Tony 'Duke' Evers — Rocky II Character Profile

About Tony 'Duke' Evers

Veteran boxing trainer who manages Apollo and later guides Rocky.

Tony 'Duke' Evers — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Boxing training, Corner management, Athlete psychology, Strategy

• Strength: 4/10
• Intelligence: 8/10
• Charisma: 7/10
• Morality: 8.5/10
• Influence: 6.5/10

Quick Facts about Tony 'Duke' Evers

Occupation

boxing trainer, professional boxer

Tony 'Duke' Evers's Known Relations

• Rocky Balboa — Student
• Apollo Creed — Student

Tony 'Duke' Evers appears in 6 titles

• Rocky (1976) — character page
• Rocky II (1979)
• Rocky III (1982) — character page
• Rocky IV (1985) — character page
• Rocky V (1990) — character page
• Rocky Balboa (2006) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Tony Burton

Appears in

Rocky II (1979)

Role

Supporting

More characters from Rocky II

• Robert 'Rocky' Balboa (Sylvester Stallone)
• Adrianna 'Adrian' Balboa (Talia Shire)
• Paulie Pennino (Burt Young)
• Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers)
• Cutman (uncredited) (Al Silvani)
• Mickey Goldmill (Burgess Meredith)
• Director (uncredited) (John Pleshette)
• Singer (uncredited) (Charles "Honi" Coles)
• Salesman (uncredited) (Jerry Ziesmer)
• Employment Manager (uncredited) (Herb Nanas)
• Tony Gazzo (Joe Spinell)
• Commentator (uncredited) (Bill Baldwin)