He also became a tough boy, and a street-smart kid and he has now became a very tough kid.Īdding to his frustration was the fact that Rocky took a young fighter named Tommy Gunn into their home. He also becomes very good at boxing, and when the bully comes to him to force him for more money, Robert took off his backpack and got ready to fight, which he ended up winning after a brief battle. When it was apparent that his father expected him to handle the problem by himself, Robert asked his uncle Paulie to help him learn to fight. Robert eventually befriended a female classmate named Jewel, but he also ran into trouble with two bullies. Rocky himself was concerned about his son, fearing that some of the kids might start bullying him just because he's the son of Rocky Balboa. He didn't grow up on the tough Philly streets like his father, and was afraid of how he would or wouldn't fit in. He kept to himself and had difficulty making friends. was completely out of his element in the new surroundings. In 1986, the family was forced to relocate back to Rocky's old South Philadelphia neighbourhood, where Robert would have to attend the same inner city school his father did. When the Balboas lost their fortune and had to file for bankruptcy, Robert was especially devastated. His parents raised him to believe that using his mind, and not fighting, was the best way to solve his problems. This was a sharp contrast to his father's own childhood. He was raised in the Balboa mansion with his father Rocky, his mother Adrian, and his maternal uncle Paulie.Īt school, he was an honour roll student and had many friends he and Rocky even made friends with former champion Apollo Creed.

Robert grew up in a wealthy environment due to his father reigning as the Heavyweight boxing champion of the world once from 1976 to 1981, and then again from 1982 to the end of 1985. Rocky Krakoff appears as 9-year-old Rocky, Jr., in Rocky IV Growing Up This was due to Adrian slipping into a coma brought on by stress from overworking during the pregnancy.

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