Which version of Rocky Balboa was the best?

[coolhandsteve]

Talking about in the ring

The Rocky who lost to Apollo in 15 rounds (Rocky I)
The Rocky who beat Apollo for the title (Rocky II)
The Rocky who defended the title 10 times before losing it to Clubber (Rocky III)
The Rocky who took on Apollo's style of boxing and beat Clubber for the title (Rocky III)
The Rocky who went to Russia and defeated Drago (Rocky IV)
The Rocky who beat his former protege Tommy Gunn (Rocky V)
The old Rocky who went the distance with Mason "The Line" Dixon (Rocky Balboa)

[JohnnySic]

I would say the original Rocky was the most interesting. No pretenses of passing him off as a "great" boxer like later on. Strictly a brawler trying to earn a living who gets his lucky break.

[Nick Young]

Rocky IV

[DukeDelonte13]

Rocky IV. Def. my favorite rocky. I love the ridiculousness of it.

They need to do a Rocky where he goes to the middle east and he f*cks up some taliban boxer.

[glidedrxlr22]

Rocky 3 who beat Clubber Lang. He had speed, power, agility, and he still wasn't over the hill.

[dunksby]

The one with the Eye of the Tiger theme

[Jailblazers7]

Rocky's brain would have been mush by the 3rd movie if it was accurate. But I have to say Rocky 4 was my favorite. The comparison between Soviet and American training is ****ing hilarious.

[ballinhun8]

Rocky 3 who beat Clubber Lang. He had speed, power, agility, and he still wasn't over the hill.

This.

"Bring your pretty little self,over to my apartment tonight,I'll show you a real man."

[the mesiah]

Lb for lb-Rocky 3, was in his prime and learned to adapt to a tough style to make him unbeatable .
Sealed the legacy-Rocky 4, from the music score to going into enemy territory and "his game 6 shot follow thru hanging" end.
Didn't care for his "washington wizards" hanging on with 5,6..