{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Going The Distance: The Rocky Series Podcast","title":"Rocky V (Episode 16) - The Street Fight That Ends It All","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4034,"description":"Ryan and Ruban finally reunite to close out Rocky V and Season 5 of Going the Distance.\nAfter the press conference, Tommy is still boiling about living in Rocky’s shadow. Duke fans the flames and pushes the challenge that leads straight to the street. What follows is the chaotic bare-knuckle brawl outside the gym — wild haymakers, CNC Music Factory crashing into Bill Conti’s score, Rocky Jr yelling “he took my room,” Adrian trying to stop it, and Rocky finally putting Tommy down for good. Then comes the iconic “Sue me” moment as Rocky drops Duke onto a car hood.\nThe episode wraps with Father Carmine’s blessing, the quiet jog up the museum steps with Robert, the Rocky Marciano cufflink passed from father to son, and the bittersweet final lines before Elton John’s “The Measure of a Man” plays over the closing montage.\nRyan and Ruban also read listener mail, talk about the Rocky Steps, and officially close the book on Rocky V.\nIf you enjoy these Rocky deep-dives, check out their other show, The Worst of the Best Podcast. Follow Ryan at @RyanRebalkin and the Rocky feed at @GTDRockyPodcast.\n00:00 – Ryan & Ruben reunion, Worst of the Best plug, and Jolt Cola tangent  \n04:40 – Listener mail (Greg Arnold + Burt Young paintings story)  \n10:00 – Post-press conference: Tommy still in Rocky’s shadow  \n17:00 – Duke pushes the challenge and the fight is set  \n25:00 – Build-up and the street fight begins  \n35:00 – Haymakers, “he took my room,” and Rocky takes control  \n48:00 – Rocky finishes Tommy and drops Duke (“Sue me”)  \n58:00 – Father Carmine, the steps, the cufflink, and the final lines  \n1:03:30 – Elton John montage and Season 5 wrap-up","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/f446Q3CxCTjHVzJBt6bW8obFoxTibotInVFRWbCgfuY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81ZTA3/ZGRiMGNiZTZmZTk0/NTRmM2EzMmM0NTIx/YmU3MC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}