Ivan Drago (Rocky IV) vs George Foreman

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Drago puts him to sleep with unprecedented 2150 PSI punches. He's superhuman at minimum.
 

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Foreman is about peak human level. Drago is sold as a superhuman though...

I'd like to see the comparison of Drago's punching power to what they compared to a regular HW.

To go a little deeper, Drago killed Apollo Creed, Apollo Creed is supposed to be Muhammad Ali. Someone capable of beating George Foreman...
 

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During the punch demonstration scene, it's stated that a normal heavyweight averages 700 PSI.

There are some references to IRL boxers, such as Joe Frazier who's seen interacting with Apollo, and a shot of a Rocky Marciano poster.
 

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Realistically, no one is beating Drago in the ring imo

The guy can punch at 2150psi which is
over 4 times what’s required to crush a human skull and almost twice the PSI of a tigers bite.

He eats Foreman’s strongest offense for breakfast and beats him to death like he did washed up Apollo.
 

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All Rocky characters can take punishment far beyond what any human can endure.
 

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During the punch demonstration scene, it's stated that a normal heavyweight averages 700 PSI.

There are some references to IRL boxers, such as Joe Frazier who's seen interacting with Apollo, and a shot of a Rocky Marciano poster.
PSI ranges from 447 to 1,420 for boxers.

Drago wins if he's able to land a hit.
 

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@Cell-Max From a battleboarding perspective, speed wasn't fleshed out much compared to power and durability in the franchise. Although no-selling an opponent's attack while walking them down drastically reduces its relevance if the fast guy's offence is tiers below.
 

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@Cell-Max From a battleboarding perspective, speed wasn't fleshed out much compared to power and durability in the franchise. Although no-selling an opponent's attack while walking them down drastically reduces its relevance if the fast guy's offence is tiers below.
In terms of real world fighting speed correlates very strongly with power and Drago was able to defeat Apollo Creed with ease. Creed wasn't known for being sluggish, either.
 

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