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Mar 2025
1h 53m

‘Rocky’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, a...

The Ringer
About this episode

It ain’t about how hard you watch. It’s about how hard you rewatch and keep moving forward. The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan revisit the 1976 classic ‘Rocky’ starring Syllvester Stallone, Talia Shire, and Carl Weathers.


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Producer: Craig Horlbeck

Video Producers: Jack Sanders, Chia Hao Tat, Jon Jones

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