ESPN faced the wrath of Twitter on Wednesday when the self-proclaimed Worldwide Leader in Sports stated that Rocky Balboa defeated Ivan Drago “on this date in 1985” -- only for critics to point out the fictional fight took place on Christmas. “Rocky IV” was released on Nov. 27, 1985 but the film’s title bout took place on Christmas, with Sylvester Stallone’s character mentioning the holiday during his climactic victory speech. ESPN’s verified Twitter account shared an image of the fight captioned, “On this day in 1985, Rocky Balboa shocked the world, knocking out Ivan Drago in the 15th round.” Detailed-oriented movie buffs quickly scolded ESPN for the social media mishap. Nov. 27, 1985 is when the movie was released, but the Balboa-Drago fight was on Christmas. Is Rocky IV a Christmas movie?”Twitter was flooded with other messages mocking ESPN for botching the date:ESPN did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Source: Fox News November 27, 2019 20:15 UTC