* He was once a smoker. * Though he fights as a southpaw, Rocky writes with his right hand. * His car's registration plate reads "S0THPAW". * Though he is responsible for the popularization of the red, white and blue trunks in popular culture, Balboa wore a combination of black and gold for the majority of his career, including the rematch with Apollo Creed. The red, white, and blue trunks were - in fact - a present from Creed for the rematch against Lang, and a tribute following his death. * Authorities in the Serbian village of Žitište plan to build a monument to Rocky.