After watching this who thought Rocky V wrapped up the saga better?

I agree. Stallone once said he made V out of greed, and on a scale of 1-10 he actually gave it a zero. Yet, despite some serious inconsistencies, at least the film starred his real-life son (who passed in 2012, wonder how he felt about his dad's comments on the film), and seemed to wrap up the character and his family better than "RB" which tried WAY too hard to push the nostalgia factor, the "Little Marie" character, flashback scenes that didn't fit with the realistic feel and really cheesy and forced dialogue. The only cool part I thought was Spider Rico accompanying him at the Dixon fight.

Rocky Balboa was an outstanding movie. I am totally glad it was made. This been said, I absolutely love Rocky V and don't share the hate most people have about this movie. It came back to the basic of Rocky, which was drama before action, something Rocky 3 and 4 almost totally forgot.

Rocky V doesn't deserve some of the hate it gets but no, the end of Rocky Balboa is in another ballpark compared to V.

I get emotional every time I watch Rocky and co making their way out of the ring without giving a toss how the judges have scored the fight - which doesn't matter because he's already "won" by going the distance, a poetic call back to the very first film.

Then when he turns back to wave his final farewell to the crowd I must confess that I need to bite down hard on my lip (a bit like when watching Wrath of Khan 😂) to avoid the tears rolling.

Compare that with watching that sub Don King cartoon character and the weird "get up... cause Mickey loves you" crap to wrap up the series? No thanks...

I think of Rocky V as the end of the series and Balboa as the epilogue.