[AdumbGuy]

Hah, now we're talking, you diseased hairy twat!

I don't remember Mickey doing any of that though. First, Rocky was never a dissolute or lazy pupil.

Exhibit A - Even when working for a loan shark, he wouldn't hurt the guy he was supposed to rough up. He carried in the drunk out of the cold into the warm bar. He tried to steer the little girl away from the dissolute delinquents on the corner. For all intents and purposes, Rocky was a pretty stand up guy.

Exhibit B - He wasn't lazy. He was doing his 4am workout routine long before mickey showed up. I'm lazy. If you told me I had to wake up at 4am on a philly morning to go workout, I'd spit in your face, I would - if I wasn't so lazy, that is.

Finally, Mick "angered" Rocky by telling him he was an old failure of a man while begging Rocky to let him be his manager outside his bathroom door. That's got to be the worst time honored strategy I've ever heard.

I suggest it's been a while since you saw the movie - I'd recommend watching it again because it really is an underrated, fantastic movie. For example, going completely against all Hollywood conventions - the only character other than his gf that's genuinely nice to Rocky without wanting something in return - his loanshark boss.

sincerely,

AKnowledgeableWart