The  Ultimate

Ivan  Drago

Page

This page is dedicated to the greatest movie character in the history of modern cinema, my role model, and perhaps the only good thing to come from the Soviet Union - Ivan Drago from Rocky IV.

Story

Drago is a former Russian soldier turned professional boxer who comes to the United States for an exhibition fight.  Apollo Creed, a former World Heavyweight Champion, decides that he wants to be the one to fight Drago and embarrass him in order to make the Russians look bad (serve his part in the cold war).  After some dancing to "Living in America" by James Brown (man this movie is awesome), Creed gets pummeled so badly that he dies.  Rocky then decides to fight Drago in Russia on Christmas, and after some intense training by both to the greatest training montage music ever, Rocky gets beaten within one inch of his life.  This is where the controversy starts.  Many people ask me, "Steve, how can Ivan Drago be your hero when he loses at the end of the movie?"  Well, little do most people know that Drago's wife actually accepted a bribe from Adrian for Drago to throw the fight.  If you watch the fight scene during the movie, you will notice how when people speak in Russian it is translated at the bottom of the screen.  Yet when Drago's wife yells at Drago once before he falls, and then again after he is down, it seems convenient that there is no translation.  Lucky for you, I did some research and translated it, you can read what was really said on this very page.  The editors of the movie took it out because they felt it was anti-American....I don't blame them.  You see, Adrian knew Rocky stood no chance of winning, and she did not want to see her husband die at the hands of a Russian, so she offered the Drago's a sum of around 50,000,000 Rubles (equivalent of around $1,650,000 US dollars) for Drago not to kill Rocky and intentionally lose.  The Drago's agreed because Russia's economy was very weak at that time (too much money waisted on failed attempts to make it to the moon and several nuclear missiles), and with that amount of rubles they could live like kings for the rest of their lives.  Why do you think you don't hear anything about Drago in Rocky V?  Surely someone of his caliber and skill level would become World Champion after Rocky retired right?  Wrong.  With the money they made from Adrian, Drago and his wife get out of professional boxing and live very comfortably in an undisclosed location.  Ivan was still a competitor at heart and he didn't want to look like a pussy and just get knocked out by Rocky, so he added one stipulation.  He might have to lose the fight in the end, but he would be able to dish out some punishment on Rocky for a good while.  Adrian agreed, hoping the beating would convince Rocky to retire for good.  Now if you don't believe me, I have some video proof near the bottom of this page.  Now you know the truth behind Ivan Drago and Rocky IV.

Pictures

Drago in his military uniform.

A normal heavyweight can punch with a force of 750lbs per square inch....Drago can punch at 2150lbs per square inch!

Appalled at the fact that James Brown is singing and Apollo is dancing next to a giant bull before their fight.

I wish I had fancy training equipment like this!

Cleaning and pressing what appears to be well over 405lbs.

Faster than a greasy fast Italian tank.

His arms could have been bigger, but since he is a boxer, I guess it's ok.

Juicing it up!

He even sight injects in the rear delt, just like Nasser El Sonbaty!

"My silk robe is better than yours."

Drago and his boys....wait, is that guy black?

"I don't need no stinkin' water!"

"I am angry, argghhhh!"

"Remember, you take a fall in this round."

"I know you want to win but think of the rubles!"

"I fight for me, for me!"

Sound Bites

Drago - "You will lose"

You will Lose.mp3

Drago - "I cannot be defeated"

I Cannot be Defeated.mp3

Drago - "If he dies, he dies"

If He Dies, He Dies.mp3

Drago - "I must break you"

I Must Break You.mp3

Video Proof

This section provides video proof that Drago lets himself lose to Rocky on purpose.  The following clips are from right before Drago goes down, and then right after he is down.  I have taken the time to translate what Drago's wife says because the editors conveniently left the English text out.  Only after viewing these clips will you know the truth behind Ivan Drago and Rocky IV.

Note: You will need the DivX ;) 5.0 Codec
from http://www.divx.com/ to view these video files.

Clip 1 - Right before Drago gets knocked down.

Ivan, fall!.avi

Translation - "Drago, fall!"  You see, Drago's wife was upset because Ivan had waited until the very last round in order to lose.  She was beginning to think Ivan might have gone back on his part of the deal and was going to win.

Clip 2 - Right after Drago gets knocked down.

Stay down Ivan!.avi

Translation - "Stay down Drago!" And there you have it.  Conclusive video proof that the fight in Rocky IV was fixed.  I mean come on, deep down, did you really ever think that Ivan Drago could be defeated?  After all, he even says so himself, "I cannot be defeated."

Website created by Steve Callas

Special thanks to Winston Kotzan