The game is based on Rocky III and was designed by Coleco for its ColecoVision console.

There is also a "Demo" mode if the player wants to watch Rocky and Clubber Lang fight.

Each boxing match consists of, according to the skill level chosen, two, five, ten, or fifteen rounds each lasting one minute each.

During gameplay, the player's movement is restricted to three positions or "lanes" vertically, and from each player's side of the ring to the front of their opponent horizontally.

George Kopp of Electronic Fun with Computers & Games said that "Coleco's Rocky for the Super Action Controllers is a masterpiece of sports simulation.