So I'm something of a Rocky fan, and a couple of months ago I saw this original classic once more, and the boxing bug really bit me. I decided to take up the sport of boxing in my somewhat mature age. However I decided I should at least have the basic stuff down before joining a gym. So for the past two months I've been watching the movie again and again weekly and soaking up all the training methods and boxing knowledge the movie has to offer and putting it into practise. Now after a couple of months I fancied myself something of a boxing aficionado or even connoisseur, and imagined I had the rudimentary stuff down and went to my local boxing gym. Now, I imagine the trainer and other boxers there realized I had been doing something and asked me do I have any prior training. I confidently told them I have been beating my meat every day for the past two months. For some reason they looked at me in disgust and threw me out of the gym. So, there you have it, if you are planning on taking up boxing, just do it and forget anything this movie tells you on the subject!