Rocky Judge Fillippo Dead At 83

Boxing great LOU FILLIPPO, who famously counted out APOLLO CREED in the first ROCKY sequel, has died, aged 83.

The Hall of Fame referee and judge died on Monday (02Nov09) after suffering a stroke.

Fillippo’s professional boxing career ended in 1957 after a series of bleeding issues, which stopped his fights.

He went on to referee and judge 85 world championship fights, including Sugar Ray Leonard’s controversial split-decision victory over Marvin Hagler in 1987.