Anyone who has wondered who would win a fight between Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky Balboa and John Rambo may not get to see the two cinematic legends come to blows, but Stallone has broken down exactly how he thinks the brawl would go down. Sharing a mocked-up fan poster advertising the “Showdown of the Legends,” Stallone was happy to admit that he “would pay to see that one” and went into great detail about how he believes a straight-up fist-fight between the two would play out. He wrote:
“Even I would pay to see this one. If it’s two men meeting in the street and going at each other with no rules I believe the outcome would be,… If the fighters wore to remain upright Rocky would prevail. His body punches and Right Hooks Would eventually beat Rambo… If the fight goes to the ground , Rambo will prevail In a bloody brutal fight to the end. .. rethinking this scenario, I believe that upon initial contact, since they will not be in the rain but fighting outside, basically a street fight, the Rocky will land the first five or six blows. If that does not incapacitate Rambo, which I don’t think he will unless he’s caught clean, Rambo’s skill set will definitely be in full display, , Which means incredibly vicious assaults on the eyes, the throat, every vulnerable part of the body eventually leading to being pulled to the ground and most likely mauled… Then again Rocky is incredibly resilient and pretty good on the ground too !!! That’s my opinion in this fictional world. Final result is neither man will ever be the same.”
Sylvester Stallone Has Spent His Whole Career Developing Rocky and Rambo, Giving Him a Unique Insight To Their Characters
There are few people who could have broken down a meeting between these two icons like Stallone. Having played Rocky in eight movies, Rambo in five, and written or directed many of the films in the franchises, there is no more a definitive voice when it comes to either character. Stallone recently released a new Director’s Cut of Rocky IV after working on it during lockdown, and although Creed III, the latest movie in the Rocky franchise, will be the first without Stallone on screen, he is still part of the movie as a producer.
The actor will soon be seen reprising his roles in The Expendables 4 and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, but when it comes to his two most iconic roles, theoretical fights and Stallone’s analysis of them could well be the most fans can hope for with it currently seeming unlikely that the 75-year-old will be returning to the screen in either role in the future. However, he has plenty of other movies in the pipeline, from the dark take on the superhero genre with Samaritan, to Hunter, the story that was originally planned as Rambo’s last movie, and the TV series Kansas City, in which he plays a Mafia boss.