"Rocky" vs. "Creed" Trivia Quiz

Answer: Creed

The main antagonist in the first film of the "Creed" franchise was "Pretty" Ricky Conlan as played by Tony Bellew. Conlan was scheduled for a title fight but was sentenced to prison for weapon possession charges. He had one last super fight before his sentencing which was against Adonis Creed as a last minute underdog replacement fighter.

Answer: Creed

"Creed" began with Adonis showing up to a training gym and getting turned down by his father's trainer. Adonis challenges every man in the gym and Danny Wheeler steps into the ring and takes him on and knocks Creed down. In "Creed 2", the climax of the film comes when Wheeler, then the WBC Heavyweight champion, takes on Adonis for a sanctioned title fight. Wheeler was portrayed by professional boxer Andre Ward.

Answer: Rocky

"Rocky IV" saw its climactic fight take place in Russia. The American champion, Rocky Balboa, was taking on the Russian heavyweight, Ivan Vasilyevich (Petrovitch) Drago. Balboa trained old school for the fight and Drago was trained with the most hi-tech training methods at the time. Actor Dolph Lundgren played the role of Drago.

Answer: Rocky

In 2006, we got the movie "Rocky Balboa" which some fans like to call "Rocky VI". Mason "The Line" Dixon was a heavyweight champion with an undefeated record but many considered somewhat of a fraud for never fighting the best opponents. Rocky comes out of retirement to take on Dixon, who was played by former professional boxer Antonio Tarver.

Answer: Creed

Viktor Ivanovich (Ivanovych) Drago was the son of Ivan Drago, Rocky's opponent in the fourth movie of the franchise. In that film, Drago killed Apollo Creed in the ring. In the "Creed" franchise, Viktor challenge Apollo to a fight. Drago dominated the fight but lost on a technicality.

They scheduled a rematch and Creed won the fight by technical knockout. Viktor was played by Florian Munteanu.

Answer: Rocky

One of the most memorable opponents in the "Rocky" franchise was Clubber Lang played by former bouncer turned actor, Mr. T. Nicknamed the "Southside Slugger", Lang was a heavyweight champion boxer who took on Rocky Balboa in "Rocky 3". That's the movie that featured Survivor's hit song, "Eye of the Tiger".

Answer: Rocky

Sylvester Stallone is the leading actor in the "Rocky" franchise but it's clear that Apollo Creed, played by Carl Weathers, is the second most important fighter in the franchise. He's the main antagonist in the first two "Rocky" films. "Rocky IV" revolves around Creed's death and the "Creed" franchise is based on Apollo's son, Adonis.

Answer: Creed

Leo was played by Gabriel Rosado in 2015's "Creed". He was a boxer who trained at the same Philadelphia gym as Adonis Creed. Leo was being trained by his father Pete Sporino and Adonis was trained by Rocky Balboa. The trainers agreed their two boxers should meet in the ring. Creed won with a second round knockout.

Answer: Creed

Damian Anderson was a childhood friend of Adonis Creed and was a Golden Gloves champion and won the heavyweight title in his debut professional fight. In 2023 in "Creed 3", Damian's first title defense was offered to his reconciled friend, Adonis. The fight was called the "Battle For Los Angeles". The fight went twelve rounds and Adonis won. Anderson was played by Jonathan Majors.

Answer: Rocky

In the original "Rocky", Spider Rico was Rocky's first opponent seen on screen. The Philadelphia-area fighter was Argentinian and lost to Balboa in an unheralded club match. After the fight, we found out that Rocky earned only $48 after deductions and Spider won just $16. Pedro Lovell played the role of Spider Rico.