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Photo: Official Facebook page If you were born in the mid 70's or early 80's the Rocky films were not only the source of your favorite work out soundtracks, but a sense of your manhood. Sylvester Stallone's Rocky Balboa had a very dear friend and rival. Apollo Creed, played by Carl Weathers who's character was killed in Rocky IV.  He did have kids, and a wife that seems to make an appearance in the trailer. It is a nice way to renew a franchise.  The trailer seems to hint that Rocky does not know Apollo's son, but they seemed very close after the third film so we'll have to see how they explain that. Check out the trailer for Creed below:

    I have considered myself an athlete most of my adult life, when work, school and other obligations get in the way not everyone can train like a professional athlete and we get a little soft bodied. I just finished my spring term in college and I am a good 15-20 pounds over weight.   I have trained in martial arts half my life and when I feel I am getting a little out of shape and think maybe I am getting too old or I should throw in the towel a series of films I grew up with has always been a good motivator.       If you are a Generation X male, you probably grew up with your summer movie line up being ruled by Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger.  Not to take away from Mr. Schwarzenegger, but he was a former Mr. Olympian and champion body builder who already had an aura of being the model macho man.  Stallone's Rocky Balboa character however, was not very super in the beginning but he was kind of a...