Clubber Lang

Clubber Lang is a fictional character that appeared as Sylvester Stallone's rival in the 1982 movie Rocky III. He was played by the popular bodyguard Mr. T. During the film's intro, we see Rocky pounding numerous contenders in a montage. In this montage, Clubber is displayed as being annoyed at the relative ease with which Rocky wins the bouts. Later he is seen training himself and brutally beating on contenders until he becomes the number one contender. At the end of the montage, Clubber is shown yelling at Rocky's trainer Mickey, beckoning him to set up a fight between Rocky and himself.

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Fictional - Character - Sylvester Stallone - 1982 - Rocky III - Mr. T

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Clubber, the hard hitting brawler has a character which is much like his boxing style: direct, agressive and brutal. Before the second match between Rocky and Clubber (the first is won by Clubber by a Knock Out in the second round), a reporter asks Clubber what his prediction for the fight is.

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His answer is simply "..pain".

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Clubber fights in a Southpaw stance (left-handed) much like Rocky, however is much more aggressive, and prefers to attack the head with hooks, as opposed to Rocky who utilizes body shots. Clubber is heavier than Rocky as well, listing at 235 pounds in their first fight and 237 pounds in their second (compared to Rocky's 202 and 191 pounds respectively), and stands a few inches taller. He has tremendous punching power, however tends to tire through the later rounds and has little defense aside from throwing more punches. Mickey Goldmill and Apollo Creed both state that the trick to beating Clubber is to take time and wear him down, rather than trying to outpunch him.

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Although Clubber Lang only played in one film, he (and Mr.T with it) gained great popularity, even

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Clubber Lang t-shirts are for sale

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It has been reported that Mr. T will reprise the Clubber Lang role in the next Rocky movie (Rocky VI) scheduled for release in 2006.

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