Protagonist Rocky Balboa, Creed's rival in Rocky and Rocky II, faces underdog odds (five-to-one in Rocky II) and views Creed with respect, pointedly refusing the prodding of a reporter to trash-talk Creed (although it is implied that, being poorly educated at that point, he didn't understand the meaning of the word 'derogatory'), even after the flamboyant Creed publicly taunted him by laconically remarking, 'He's great.' The film's writer and star Sylvester Stallone stated, ' Johnson served as the inspiration for the character of Apollo Creed in the Rocky movies' the character is loosely based on a combination of Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Joe Louis, and Johnson. The character was inspired by the real-life champion Muhammad Ali, having what one author remarked as the same 'brash, vocal, theatrical' personality. He is a tough but agile boxer who is, when the series begins, the undisputed heavyweight world champion. He serves as the main antagonist in Rocky and Rocky II and also appears in Rocky III and Rocky IV. gave it 3 stars anyway, because I read all of Bianca's books no matter what.Apollo Creed is a fictional character from the Rocky films, played by Carl Weathers. I liked Lindsey the h, but Griffon Redstone needed some work! Maybe this was because I finished 'Slade' and started this immediately, but it wasn't nearly as good. more hick (until she turns into a shifter, too), and he leaves his traumatized little sister alone all the time. Not as much action, a H who just wanted to lay the human c. Review 2: After reading 'Slade' this was sort of a downer.

I would have liked the heroine to be a little more aggressive, but it looks like the females in the cat clans are nurturers, not warriors.There was a multiple partner scene that was explained by a 'frenzy' which I didn't enjoy, especially since the main couple was already mated, but I guess it's the price to pay for reading about cats (they are known for being randy).All in all, I liked it a lot more than the first in the Lords of the Were series and I want to read Slade's story next. A little long, though, as all of Bianca D'Arc novels are - a lot of inner musings, but good enough to accept. Review 1: A PNR with a cat shifter (two actually) that I liked.

Rocky by Bianca D'Arc