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Tony Burton briefly reprises his role as Duke at the beginning of the film.

However, during his scenes, Rocky refers to him as " Tony ".

In the credits, Burton is credited as playing " Tony ," as opposed to " Duke " ( perhaps to avoid confusion with the George Washington Duke character ) Rocky V is the second time in the series to do so, with the first being Rocky II as Apollo asked " What are you afraid of, Tony?

" Rocky Balboa names Burton's character, " Duke Evers ".

Most fans take this to imply that his name is Tony ' Duke ' Evers.