{
  "id": 4635507,
  "title": "‘Rocky’ Is the Story of an Underdog, Created by an Underdog, That Has Spawned Box-Office Champions for Half a Century",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/rocky-is-the-story-of-an-underdog-created-by-an-underdog-that-has",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-31T11:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Smithsonian",
    "slug": "smithsonian",
    "url": "https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/rocky-story-underdog-created-underdog-spawned-box-office-champions-half-century-180989274/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Sylvester Stallone was a struggling actor when he was inspired by a real boxing match to write the film that became a legend. This year, the origin story of the franchise turns 50.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}