Rocky Balboa Halloween Costumes, Robes, Trunks, Boxing Gloves, Rocky Wigs (and Adrian too)

Growing Up in the 80s, I was raised on guys like Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzennegger. Here were these huge, larger than life tough guys that were like real-life superheroes. I remember telling my dad after watching Arnold in Predator "I want to be like him."

As much as I loved Arnie, there was something about Sly that gave him an edge in my eyes. Rambo was the first Stallone movie I saw (which I'm fairly confident was the catalyst that caused my little brother to later join the army) and I was hooked. Not long after seeing Rambo, I had the chance to watch 2 of my favorite action stars battle it out in the ring--Mr. T and Sly Stallone (Clubber Lang vs. Rocky Balboa).

I was on the edge of my seat in the theater watching Rocky III. When Rocky's trainer Mick died after Mr. T shoved him, I cried like a little girl with a skinned knee. I wanted Clubber Lang to go down--BAD. And as Rocky typically does in the movies, he eventually came back (spoiler alert!) and showed T why they call him the Italian Stallion.

Considering how hard Halloween costumes sucked in the 80s (essentially a poorly put together piece of plastic with a flimsy rubber band), the Rocky Balboa costume just wasn't meant to be when I was a child. So for all of the 80s kids out there who never got the chance to be Rocky...this is for you.

YO ADRIAN!!!

Rocky's look has change significantly over the years, from his "just learning fitness" phase in Rocky I and Rocky II to his almost nonexistant bodyfat showing in Rocky III. The final movie, simply titled Rocky Balboa, showed a much bulkier Rocky than in years past though still completely ripped. You could see the effects of a serious bodybuilding injury that occured to his right pectoral muscle during an earlier bench pressing contenst with former Mr. Olmpian Franco Columbo. Sly really kicked himself for that one.

Read on for a complete selection of Rocky Balboa Halloween costumes from each of the Rocky movies. We even include Rocky's grungy street clothes! Yo, Rocko!