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Catfish from Church's!
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Today may be a landmark
in sports history.
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After unravelling years ofred tape,
Russia will throw its hat into the ring -
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the prize ring. The introductions were
made by his wife, Ludmilla Vobet Drago -
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gold medallist in swimming.
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Today the Soviet Union has officially
entered professional boxing.
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My husband and great undefeated
heavyweight world amateur champion,
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Captain lvan Drago, has come here
with his trainers to America
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to compete as an international
sportsman and ambassador ofgoodwill.
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Has he boxed against a professional?
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From having been trained in Russia
by great boxing coach Manuel Vega,
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and now by Sergei Rimsky,
we hope he's qualified to do so.
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- Hope?
- Well, I know he is,
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but I don't want to sound too confident.
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We would like an exhibition bout with
your famous champion, Rocky Balboa.
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You think he can fight
someone as seasoned as Balboa?
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There is no one who can match his
strength, endurance or aggressiveness.
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You make him sound indestructible.
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Yes, he is.
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Can this mammoth Russian,
nicknamed the Siberian Express,
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wreak havoc among
the professional heavyweight ranks?
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Whoever he fights first,
it'll be one hot ticket.
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We'll be right back with a check on
today's pro football sports scoreboard.
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Dad, when can I learn to fight?
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- I can't hear you. What?
- I wanna learn to fight.
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Yo. Could you turn your robot down?
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You see, I fight so you don't have to fight.
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I want you to use your head for somethin'
instead of a punchin' bag, like I do.
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Your head doesn't look
like a punching bag.
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No? That's nice. Thanks a lot.
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It looks like a catcher's mitt!
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Oh! A wise guy, huh?
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Mr Balboa! Mr Creed's on the phone.
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- Yeah? I'll be right there.
- You can get it right here.
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- I hope it's not another rematch.
- Oh, don't worry about it.
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Hello? Yeah, Apollo... Turn that down.
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Apollo, how ya doin'? Yeah?
You're comin' out? That's great.