Sez Sly, from Aint It Cool News:
"The reason ROCKY IV seems a little disjointed is because I was having a conflict with [composer] Bill Conti at the time and decided to go in a different direction, which I’m sorry for. Also, I think the whole premise of the film was based too much on “the fight” and not the personal struggles that preceded the fight. If I had to do it all over again, I would’ve hired Bill Conti, married Ivan Drago and punched out Brigitte Nielsen."