The Synopsis - They chose Rocky Balboa because he is an illiterate debt collector from Philadelphia who is willing to take on Apollo Creed as a promotional stunt for the world heavyweight boxing champion. Rocky hooks up with Mickey Goldmill to make the most of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. â€
Sylvester Stallone's career published here is fascinating... so why not check out one of his early works? That's not it! The one that catapulted him to fame, a film he created himself: Rocky! It's a semi-autobiographical film in which Stallone portrays his own life troubles as those of a low-level boxer.