He technically loses the fight at the end and nobody ever seems bothered about that bit.
Fun fact: Stallone sold his dog for $40 to survive, then bought it back for $15,000 after selling the script.
That wildebeest scene's been ruining childhoods for thirty years and Disney just keeps getting away with it.
Fun fact: Its working title was King of the Jungle, even though lions live on savannas, not in jungles.