Rocky Balboa is the Old Faithful of the week

Rocky Balboa

By EW Staff
Published on October 21, 2005 04:00AM EDT

Three decades after the original film, Sylvester Stallone has signed on to take the beleaguered boxer for a sixth title bid. Has rumored opponent ex-champ Roy Jones Jr. finally found someone he can beat?

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