Thread:Rodangizzardcrusher3/@comment-26687285-20160822213306/@comment-25692211-20161205202429

Both Drago and Clubber were to appear, but neither scenes were ever filmed. In Stallone's original script, before the fight with Dixon, Rocky visits Drago in hospital. When he and Drago, who is dying of HIV from years of anabolic steroid use, say their goodbyes, Rocky tells the nurse "if he dies, he dies." before leaving. Lang was also supposed to appear commenting on the fight.

Stallone cut the scene with Drago out because you had to watch IV to understand who this guy was, and because he felt that Rocky bitterly leaving Drago to die was too OOC, and clashed with the "anyone can change" message of Rocky IV.