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Would Mason The Line Dixon have been able to beat Apollo Creed?


Assuming that Mason The Line Dixon had been around in the 1970s with his same level of skill, speed and talent and been a local small time fighter coming up and given Rocky Balboa's place instead.

I think that Mason Dixon was good enough as shown in Rocky Balboa that he would have defeated Apollo Creed based on points alone, not sure if he would have knocked Apollo out but he could possibly do so too, but Mason Dixon defeated Rocky based on points and probably would have defeated a younger Rocky too.

So Mason Dixon might have either knocked Apollo out or defeated him based on points, he had better defense than Rocky and better speed, Apollo was lucky he never faced a tough young Dixon, Dixon might even have been able to knock out Clubber Lang too, but i dont think he could have beaten Ivan Drago because he was too tough, Rocky went through hell to defeat him, Dixon would have crumbled.

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That's be a helluva match. Apollo is bigger and stronger I think. I think Apollo would beat Mason.

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I think Clubber could take Dixon.



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Dixon had speed and endurance along with skill, Clubber had power but no endurance and stamina, Dixon would use his speed to avoid Clubbers power game and hit him while he could, Clubber would get tired and lose.

With Dixon and Creed it would be a closer fight, one thing about Creed was that he was a cocky fighter and got shocked when Rocky knocked him down for the first time, Dixon wasnt cocky he was angry and wanted to prove himself, he had better speed than Rocky did and blocked a lot too, he would have blocked most of Creeds offense and gotten a lot more in too, might still lose but would be closer.

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What about Creed's son?

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It's weird because in Creed they made it seem like Apollo was arguably the greatest champ of all time. I'd assume he could have beaten Dixon...

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Agreed. One of my knocks against Creed, though.

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Lol. That's true.

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Agreed. Dixon was a decent fighter, but I dont think he was in Apollo's league.

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Apollo was huge, comparatively as well.

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Mason 'The Loser' Dixon was terrible.
I always hated the character + the actor.
I think even Spider Rico could beat him.

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With a head butt maybe.

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Mason 'The Loser' Dixon was terrible.
I always hated the character + the actor.
I think even Spider Rico could beat him.

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Apollo would wipe the floor with Dixon!!!! And he would do it with one hand tied behind his back.

I don't get why some people are so obsessed with Dixon. They guy was a terrible character played by a terrible actor. I don't know why Sly thought it was a good idea to cast a real life boxer, coz they can't act for *beep*!!

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I thought he did a decent job.

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Easily considering Antonio Tarver is a REAL professional fighter. He knocks out Apollo inside 3.

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Doubt it

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Personally, I don't think it was Rocky's skills that beat Apollo, it was his heart and determination.

So, yes. Rocky was a club fighter. But I don't think that's evidence that just any Tom, Dick and Harry could beat Apollo.

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