Could Apollo Creed Beat Ivan Drago?

In Rocky IV, Apollo Creed is fatally defeated by Ivan Drago in a fight in Las Vegas. ... Drago handily wins the first match in the film but is disqualified for hitting Creed while he was down.

Why does Apollo Creed really want to take the fight with Ivan Drago?

Motivated by patriotism and an innate desire to prove himself, Apollo Creed challenges Drago to an exhibition bout. Rocky has reservations, but agrees to train Apollo, despite his misgivings about the match.

Who would win in a fight Apollo Creed vs Clubber Lang?

So it goes to say that since Apollo defeated the Rocky (albeit unofficially) who defeated Clubber Lang, then Apollo would definitely defeat Clubber Lang, especially since Clubber Lang was shown to be very weak against out-boxing, and Apollo is a very skilled, veteran out-boxer, compared to Rocky who just had his first ...