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[Ninja Scooter]

http://www.people.com/article/rocky-star-tony-burton-dead-at-78

He finally threw the damn towel

RIP

 

[Dreams-Visions]

RIP, Tony.

 

[broncobuster]

RIP. I hear the guy say "No pain. No pain." three days a week.

 

[PsychBat!]

What the hell

I was watching clips from Rocky IV yesterday

RIP

 

[Premium Quality]

RIP.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

What the hell

I was watching clips from Rocky IV yesterday

RIP

Those were filmed like 30 years ago.

 

[Discotheque]

RIP. the towel was thrown.

 

[studyguy]

Damn... Dude is making hurting bombs up in heaven now. Guy was legit.

 

[DiscoJer]

He was also in Assault on Precinct 13. (Which is how I know him, actually, not being a fan of Rocky but a John Carpenter fan)

 

[Frozenprince]

Damn, was hoping we'd get to see him in Creed 2.

 

[MMarston]

Well, Heaven...




It's time to build some hurtin' bombs.

 

[EGM1966]

RIP.

 

[Corleth the Fey]

Rest in peace, man.

 

[PsychBat!]

Those were filmed like 30 years ago.

Yeah I just didn't expect the dude I just saw in a clip to die the next day. Feels weird.

 

[GoutPatrol]

Don't think he'll be making the Oscar reel this late. Maybe when Sly wins he can dedicate the win to him.

 

[psychotron]

No pain. RIP.

 

[Neff]

Fantastic actor and an underrated player in the Rocky saga. He gave 100%.

 

[PillarEN]

Aw man. that's too bad.

 

[MrCunningham]

Well, Heaven...




It's time to build some hurtin' bombs.

 

[karasu]

Wow. I was like who the hell is Duke in Rocky. I never knew his name! That guy used to spit like crazy. I got many laughs from him. RIP sir.

 

[Rocky_Balboa]

RIP

 

[Tom_Cody]

RIP

He was a scene stealer in all of those movies.

 

[mysteriousmage09]

RIP.

 

[hoos30]

RIP. Loved his character, which was small but iconic. In Rocky I, he was the one that like, "Hold up, Champ, this guy is going to be a problem."

 

[Dr.Horrible]

RIP Duke.

 

[richiek]

He also had a bit role in Kubrick's The Shining, if I'm not mistaken.

 

[VeryGooster]

"THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE AN EXHIBITION FIGHT!"


RIP

 

[Count of Monte Sawed-Off]

Aww bummer, I was just thinking about him yesterday. RIP

 

[Elginer]

That's a fucking bummer

 

[F0rneus]

Rest in peace. Duke was the goddamn man. One of the most memorable characters, in one of the most memorable franchises of all time.

 

[Sectorseven]

I was disappointed he didn't have a cameo in Creed. Wonder if he's been sick for a while.

 

[sixteen-bit]

RIP

 

[ZombieSupaStar]

Wow. I was like who the hell is Duke in Rocky. I never knew his name! That guy used to spit like crazy. I got many laughs from him. RIP sir.

This is supposed to be an exhibatioonsshehdhshdhdhzshsakgs. *drenches first 3 rows* lol

RIP

 

[lawnchair]

damn you 2016

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

Yeesh

 

[ryutaro's mama]

Yeesh

🙄

 

[inm8num2]

RIP. :/

His pep talk to Rocky before the final round against Drago is amazing. Always got me pumped up beyond belief.

"All your strength, all your power, all your love. Everything you've got!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XOg4ktTDAg

(gotta love Paulie casually chiming in: "Yea, knock him out Rocko...")

 

[Luschient]

Good Lord ET

 

[strafer]

Yeesh

Fake?

Can't find it on Twitter.

 

[Zantetsuken]

2016. Not a good year so far. A lot of good ones have passed. R.I.P.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Damn.

You had a good run, Duke.

 

[Malreyn]

Fake?

Can't find it on Twitter.

Did they delete it cuz they know they fucked up?

 

[entremet]

http://www.people.com/article/rocky-star-tony-burton-dead-at-78

He finally threw the damn towel

RIP

Gotta love that 70s style!

 

[Anth0ny]

Nooooooo

RIP, I actually wanted to see him in Creed 2

 

[GekigangerV]

Damn. I loved him in the Rocky movies. It is funny watching those movies again you see things would have gone much better if people listened to him. He tied to get Apollo to see Rocky training at the butcher shop and of course throwing in the towel.

I really missed not seeing him in Creed.

 

[BadAss2961]

RIP Duke

 

[Lan Dong Mik]

Fuck this! Aside from Rocky and Apollo he was my favorite thing about the Rocky movies. Man this is fucked up. RIP DUKE!

 

[ryutaro's mama]

Nooooooo

RIP, I actually wanted to see him in Creed 2

Avon is all you get now, friend.

 

[DeathoftheEndless]

That man knew how to fire people up. RIP.

 

[BadAss2961]

RIP. Loved his character, which was small but iconic. In Rocky I, he was the one that like, "Hold up, Champ, this guy is going to be a problem."

And in Rocky II.

I saw you beat that man like I never saw no man get beat before, and the man kept coming after you... We don't need that kind of man in our life.