluePhenom]

The way he's brutally honest about a sport he devoted his life to, especially how boxing looks now compared to when he was boxing...definitely didn’t hold any punches back, no pun intended.

[@jobunaga4178]

dude, you can also tell by the way he talks about it that sugar shane LOVES boxing.

[@DannyCosmos]

You knows he cheated and used p.e.ds ? Right ?

[@DannyCosmos]

You knows he cheated and used p.e.ds ? Right ?

[@Dank6964]

@@DannyCosmoshaha and? What does that have to do his love for boxing? Certified hater🤡

[@DannyCosmos]

@@Dank6964 love the sport so much he tarnished and disrespected it?

[@tpop3723]

Dude probably won so many fights from his opponents being fixated on his mesmerizing eyes.

[@blackchang1981]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@GenJuhru]

Shane "Doll Eyes" Mosley

[@stillakilla]

That's gay

[@Joe-lc3sv]

He won fights by cheating lol

[@MegatronRacing237]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@hellfish2309]

Man RIP Carl Weathers looked fantastic in the ring - excellent body language delivering the drama

[@VodkaSoda]

He said that one day, he ran into Muhammad Ali in Beverly Hills and that when Ali saw him he said "Apollo Creed!" and they started air sparring (no contact) each other in the middle of street, in suits😅

[@Richard-Espanol]

​@VodkaSoda that's so cool!! Sounded like Muhammed was a big fan of the movies! How cool would be to say you got to stand in front of the champ for even just a second.

[@hellfish2309]

@@Richard-Espanol Apollo Creed and _Rocky 1_ were based on a bout Ali had against Chuck Wepner: Ali thought it was a just cheesecake pair up, but he slipped/Wepner threw him off balance, and Wepner just kept taking the subsequent punishment; obviously hyped and dramatized for the Rocky character

[@One.Zero.One101]

Carl's punches looked legit. I can usually tell when actors didn't have enough boxing training. Carl's punches were fast and snappy. His footwork was smooth. He probably trains boxing in his personal time. I would be very very surprised if he didn't.

[@YouAintGotNoTegridyBoi]

​@@One.Zero.One101As a boxing coach, Carl 100% trained in boxing. He had some great moves, a true natural at the sweet science.

[@SbcCompany-h1w]

Great insight from one of the greats, but I don't consider the Rocky and Creed movies as purely boxing films. They are more about life and love, focusing on the relationships between Rocky and Adrian and Adonis and Bianca. The boxing elements serve as a metaphor for the financial and personal challenges we face in life.

[@ErnestZDodson]

I understand why they skipped "Rocky V," as it ends with a street fight, but I wish they had devoted more time to "Rocky Balboa." Considering the insights about the training sequence in "Rocky IV," it would have been valuable to hear thoughts on the training in "Rocky Balboa." This film focused more on strength training than fight training, specifically to "build some hurtin' bombs." The reasoning behind this approach would have been interesting to explore from a financial perspective, highlighting strategic investment in targeted areas for maximum impact. Additionally, while "Rocky Balboa" was technically an exhibition match, that's a minor detail in the larger context.

[@ElvisSirinBo]

One lesson I've learnt from billionaires is to always put your money to work, and diversifying your investments. I'm planning to invest about $200k of my savings in stocks this year, and I hope I make profits.

[@BrentJ.Sanchez]

I feel one Of the greatest challenges that we first timers face in the ma rket is that we end up losing all we have, we find it difficult to find ourselves back to our feet. My biggest advice is to always seek the services of a professional just like I did when I ventured into it for the first time. Big thanks to MARGARET ELLEN WHITLOCK. I now make huge profits by weekly through his services while still learning to stand on my own

[@laramyelliott2903]

Isnt that true of most sport centered movies. "Remember the Titans" is not purely a football movie for example because its also about issues like racism

[@3912James]

I agree. Rocky is a representative of people undergoing hardships and overcoming great odds (unemployment, divorce, cancer, drugs, alcoholism, etc.).

[@TC8787-yq7og]

Sugar Shane man, what a fighter he was. When he flattened that cheat Margarito. 🥊

[@richuk69]

Shane was a cheat as well

[@butchstein0671]

@@richuk69 Why?

[@richuk69]

@@butchstein0671 he was busted for PEDs and was named in the BALCO scandal as one of the athletes who used "the clear" an undetectable anabolic steroid. This meant that he could go for 12 rounds without really getting tired

[@profeitbabidi7523]

@@butchstein0671He had more juice in him than tropicana in his rematch with De La Hoya

[@richuk69]

@@butchstein0671 dude was busted on PEDs he was named in the BALCO scandal by Victor Conte if you watch fights during that period he was fighting the same in the 12th round like he did in the 1st he never really looked tired. Those De La Hoya wins look shady now

[@shiringham]

Shane deserves his flowers he fought everybody in a hyper competitive era in boxing.

[@ManvasPachenko]

I've boxed all my life from aged 14 to now 56. 7 years competitively. I'm still in the gym 4-5 days a week. It was after seeing ROCKY III that I wanted to learn to box. Clubber Lang rocks!!! Mr T, threw some amazing hooking punches. Especially considering they weren't making contact. Very skilled. I'm still in love and addicted as much now as I was when I started. I also think, that as long as you're still in love with the sport, you never stop learning. My style has changed many times over the years, as I've become interested in different ways of moving, angles and footwork.

[@TheNeorch]

If you liked footworks go learn Orlando Canizales, Mexican Loma

[@stevemitchell9176]

Great to see honest analysis from Sugar SM. It's good to know that the films are largely realistic, well as realistic as a Hollywood story can be. I wonder how much real boxing training the actors had to put in to achieve he level of fitness and technique to make the films. I learned a lot - top video!

[@em-performance2016]

Shane Mosley gave all to boxing and fought everyone. My favorite fight was when he beat down Margarito, great performance late in his career. When he was at 135 he was amazing, blazing fast and powerful. Unfortunately also took damage from boxing.

[@abizzle100]

Beast at 135! 🥊

[@richuk69]

@@em-performance2016 yeah he gave his all by cheating and putting opponents lives at risk but apart from that he was amazing

[@mariolovo3209]

CTE seems to be getting to him

[@DILFDylF]

It is always depressing to see champions slurring and speaking slowly :/ I hope he's happy and stable

[@MalikEKC]

I wish they gave him other movies outside of the Rocky franchise like Southpaw

[@Marshall_Nair]

Yeah I wish Southpaw was in this too. But that’s the problem isn’t it? It’s ver difficult to pick good movies about boxing (not a boxer) that aren’t in the Rocky franchise or isn’t called Southpaw.

[@erakfishfishfish]

I wonder of he would have any insights into Warrior, or if MMA is a little out of his expertise.

[@Mellow_Yellow13]

Agreed, maybe they can get him back for a pt2

[@CYMotorsport]

Likely don’t have the rights. With a guy like Shane you don’t want any restrictions or distribution issues . Rocky given how much work was done with inside figures getting the rights to show extensive uninterrupted clips was their best bet

[@Ken_Frazer-619]

​@@Marshall_Nair Raging Bull

[@albertozepeda1939]

I respect Sugar Shane Mosley so much and to see him in this video damn near punch drunk, hurts my heart.

[@daaaaabearss]

yeah he sounds a little rough. 😞

[@jonosay854]

Yes!! 😢 Almost made me want to Google him to see if he has a Neurological Disorder or issues with substances

[@gfbmusic]

He's punch drunk.. Gervonta Davis is gonna be just like this. But the worst of all is James Toney.

[@Maximus1715]

​@@gfbmusicmuhamad ali "SAY LESS"

[@thejamnasium6447]

@@gfbmusic there is absolutely no way to know who will end up in what condition. Tommy Hearns is in real bad shape right now. Roberto Duran, who took a shot from Tommy Hearns that would kill most men, among numerous other absolute wars, is totally fine. There is just no way to know who is more susceptible to becoming that way.

[@Erdrick68]

Glad he mentioned Ward-Gatti. What an epic trilogy of fights. 1 and 3 won fight of the year, and 2 only didn’t because it occurred in the same year as 2.

[@JJDBaca]

Sugar doesn't have to mention who he's fought before the video. We know... oh, we know. BEAST. I was REALLY hoping they had Million Dollar Baby as one of the films. Oh well.

[@traver1965]

Great commentary by Sugar Shane. It could be great to see Shane Mosley comment on his own fights. He is really a great boxer

[@sidlives2672]

My favorite boxing movie is When We Were Kings. An amazing movie documenting the Ali Forman fight. Just so well executed and got into the minds of the fighters as well as the commentators.

[@aeovid]

Only ever saw him in the ring. This was really great listening to him speak. Loved hearing his insights.

[@JasonL77]

I think Mr. T should have gotten a Best Supporting Actor nomination at the Oscars for Rocky 3. He was excellent in that movie.

[@spilledketchup]

He is now going to box KZbinr Viking Samurai, crazy scenes.

[@VikingSamurai]

It's going to be amazing!

[@GLrebirth]

Love the analysis by Sugar Shane!

[@ChipBoxingVids]

Man you can definitely notice the punch drunk effects on Shane as time goes on

[@jonosay854]

I stopped watching boxing 20 years ago. I didnt know his son is a pro boxer 💪🏽

[@samueladorno478]

He started late but he's pretty good

[@BruteStrength99]

Definitely a contender

[@judephantom]

I rewatch all the Rocky and Creed films after 1 year of practicing boxing and I saw how unrealistic the fight in the first one is I was like Rocky has no defense at all just waiting for the brain damage and I was waiting confirmation from a real boxer how unrealistic it was so I'm happy when he said 3/10

[@samueladorno478]

Good rating Champ, nice to see you're doing good. One of the 3 to deserve the nickname "Sugar".

[@buraydaw1]

He is very polite.

[@Jayjay-qe6um]

Respect to all boxers.

[@justinelloydsupat4151]

Hi from Philippines 🇵🇭🥊

[@jesusdominguez8220]

Shoutout to Sugar Shane Mosley Lynwood’s very own! 🥊

[@RS-ob1vr]

❤sugar shane . Watched him back in tha day . Great analytics from the movie from a pro.😊

[@reyniercampher3815]

What a great take and explanation by Sugar Shane. 👌

[@Ronnie_G]

They should’ve shown him the one take round from the first creed. That looked like real boxing if you ask me.

[@beandon7227]

I understand his point is that the game has changed amd new age boxers are more defensive minded but I would definitely argue that there are PLENTY of boxers still willing to die on their shield of this great sport

[@MrShoryuken1]

The Drago "training scenes'"lol...no one mention Victor Conte!

[@BruteStrength99]

That was over 20 years ago

[@sergiolares4285]

This man is full of charisma.

[@gfbmusic]

This is the type of buzz i wish to achieve when i enter the pub.

[@coreygarcia952]

Mosley! That’s cool. Dude had a great career.

[@Phinnessed]

damn this makes me look at the rocky & movies differently now. I wish this happened sooner, but glad it happened

[@rustyshackelford5892]

I still remember my first time i ever stepped foot in a gym back in 2006 i saw a picture of de la hoya vs mosley I had no idea who Shane was but you quickly became my favorite fighter thank you champ!

[@howlingbreeze7078]

it was actually Chuck Wepner's fight against Ali that inspired the movie, he was known as the Bayonne bleeder casue of all the punishment he would take in the fights

[@US_Joe]

Right on - glad you mentioned that. Most people wouldn't know this.

[@darealgodzilla]

He won a law-suit against stallone a few years ago and got some cash for his role in creating Rocky

[@louishernandez5003]

I like how he shouted out Ricardo mayorga lol

[@BruteStrength99]

He'd better. Mayorga gave him a war.

[@jugglingbeast]

His eyes are hypnotizing

[@MarkoTiano]

Sugar Shane is the man.

[@leviescott4819]

This is so helpful from a true professional !

[@maddog8001]

Damn I remember watching him fight and I remember my grandpa had some of his gloves cause he trained him when he was a kid and trained his dad

[@User-54631]

I always enjoyed the Rocky movies but as a strategy? Using your face to block punches?

[@samvox994]

Sugar is a warrior. Eloquent as well

[@michaelb1761]

I liked the original Rocky except the fight scenes. Still watched just for Sugar Shane Mosely. When he talked about how fights are stopped now, I thought back to when I was a kid watching fights in the late 70's through mid 80's with my grandfather (a fighter himself). I especially remember the Mancini v. Kim fight where he literally killed Kim. Freddy Roach had some really brutal bloody fights when he was boxing too.

[@l0n3w01f]

Mosley! One of the best!

[@yoinkhaha]

Hoooly smokes Mosley was a phenomenal boxer.

[@DaveTalkin]

My friend who i grew up with played basketball with Shane at some park in Pomona when we were in high school. He said he was one of the most down to earth cool dudes... also said he could straight ball...im in my early 40s now and always been a Mosely fan

[@mcflotty]

Thank for all the years Shane. Loved the video, but loved you as a Champ.

[@a.j.bandido8739]

Sugar Shane Mosely one of my top 3 fighters

[@cabal3747]

I understand why they skipped ROCKY V, since it ends with a street fight, but I wish that they had devoted a bit more time to ROCKY BALBOA. Especially after his connects about the training sequence in ROCKY IV, I would have loved to hear his thoughts about the training in ROCKY BALBOA. That one also was mostly strength training rather than fight training, but for a specific reason "let's build some hurtin' bombs." His thoughts about the reasoning would have been interesting. Also, it WAS an exhibition match in ROCKY BALBOA, but that's a minor quibble.

[@gunsandcommissions]

Sugar Shane is a legend!

[@eharrisark870hogg4]

11:00 1st person I thought about was Zab legs wobbling 😂… Zab gonna be mad when he sees this 😆

[@markanthony1481]

“Everybody has a plan until they get hit the mouth.” Brilliant

[@GerhardGeficky-jg4ok]

Always liked this guy. Great boxer legend

[@FrankGUNstein]

I always felt rocky captured how it feels to be in a boxing bout… not so much the actual boxing or technique but the feeling

[@Combat_HQOfficial]

I'm not gonna lie Shane Mosley has some beautiful eyes..

[@joes-pizza]

Is it just me or does Sugar sound a little punchy?

[@Paul_Davies]

Rocky IV straight up the best Rocky film out of all of them

[@swissbeats2k]

The Directors cut tho!

[@Kallenator13]

Is it really? I watched the first 3 back to back a few months ago and just kinda stopped. I should finish the series tbh

[@desh2769]

@@Kallenator13 I literally just finished watching the 4th one before opening youtube. IMO it's a thinly veiled "F yeah USA" Cold War movie, much like the original Top Gun. Not as bad as no 5, but not as impactful as the first one.

[@StoffelDilligas]

​@@desh2769it may be one of the worst in the series, but it is my favourite. It brings back a good memory of my dad taking me to see it at the cinema with my mate. I was around 10 years old. When Rocky hurt Drago my dad let out a cheer, and a fraction of a second later the whole cinema erupted in cheering. Every time I see that scene, it brings out a tear or two.

[@m.nightshammertime1518]

​@@desh2769you put it perfectly. IV is probably the most popular but it's pretty much just one big montage. The first one is definitely the best.

[@2kkailer]

Умнейший парень, джентельмен в ринге и за его пределами, дрался с лучшими. Боксер с большой буквы. Легенда.💪

[@nicolassanchez2292]

Sugar Shane was a beast!

[@daweilee1986]

The string thing was really used for Rocky Marciano

[@beandon7227]

4:38 is the only part of the video where I disagree with Shane. There are still great fights in boxing that are back and forth action. It's definitely rarer because the reffing and judging style has changed throughout the years, but every year, we get 3-4 Ward vs. Gatti style fights. Nothing compares to that fight in my opinion, because that's my favorite fight ever. But look at Zepeda vs. Baranchyk or Espinoza vs. Rodriguez or Wilder vs. Fury 3 or Inoue vs. Donair 1. All recent fights. All barn burners. I could name more examples in the last 10 years, but the point is that in todays boxing, the fight isn't always stopped prematurely, and there are always still movie worthy fights in boxing happening constantly.

[@terrellsims8041]

Man the first sentence u said I couldn’t understand Shane 😂😂 respect to a legend tho

[@axelstone3131]

At the time in Rocky’s career when Rocky 4 takes place, Rocky himself said he feels he doesn’t need to spar anymore, so he just does drills on the bag and pads with strength/cardio training.

[@tcgtpl]

Great insight from one of the greats, but I don’t consider the Rocky & Creed movies really boxing movies. They’re life & love stories between Rocky & Adrian and Adonis & Bianca with boxing being an allegory to the challenges that life throws at you.

[@ReinventJones]

4:43 Also watch Diego Corrales vs. José Luis Castillo fight, that fight also reminds me of this scene.

[@sleepyswan]

Dude got sum cold eyes

[@jackshepherd8965]

If you want a real life Rocky fight watch Leigh Wood Vs Michael Conlon. Featherweight Contest. Wood is dropped HEAVY in the first round. Looks like he should’ve been knocked out… but gets back up… and then fights back to stop Conlan in the 12th round!! (Wood was losing on all 3 judges’ scorecards and he needed the stoppage to win) You couldn’t get more drama in a movie! But it’s real sport!!

[@LordLOC]

Rocky 2 is my favorite of the original movies but my favorite fight from all the movies is absolutely Rocky vs. Drago. I've only seen Creed 1 and some of Creed 2 so I can't really say which of those movies I like more, or what fight is my favorite but the fight from Creed 3 that I saw in trailers and behind the scenes looked incredibly good.

[@spanishroyalty1254]

No timestamps is crazy.

[@kris8165]

I couldn't understand a lot of words...😅

[@thebrownfilmshow]

Did you show him "Ali" the Will smith/ Michael Mann film?

[@camtheman1942]

Bruh not Sugar Shane having CTE. 😔

[@stargazer2504]

The 2023 movie clips look like AI... F-that! Although the punches in Rocky 3 & 4 sounded like car doors slamming...

[@zaiah9252]

Suggestion: BJJ artist (Brazilian jiu-jitsu) rates how realistic grappling scenes in movies are.

[@thejamnasium6447]

nobody likes grappling when it's in an actual MMA fight let alone a damn movie

[@dennislogan6781]

My two favorite Rocky/Creed films are Rocky 4 and Creed 2. I find the Drago's to be the best cinematic foes to both Rocky and Creed. Drago Senior was great in both.

[@ccptube3468]

This guy is a legend!

[@Fifty8day]

Sugar Shane Mosley is cool looking dude

[@jamesbaggett7223]

Mosley was a beast in his prime

[@helixsol7171]

I think Rocky making it to the top of the stairs is also meant to emphasize his stamina, since that's his main strength. He takes hits, refuses to go down, and if he does go down hs gets right back up.

[@aftercarecarez]

I was taught that if you’re fighting somebody in their legs are spread far that means they’re looking to punch and their footwork is going to be off and if they have a stand that is close together, that means they’re looking to move and they’re not looking to punch as much

[@daweilee1986]

Notice how Rocky went orthodox in the second fight to protect his eye yet every other movie after that he was southpaw again with no eye issue.

[@666SAVAGES]

Just watched half of the video only realized it was posted 2 hours ago now.

[@WhiteLeafMusicCo]

Bloodhounds needs to be examined.. the boxing is insanely accurate!

[@urjnlegend]

4:46 tell that to the Judges in the Haney vs Garcia fight. They let him keep going and going

[@Mike-fj9si]

I hate how he talks but thank God he isn't too bad def one of my favorites of all time

[@skrachamaniacs3878]

Shane was an excellent fighter and his prime but man the damage that it can do to the nerves in your face is evident on his as a fellow fighter. It’s a hazard of the game.

[@Willchannel90]

Big tough athlete.

[@invisibledave]

I had heard of Creed #1 but didn't know there was a Creed #2 and #3.

[@TrungLe-kh4hs]

Next video: Terrorist breaks down bombing scenes in movies

[@johndawhale3197]

lol the terrorist guy in True Lies looks too much like a real terrorist...

[@bigmoney749]

Shane is being veeeeeery generous with his grading here. The Rocky movies, even the newest ones, are all wildly unrealistic with their depictions in the ring. There is basically no defense at all, to the point where neither fighter would make it out of the first round and if, by some paradox, they did go even half the distance, they’d be dead.

[@ALT3REDB3AST]

Shane's worst defeat was divorce court!😢

[@DannyCosmos]

Bruh 😂

[@fizzy6412]

next thing he is going to try to tell me is that punches dont sound like bricks breaking when they land

[@sonyx4500]

Stallone fixed that in the Rocky 4 movie atleast

[@stewartsmalls2024]

Should throw him into some video games and see how he feels. Punch Out, Creed(VR), etcz

[@drone124]

shouldve reviewed Hajime no Ippo that's real boxing 🥊

[@LIMON5390]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍great commentating

[@TheMancunianCandidate]

I had no idea SSM was so obviously punch drunk now. Very sad to see 😢

[@robertosoto3682]

Actually Rocky is based on Chuck Wepner 3:31