Rocky V (Episode 6) - Prison Yard Playground: Rocky Jr’s Brutal Welcome Home

Going The Distance: The Rocky Series Podcast · Aug 22, 2026 · 1h 4m

Ryan Rebalkin and special guest Kyle pick up the Rocky V breakdown right where they left off. The Balboas are back in the old neighborhood, and Rocky Jr immediately finds out the schoolyard plays by prison rules. Chicky (Kevin Connolly) and his crew size up the “rich kid,” a jacket gets stolen, and the graffiti on the wall quietly nods to Rocky and Mick.Then it’s over to Mighty Mick’s Gym, where Rocky is training amateurs, Paulie is hustling a used coffee cup with “lip marks” for five bucks, and a hungry young fighter named Tommy Gunn (Tommy Morrison) walks in looking to prove himself. What…