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Getting Started Contributor Zone ». Edit page. Top Gap. See more gaps ». In the twelfth round, a small portion of the audience began chanting for Rocky, respecting him for his courage and spirit. At the end of the fourteenth round, Nicolai became so furious that he left his seat in the upper deck and personally got to Ivan's corner and started to rant at him for how his performance was weak, to the point where the Soviet's started cheering for Balboa and how Ivan needed to win, or else.
Ivan's temper then snaps, prompting him to grab and hold Nicolai by the neck, and throw him into the audience, exclaiming "I fight for me! FOR ME! Ivan then commences the final round with Rocky. Balboa continued taunting Ivan, asking him to throw real punches, which prompted the then infuriated Ivan to throw more punches, but to little avail.
Much like Lang, Ivan fatigued severely, rendering him helpless as Rocky rallied several punches against Ivan, uppercutting him into a knockdown. Due to his fatigue, Ivan was incapable of answering the count and nearly fell out of the ring. He was awarded the loss via knockout in the fifteenth and final round.
Following the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ivan fought pro for a short time while raising his son. However, Ivan never unified the title or fought the very top contenders due to promotional politics. Ivan has raised his son in hate and Ivan has continued to train his son ruthlessly for the last 20 years. Ivan knows that there isn't anything he himself can do to get back into the Russians good graces, but he knows that he can use his son in order to be accepted back by them.
Ivan trains his son without remorse, pushing him, and often looking down on him for not doing better. The first example of this is when Viktor is running in front of Ivan's truck, and Ivan continues to pick the speed up, eventually cutting in front of Viktor and telling him "When I tell you to run faster, you run faster'' followed by slamming his car door. Viktor has been fighting in Ukraine for some time, winning all of his fights by KO.
Along the way, Ivan and Viktor meet a boxing promoter, Buddy Marcelle. He tells Balboa that they treated him like a stray dog, kicking him out. He mentions that the loss ruined his life and then threatens to avenge that loss through Viktor, echoing his first words to Rocky years earlier with, "My son will break your boy.
Adonis shoves Ivan, which prompts Viktor to shove Adonis and causing Adonis to become infuriated and attempt to go at Viktor, but Viktor is clearly not deterred by it and simply looks at Ivan, followed by walking away. Viktor pummels Adonis, breaking his orbital bone, ribs, and brutally puncturing one of his kidneys, but he is disqualified for landing a punch on Adonis while he was down.
During the time that Adonis is recovering from his injuries and regaining his confidence that was shattered, Viktor claims his first official victory on the American stage, knocking out an unnamed opponent in the first round, followed by rising to the top of the boxing ranks over the next few months thanks to his unmatched power and brutal offence. Ivan briefly finds his way back into the good graces of the Russians as he and his son are invited to a private dinner held by some of the most powerful and influential people in Russia.
The Russian's present their faith and support by offering a gift to Viktor, custom-made boxing shorts. Ivan seems delighted by all of this while Viktor doesn't seem to care for their stamp of approval. Ludmilla Drago Ivan's ex-wife and Viktor's mother appears at the dinner, sitting next to another man, causing Viktor to storm out. He scolds Ivan for seeking validation from the very people who turned their backs on him when he needed them, telling his father that these people kicked him out.
Viktor is now recognised as the official number one Heavyweight fighter in the world but he is still lacking the championship belt, the Dragos challenge Adonis Johnson Creed to a rematch in Russia and Ivan pushes Viktor to his limit in training for the bout.
However, Adonis spent his sessions training his body to repeatedly absorb heavy impact and uses Viktor's lack of technique and reliance on power punches to his advantage. Viktor enters the tenth round with the lead on the scorecards, but begins to tire, as he had never gone past the fourth round in previous matches without knocking his opponent out. Adonis knocks Viktor down twice in the round, causing a number of Viktor's supporters, including Ludmilla Drago, to leave the fight.
At this moment, Ivan realizes that his son is far more important to him than his desire for revenge against Rocky and recognition from others. Coming to peace with his past, he throws in the towel, stopping the fight, and allowing Adonis to emerge victoriously.
After the fight, Ivan hugs a humiliated Viktor Drago and Ivan assures him that it is okay and that he is proud. Finally, at peace with his past, Ivan returns to the Ukraine with Viktor and the two start training together again, but this time as father and son. Unlike Clubber Lang the opponent from the previous movie , Ivan is a man of few words. In Rocky IV , Ludmilla Drago Ivan's wife always spoke for Ivan during interviews as he simply looked at the cameras and occasionally looking at others, indicating that Ivan is a quiet person as he doesn't talk much.
He is an individual who hates being treated like an object of somebody else's intentions. He seems to be a very pitiless and cold-hearted person as shown when he comments on Apollo Creed's death: "If he dies, he dies", indicating that Ivan feels no remorse deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed for his actions. Ivan also is remembered for saying "I must break you" to Rocky Balboa immediately before the match begins.
Ivan seems to be fighting for his country as the Soviet officials indicate , but as one of his promoters starts yelling at him in the fourteenth round for not fulfilling expectations, Ivan angrily lifted the promoter by the neck and threw him into the crowd, exclaiming, "I fight for me! Ivan went to extreme lengths in order to be accepted back by the Russian people, Ivan held onto the pain of being kicked out of the country for 30 years.
He shows that he does have a cold heart as he trains Viktor Drago Ivan's son , relentlessly rather than bonding with him, but by the end of Creed II, Ivan made the decision to put his son over his nation, letting go of the past and bonding with his son.
Ivan's style was based on size, strength and mental resilience as he was vicious and relentless, not stopping until he finished an opponent. He was extremely determined in the ring, capable of outworking any opponent. Ivan was also incredibly strong, a single punch impacting with the force of over two thousand pounds per square inch, hence the expression that whatever he hits, he destroys.
Ivan also showed surprising agility for his size, demonstrated in his elusiveness during the fight with Apollo Creed.
Ivan tended to become more aggressive as fights went on. However, Ivan wasn't capable of enduring consistent punishment, which contributed to his loss against Rocky Balboa. After the match, Drago was locked up in the Soviet Embassy for years. Gorbachev , knowing of Drago's power, released him into the streets of the United States after briefing Drago on his mission. Drago was attacked by several people. Sporto McJockitch attacked first, some of them followed by their girlfriends, who did no damage.
Ivan defeated these, only to be met by Stabby Jenkins , a short man with a dagger. He killed these and moved on. Drago Director's Cut.
Drago and here's every new scene he added to his iconic film. Stallone originally wrote, directed, and starred in Rocky IV back in Stallone's new version heightens Apollo's importance to Rocky and to the film. Rocky IV is the favorite film of many longtime Rocky fans because of its straightforward, almost superheroic story of Balboa avenging his fallen best friend.
But in recent years, Stallone revealed his dissatisfaction with Rocky IV and specifically, his decision to kill off the popular Apollo Creed, which he now regrets doing. And yet, it's Apollo's death that spurs Rocky on to fight Drago in what's arguably the most thrilling of all of Rocky Balboa's boxing matches.
Thankfully, Stallone wisely kept the most important and beloved moments of Rocky IV : James Brown singing "Living in America," Apollo's fatal fight with Drago, Rocky's training montage in Russia, and the climactic Rocky versus Drago fight intact in his director's cut. Drago , both minor and significant. Stallone excised scenes he never liked, such as when Paulie Burt Young got a robot for his birthday and all of the robot-related scenes.
The director also added new footage to many scenes, inserting dialogue or previously cut moments to reveal more dimensions to characters like Rocky's wife, Adrian Talia Shire. More impactfully, Stallone restored entire scenes that were previously left on the cutting room floor, and he also altered the unforgettable ending of Rocky IV so that the film ends on a slightly different note and feel than the theatrical version.
Most importantly, Rocky IV: Rocky vs. Drago emphasized the brotherhood between Rocky Balboa and Apollo Creed in ways that are clearer than it was in the original film. Here are all of the major new scenes in Sylvester Stallone's Rocky IV director's cut and how they change the movie.
Like the version, Rocky IV: Rocky vs. However, Rocky vs. Drago 's Rocky III scenes that open the film last a full six minutes. Beginning with Rocky losing to Clubber, Stallone inserts footage of a depressed Rocky riding his motorcycle and throwing his helmet at the Rocky Balboa statue erected to honor him. Stallone then shows Apollo finding Rocky at Mickey Goldmill's Burgess Meredith gym and telling him he needs to get back the "eye of the tiger.
Drago then cuts to the second fight between Balboa and Lang where Apollo is in Rocky's corner as his trainer. Curiously, no mention is made of the final and arguably most crucial moment from Rocky III 's ending: the secret third fight between Balboa and Creed.
Drago cuts to all-new footage of Balboa and Creed in the backyard of Rocky's mansion. Stallone cut all of the footage of Paulie getting a robot for his birthday and the subsequent scene of Balboa washing his car and getting a phone call from Apollo that he took from the robot.
In the new scene, Apollo plays with a football while he tells Rocky his reasons why he wants to fight Ivan Drago. Apollo also accuses Drago's wife, Ludmilla Bridgitte Nielsen , of creating propaganda that "Drago is a great guy" to win public favor with women.
Rocky invites Apollo to dinner because Adrian cooked and Creed says he can't "pass up a great Italian meal.
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