1. Rocky
   Rocky IV
2. Creed
   Rocky Balboa

Dolph Lundgren, who portrayed Ivan Drago, gained almost twenty pounds for the role through a specific training regimen.

1. Rocky V
   Creed II
2. Rocky
   Rocky II

Similar to the other Rocky films, much of the reporters were portrayed by real boxing writers and reporters.

1. Rocky III
   Creed
2. Rocky V
   Creed II

American rock band Survivor, wrote the song "Eye of the Tiger" after Stallone was unable to obtain the rights for Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust."

1. Rocky
   Rocky II
2. Creed II
   Rocky IV

In an interview, Sylvester Stallone stated that the fight between Rocky and Ivan Drago was based on Joe Louis and Max Schmeling's fight.

1. Creed
   Rocky II
2. Rocky V
   Creed II

Former heavyweight boxer Chuck Wepner had a role as Rocky's sparring partner in the movie but was cut due to his poor performance during casting.

1. Rocky
   Creed
2. Rocky Balboa
   Rocky III

Rocky and Clubber Lang's climatic fight was the only one in the franchise to end in three rounds rather than fifteen.

1. Rocky II
   Creed II
2. Rocky
   Rocky V

There are rumors that Milo Ventimiglia will reprise his role as Robert "Rocky" Balboa Jr., the son of Rocky.

1. Rocky Balboa
   Creed
2. Rocky IV
   Creed II

In order to achieve a more muscular appearance, Stallone gained 10 pounds by training with champion bodybuilder, Franco Columbo.

1. Creed II
   Rocky Balboa
2. Creed
   Rocky

The 1994 fight between George Foreman and Michael Moorer served as inspiration for Rocky Balboa's storyline.

1. Creed II
   Creed
2. Rocky
   Rocky Balboa

Sylvester Stallone and Carl Weathers spent four weeks training in order to prepare for their (first) big fight scene.

1. Rocky Balboa
   Creed
2. Rocky
   Creed II

Sylvester Stallone was offered $340,000 to sell the rights of the movie to United Artists if he agreed to not star in the film.

1. Creed II
   Rocky V
2. Rocky
   Creed

The movie's first draft, which was inspired by Chuck Wepner's 1975 fight against Muhammad Ali, was written in three and a half days by Sylvester Stallone.

1. Creed II
   Rocky V
2. Rocky II
   Creed

Rocky's famous run during the movie was calculated by a writer for Philadelphia magazine to have been 30.61 miles long.

1. Rocky Balboa
   Rocky V
2. Rocky
   Creed

The first draft of the film was 204 pages long and the ending was changed multiple times, with two different end scenes shot.

1. Rocky
   Creed
2. Rocky Balboa
   Rocky V

Production for this film, which was wrapped up in only twenty-eight days, cost $1.1 million and was over budget by $100,000.

1. Rocky III
   Creed II
2. Rocky Balboa
   Rocky V

Renowned painter LeRoy Neiman, who also appeared in the other two Rocky films, reprised his cameo as the ring announcer.

1. Rocky
   Rocky V
2. Rocky Balboa
   Creed II

Andre Ward, a world light heavyweight champion, is believed to reprise his role as Danny "The Stuntman" Wheeler.

1. Rocky Balboa
   Creed
2. Rocky III
   Rocky

Sylvester Stallone's brother, Frank, made another appearance in the film, this time as one of the mopes who is beaten by Rocky in the opening scene of the movie.

1. Creed
   Rocky Balboa
2. Creed II
   Rocky IV

Sylvester Stallone sustained a serious injury, after requesting that Dolph Lundgren punch him in the chest in order to create an authentic feel to the scene.

1. Rocky IV
   Creed
2. Rocky
   Rocky Balboa

Two particular scenes, which were set in Russia, were actually filmed in Wyoming and Vancouver.

1. Rocky Balboa
   Creed II
2. Rocky
   Rocky V

UFC fighter, Sage Northcutt, will portray the son of Ivan Drago, who is also set to make his return in the film.

1. Rocky
   Rocky Balboa
2. Creed
   Rocky II

An alternate ending of the film describes Rocky winning the fight in a split decision and being carried out of the ring.

1. Rocky II
   Creed
2. Rocky Balboa
   Rocky III

In the Blu-ray commentary, Sylvester Stallone revealed he considered naming the film, "Puncher's Chance."

1. Rocky
   Rocky Balboa
2. Creed
   Rocky III

Sylvester Stallone prepared for the movie by dropping an astounding 2.8 % of his body-fat percentage.

1. Creed II
   Rocky V
2. Creed
   Rocky

Several actresses, such as Susan Sarandon, Cher, and Betty Midler were considered for the role of Adrian Pennino.

1. Creed II
   Rocky
2. Rocky Balboa
   Rocky II

The fight scene between Rocky and Dixon was improvised in order to avoid an unrealistic-looking fight.

1. Creed
   Rocky
2. Rocky V
   Rocky II

This movie was the first Rocky film which wasn't written by Sylvester Stallone, and by comparison, the longest film in the franchise.

1. Creed II
   Rocky
2. Rocky II
   Rocky V

Along with Creed, Rocky V was one of only two films of the Rocky saga to receive PG-13 ratings.

1. Rocky II
   Creed II
2. Creed
   Rocky V

Roberto Durán, a former lightweight champion, made a cameo in the film as one of Rocky's fighting partners.

1. Rocky V
   Creed
2. Rocky II
   Rocky Balboa

During his training for the film, Sylvester Stallone sustained 160 stitches under his right arm due to tearing his right pec.

1. Rocky II
   Creed
2. Rocky
   Rocky V

During an interview with Jonathon Ross, Sylvester Stallone rated this Rocky film zero on a scale of one to ten.

1. Rocky
   Creed
2. Creed II
   Rocky V

Creed is the first film in the Rocky franchise in which Rocky Balboa is portrayed as the mentor and trainer instead of fighting in the ring.

1. Creed II
   Rocky
2. Creed
   Rocky Balboa

For the first time in the Rocky saga, the sound effects were that of real punches rather than using various recorded sounds to mimic punch effects.

1. Creed II
   Rocky Balboa
2. Rocky
   Rocky V

Twenty-seven-year-old Florian "Big Nasty" Munteanu, a Romanian boxer, is set to portray the son of Ivan Drago in this upcoming film.

1. Rocky
   Creed
2. Rocky Balboa
   Creed II

This is the only Rocky movie in which the characters Paulie and Tony "Duke" Evers were not featured.

1. Rocky
   Rocky II
2. Creed II
   Rocky V

The street fight between Rocky Balboa and Tommy Gunn was partially choreographed by pro wrestling legend, Terry Funk.

1. Creed II
   Rocky
2. Creed
   Rocky Balboa

This is the longest film of the Rocky franchise and the first movie without Rocky's name in the title.

1. Rocky
   Creed II
2. Rocky Balboa
   Rocky V

The first draft of the script was finished by Sylvester Stallone, who later on mentioned on his Instagram page that Ivan Drago will return.

1. Rocky II
   Rocky V
2. Rocky
   Creed

Similar to the other four films, much of the script was based on Sylvester Stallone's real-life situations.

1. Rocky II
   Creed
2. Rocky V
   Creed II

Four hundred Philadelphia children were used as extras for the famous run scene, which began at Rocky's house and ended on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.