Balboa, Rocky

Balboa, Rocky

determined prize fighter takes on impossible dream. [Am. Cinema: Rocky in EB (1978), 552]
See: Determination

Balboa, Rocky

lower-class Philadelphia boxer wins golden opportunity to fight in prize bout. [Am. Cinema: Rocky]
See: Pugilism
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