Robert "Rocky" Balboa, is a fictional title character of the Rocky film series. The character was created by Sylvester Stallone, who has also portrayed him in all eight films in the franchise. He is depicted as a working class or poor Italian-American from the slums of Philadelphia who started out as a club fighter and "enforcer" for a local loan shark. He is portrayed as overcoming the obstacles that had occurred in his life and in his career as a professional boxer. While the story of his first film is loosely inspired by Chuck Wepner, a one-time boxer who fought Muhammad Ali and lost on a TKO in the 15th round, the inspiration for the name, iconography and fighting style came from boxing legend Rocco Francis "Rocky Marciano" Marchegiano, though his surname coincidentally also resembles that of Middleweight Boxing Champion Thomas Rocco "Rocky Graziano" Barbella.
| First appearance | Rocky (1976) |
| Created by | Sylvester Stallone |
| Portrayed by | Sylvester Stallone |
| Aliases | Rocky |
| Occupation | Professional boxer, Restaurant owner, Boxing trainer |
| Title | World Heavyweight Champion |
| Spouse(s) | Adrian Pennino |
| Children | Robert Balboa Jr. (son) |
| Relatives | Paulie Pennino (brother-in-law), Logan Balboa (grandson), Amara Creed (goddaughter), Donnie Creed (surrogate nephew), Amara Creed (surrogate great-niece) |
| Religion | Catholicism |
| Nationality | American |
| Ethnicity | Italian |
About Rocky Balboa
The sixth film in the Rocky series sees the wily fighter coming out of retirement for one final fight. Sylvester Stallone wrote, directed, and starred in the film.
Achievement of Rocky Balboa
The film was released thirty years after the first installment of the franchise. A spin-off movie, Creed, was released in 2015.
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Latest information about Rocky Balboa updated on July 28 2021.
