"Boxers" Connection Combat: Carl Weathers vs. Sylvester Stallone

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This week's Connection Combat game honors the late Carl Weathers. We made our connection theme "Boxers" with a match-up against Sylvester Stallone, following their iconic roles in the Rocky movies.

Here's how the game is played:

  1. Check your connection to Carl Weathers and Sylvester Stallone (click "Connection to Me" in each profile pull-down menu).
  2. Click "Answer this post" below. Choose Team Apollo (Weathers) or Team Rocky (Stallone) and say how many degrees are in your chosen connection path.
  3. Verify each relationship along your connection path with a reliable source [more explanation].
  4. Post a comment below your answer here as soon as you're done.

Connection Combat

The players with the closest verified connection wins!

There are seven additional ways to win and enter the Connection Combat Hall of Fame. These require clearing your path of all "WikiTree Weevils."

This game runs from March 5 - March 12. Winners will be announced on March 13.

Do you want to help others? We call this "combat" just for fun. It's really more about collaboration than competition. Please participate in your team's Aid Station and stop by when you have questions or problems.

You can also chat live on Discord. See the Connection Combat help page for more information.
 

Are you in?

in The Tree House by Eowyn Walker G2G Astronaut (2.5m points)
edited by Eowyn Walker

21 Answers

+1 vote
 
Best answer

Winner: Jean Paradis (22) for Team Rocky!

by Eowyn Walker G2G Astronaut (2.5m points)
+16 votes
Team Stallone for me at 22 degrees! Carl Weathers is 28 degrees, though there are less marriages in my connection path to him which is cool.
by Eowyn Walker G2G Astronaut (2.5m points)
+13 votes
Team Stallone at 28 degrees
by Melanie McComb G2G6 Mach 5 (55.0k points)
+10 votes
Team Stallone as he is 23 degrees while Team Weathers is 34 degrees. Can I get closer?
by Kathy Nava G2G6 Pilot (311k points)
+11 votes
Team Stallone, at 22 degrees, storms ahead of dead last, 30 degrees distant, Team Weathers.
by Frank Blankenship G2G6 Pilot (132k points)
+11 votes
Team Stallone for me this week. I'm 26 degrees away, but right off the bat I can see a family line I encountered last week that still needs untangling. So we'll see what shakes out. (36 from Carl Weathers this week, and it goes through a family line of mine I haven't seen yet during Connection Combat, so that's neat.)
by Erin Breen G2G6 Pilot (344k points)

Verified my connection to Sylvester Stallone in 27 steps:

  1. Sylvester Stallone →
  2. Jacqueline Labofish (his mother)→
  3. John Labofish (her father)→
  4. Louis Labofish (his brother)→
  5. Rosina Finotti (his wife)→
  6. Francis Finotti (her father)→
  7. Gustave Finotti (his brother)→
  8. Susan Heiskell (his wife)→
  9. Peter Heiskell (her father)→
  10. Sarah Lewis (his mother)→
  11. Nancy Clarkson (her mother)→
  12. James Clarkson (her brother)→
  13. Betsy Ann Moorman (his wife)→
  14. Elizabeth Stith (her mother)→
  15. Lucy Stith (her sister)→
  16. Charles Jordan (her son)→
  17. Ann Jordan (his daughter)→
  18. John Aye (her son)→
  19. Eura Aye (his daughter)→
  20. Nina Davis (her daughter)→
  21. Martha Miller (her daughter)→
  22. Victor Winter (her husband)→
  23. Vera Bondarenko (his wife)→
  24. Lillian Bondarenko (her sister)→
  25. Private →
  26. Private →
  27. Private →
  28. Erin Breen

Squeaking in with a verified path to Carl Weathers, and surprise! It ended up being shorter than my path to Sylvester Stallone – 25 degrees.

  1. Carl Weathers →
  2. [private person] →
  3. James Casale (their father)→
  4. Donald Casale (his brother)→
  5. Lillian Drouet (his wife)→
  6. Louis Drouet (her brother)→
  7. Marjorie Heilmann (his wife)→
  8. Richard Heilmann (her father)→
  9. May Heilmann (his sister)→
  10. James Taggart (her husband)→
  11. Mary Taggart (his sister)→
  12. Edna Melson (her daughter)→
  13. Elbridge McNeil (her husband)→
  14. John Valentine McNeil (his father)→
  15. Thomas McNeil (his father)→
  16. James McNeil (his brother)→
  17. James McNeil (his son)→
  18. John McNeil (his son)→
  19. Marjorie Sweeney (his wife)→
  20. Walter Sweeney (her brother)→
  21. Private →
  22. Private →
  23. Private →
  24. Private →
  25. Private →
  26. Erin Breen
+10 votes
24 degrees Team Sylvester Stallone, Stallone-1 and 30 degrees Carl Weathers, Weathers-1472

0. Sylvester Stallone, Stallone-1

1. his mother, Labofish-6

2. her father, Labofish-3

3. his brother, Labofish-1

4. his wife, Finotti-61

5. her father, Finotti-23

6. his mother, Hill-4311

7. her brother, Hill-29616

8. his wife, Childs-2151

9. her father, Childs-2154

10. his father, Childs-2153

11. his mother, Pottenger-11

12. her mother, Tyler-359

13. her sister, Tyler-357

14. her daughter, Baldwin-11156

15. her husband, Parker-30643

16. his mother, Richardson-19837

17. her sister, Richardson-6924

18. her son, Coburn-618

19. his daughter, Coburn-624

20. her son, Wheeler-18871

21. his son, Wheeler-18812

22. his son, Wheeler-18807

23. his son, Wheeler-18911

24. his daughter, Wheeler-18799 (me)
 

0. Carl Weathers

1. his father, Weathers-1545

2. his mother, Williams-135892

3. her sister, William-1156

4. her husband, Pedescleaux-1

5. his brother, Pedescleaux-3

6. his daughter, Pedescleaux-4

7. her husband, Rhambo-1

8. his wife, Davis-117239

9. her husband, Mosby-506

10. his wife, Blanks-526

11. her father, Blanks-514

12. his brother, Blanks-527

13. his wife, Edmonds-3872

14. her sister, Edmonds-2831

15. her husband, Hamilton-23524

16. his father, Hamilton-23526

17. his brother, Hamilton-945

18. his son, Hamilton-944

19. his son, Hamilton-946

20. his wife, Ervin-67

21. her father, Ervin-68

22. his mother, McKinney-1565

23. her father, McKinney-1549

24. his sister, McKinney-8155

25. her son, Crowder-2603

26. his daughter, Crowder-2005

27. her daughter, Morrison-13595

28. her daughter, West-18061

29. her son, Wheeler-18911

30. his daughter, Wheeler-18799 (me)
by Mildred Wheeler G2G6 Mach 8 (86.7k points)
edited by Mildred Wheeler
+11 votes

I'm 22 degrees from Stallone and 30 degrees from Weathers, but I'm going to choose Weathers since this is a family line I'd like to work on. I'll also see if I can identify some new connection points for Carl so we can shorten his path. 

0. Carl Weathers

1. Emanuel Weathers (his father)

2. Olivia Williams (his mother)

3. Orelia William (her sister)

4. Lawrance Pedescleaux (her husband)

5. Octave Lee Pedescleaux (his brother)

6. Olivia Pedescleaux (his daughter)

7. Ernest L Rhambo (her husband) LOL, perfect surname for this combat.

8. Bernice Marie Davis (his wife)

9. Robert Mosby (her husband)

10. Henrietta Blanks (his wife)

11. Isaiah Blanks (her father)

12. Nathaniel Blanks (his brother)

13. Agnes Edmonds (his wife)

14. Mary Edmonds (her sister)

15. Dock Hamilton (her husband)

16. Hannah Ashmore ( his mother)

17. Robert Ashmore (her father)

18. Joshua Ashmore (his father)

19. John Ashmore (his father) Need help. No proof of parents found

20. James Ashmore (his son) Need help. No proof of parents found

21. Queen Ashmore (his daughter)✔️ expanded bio, added source for attached parents.

22. James Henderson (her husband)✔️ expanded bio, added source for attached parents.

23. Elizabeth Henderson (his sister)✔️ expanded bio, added source for attached parents.

24. John Scott (her son)✔️ expanded bio, marked to add additional kids. 

25. Private Scott (his daughter)✔️ expanded bio

26. Private Sexton (her son)✔️

27. Living ✔️

28. Living✔️

29. Living✔️

30. Me ✔️

by Emma MacBeath G2G Astronaut (1.3m points)
edited by Emma MacBeath
+10 votes

I chose to work on Sylvester at 25 degrees as he was the closest to me; all done.  This was the longest challenge yet.

  1. Sylvester Stallone-1
  2. Jacqueline Labofish-6
  3. John Labofish-3
  4. Louis Labofish-1
  5. Rosina Finotti-61
  6. Francis Finotti-23
  7. Rosina Finotti-63
  8. Martin Sullivan-1256
  9. Catherine Sullivan-1243
  10. Louise MacDonald-867
  11. Walter Porter-2235
  12. Royal Porter-25903
  13. Noah Porter-14297
  14. Noah Porter-14296
  15. Benjamin Porter-1685
  16. Judith Porter-1684
  17. Enoch Hewins-133
  18. Susanna Hewins-192
  19. Erastus Richards-23278
  20. Corydon Richards-21920
  21. Irene Richards-17466
  22. Stephen Young-47189
  23. Ida May Young-47045
  24. Clarence Finch-7413
  25. My Dad
  26. Myself
by Carol-Lynn Harke G2G6 Mach 4 (48.0k points)
We follow the same line from Sylvester back to Royal Porter!
+9 votes
Team stallone 25, team weather's 33
by Dawn Nott G2G Crew (620 points)
+10 votes
The Italian Stallone- 21 degrees with Creed at 30, I love Carl/Apollo Creed, but yes I am and always will be Team....Rocky, Rocky, Rocky!!!
by Teresa Willis G2G6 Mach 5 (50.0k points)
+10 votes
Absolutely no chance of me managing 44 for Team Apollo, so Team Rocky for me!
by Feargal Hennigan G2G6 Mach 6 (61.8k points)
No, Team Rocky is too far away for me as well!
+8 votes
34 degrees to Carl Weathers

24 degrees to Slyvester Stallone
by Elizabeth Pease G2G Crew (440 points)
+9 votes

Team rocky for me all connections verified, 22 degrees:

0: Sylvester S. Stallone

1: his mother, Jacqueline Frances (Labofish) Levine

2: her father, John Paul Labofish

3: his brother, Louis Willard Labofish

4: = his wife, Rosina (Finotti) Labofish

5: her father, Francis Maria Finotti

6: his sister, Rosina T Finotti

7: = her husband, Martin Harold Sullivan

8: his sister, Catherine Amelia Sullivan

9: her daughter, Louise Katherine (MacDonald) Porter

10: = her husband, Walter Royal Porter

11: his father, Royal Hervey Porter

12: his brother, Dr. Ransom Noble Porter

13: = his wife, Fidelia M. (Piper) Porter

14: her father, John Piper

15: his brother, Jonas Brooks Piper

16: = his wife, Julia (Greenwood) Piper

17: her brother, Aaron Greenwood

18: his daughter, Tamesin (Greenwood) Richardson

19: her daughter, Emilie Ann (Richardson) Hannaford

20: her son, Paul Francis Hannaford

21: his son, Francis Everett Hannaford

22: his daughter, Mrs Jean Doret (Hannaford) Paradis

by Jean Paradis G2G6 Mach 1 (19.6k points)
Apologies for the colors. I only just now learned how to paste a list into these boxes, haven't figured out how to get rid of the highlighting.
+10 votes
Team Stallone for me at 22 degrees on my mother's side of the family.  (Adrian!!!)  Carl Weathers is 33 degrees from me on my father's side of the family.
by J. Michael Click G2G Crew (510 points)
+8 votes
Stallone at 24 degrees!
by Jesse Presnell G2G Crew (440 points)
+9 votes
Team Rocky = 27, Team Apollo =34. I think I'll take the easy way out and follow Mr. Stallone.
by David Carlson G2G6 Pilot (370k points)
0. Sylvester Stallone-1√
1. Jacqueline Labofish-6 his mother√
2. John Labofish-3 her father√
3. Louis Labofish-1 his brother√
4. Rosina Finotti-61 his wife√
5. Francis Finotti-23 her father√
6. Rosina Finotti-63 his sister√
7. Martin Sullivan-1256 her husband√
8. Catherine Sullivan-1243 his sister√
9. Louise MacDonald-867 her daughter√
10. Walter Porter-2235 her husband√
11. Royal Porter-25903 his father√
12. Noah Porter-14297 his father√
13. Noah Porter-14296 his father√
14. Benjamin Porter-18447 his brother√
15. Betty Porter-19437 his daughter√
16. Daniel Douglas-12364 her husband√
17. Elizabeth Douglas-1588 his sister√
18. Diadama Chase-1385 her daughter√
19. Hiram Briggs-3928 her son√
20. Stephen Briggs-9860 his son√
21. Agnes Briggs-3592 his daughter√
22. Bruce Girvan-44 her son√
23. Mabel Clark-25515 his wife√
24. Ira Clark-24933 her brother√
25. Vera Clark-24594 his daughter√
26 private her daughter√
27. David Carlson-1933 her son√

All complete!
+9 votes

Team Rocky!

1 -Sylvester Stallone

2 -Jacqueline Labofish

3- John Labofish

4 -Louis Labofish

5 -Rosina Finotti

6 -Francis Finotti

7 -Gustave Finotti

8 -Susan Heiskell

9 -Peter Heiskell

10-Sarah Lewis

11-Jesse Lewis

12-John Lewis

13-Sarah Lewis

14-Sarah Musick

15-Joseph Williams

16-Amy Williams

17-William Nance

18-Reuben Nance

19-Martin Nance

20-Mary Nance

21-Katie Harwell

23-Walt Drummond

24-My Mother

25-Nanette Campbell

 

by Nanette Rohrbaugh G2G6 Mach 3 (39.1k points)
+10 votes
Team Stallone all the way!

32 degrees from Carl and 23 from Stallone.

0. Sylvester Stallone
1. Jacqueline Labofish (his mother)
2. John Labofish (her father)
3. Louis Labofish (his brother)
4. Rosina Finotti(his wife)
5. Francis Finotti (her father)
6. Gustave Finotti (his brother)
7. Susan Heiskell (his wife)
8. Peter Heiskell (her father)
9. Sarah Lewis (his mother)
10. Jesse Lewis (her father)
11. Charles Lewis (his brother)
12. Elizabeth Lewis (his daughter)
13. John Collins (her son)
14. Nancy Isaacs (his wife)
15. Godfrey Isaacs (her father)
16. Samuel Isaacs (his brother)
17. Fielding Isaacs (his son)
18. Sarah Stevens (his daughter)
19. Nancy Arvin (her daughter)
20. Schuyler Norton (her son)
21. Harold Norton (his son)
22. Debbie Norton (his daughter)  
23. me (her daughter)
by J Head G2G6 Mach 1 (19.4k points)
+9 votes
Team Rocky with 26 degrees.
by Judi Stutz G2G6 Pilot (336k points)

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