Tommy "The Machine" Gunn (born May 13th, 1966) also nicknamed the Clone Ranger by the press is an American former professional boxer who competed in the Heavyweight division during the 1980s until 1991. He reigned as the undisputed heavyweight champion and was the deuteragonist-turned-secondary antagonist in Rocky V as an anti-champion.
Gunn left his hometown in Oklahoma, moving to Philadelphia in Rocky V with only a few hundred dollars to his name. He sought out Rocky Balboa when arriving in Philadelphia, hoping that Rocky would train him. At first, Balboa was reluctant due to the feeling that managing wasn’t for him, but after seeing Gunn’s persistence and skills, he decided to give him a shot. Balboa trained Gunn to 14 consecutive victories in the heavyweight division. During this time, the media began calling Gunn the ‘’Clone Ranger’’ and ‘’Rocky’s Robot’’ due to the similar styles. Gunn eventually left Balboa and signed a contract with George Washington Duke; Duke offered Gunn a title fight and more money. Gunn would go on to defeat Union Cane, capturing the Heavyweight Championship. Despite the victory, the press still labelled Gunn as Balboa’s clone and called him a paper champion. Infuriated, Gunn went to the local bar Balboa was at and challenged him to a fight, Balboa turned down the offer until Gunn punched Paulie. Balboa challenged Gunn to a fight in the street, Gunn accepted and brawled with Balboa. It all ended when Balboa knocked Gunn out, the police then picked Gunn up and arrested him.
After his loss of the championship and end of his boxing career, Guun became a professional, albeit mediocre and unheralded, wrestler known as "Boom Boom" Guun.
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