Sylvester Stallone Says Creed II Almost Had a Rocky/Drago Fight

Sylvester Stallone has revealed that Creed II nearly saw Rocky taking on Ivan Drago again. Stallone posted to Instagram to reveal a short video of himself and Dolph Lundgren rehearsing a fight that would have been distinctly outside the ring. He noted that the scene was ultimately cut during the editing process.

According to the actor, the scene took place in the hospital after Adonis has been beaten by Victor Drago. The elder Drago shows up with a film crew to harass Adonis when Rocky stops them.

Stallone said in November that he was retiring Rocky after Creed II, so the odds of us seeing a Rocky/Drago fight are pretty low, leaving this as an idea of what could have been.

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This was an early rehearsal for a short fight ROCKY was suppose to have with DRAGO in CREED 2 It took place in the hospital just after Adonis had been terribly beaten by Drago’s son… Adonis Is in much pain and tells me to leave … Drago And the promoter show up with filmcrew ! They were planning on going upstairs to harass the beaten fighter but ROCKY stops them !!! It would’ve been extraordinary!, But regretfully it was cut … Pity … #rockybalboa1976

A post shared by Sly Stallone (@officialslystallone) on Feb 18, 2019 at 10:37am PST