Most Delightfully and Ridiculously Improbable Moment
Rocky repeatedly rising; the Soviet crowd turning on Drago; Gorbachev’s standing ovation (support split)
In the discussion (7)
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- Rocky taking a Christmas fight in Russia for no money without telling Adrian was nominated. — Bill Simmons
- Rocky climbing a purported 20,000-foot mountain in a light jacket and running boots was nominated. — Bill Simmons
- Rocky surviving roughly 75 knockdowns was nominated. — Kyle Brandt
- The Soviet crowd turning on Drago was nominated. — Bill Simmons
- Gorbachev giving Rocky a standing ovation after the speech was nominated. — Bill Simmons
- One choice was Rocky repeatedly getting up after implausibly many knockdowns. — Kyle Brandt
- The Soviet crowd cheering Rocky became the shared leading objection to plausibility.