While Creed and Rocky train for the match, Balboa reveals he's been diagnosed with the one opponent he can't beat through grit or punches: non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.Īt first, Rocky refuses to seek treatment, but Adonis encourages him, saying he won't fight unless Rocky fights. Much like Rocky was picked from obscurity by Apollo, Adonis is picked by the current champion, "Pretty" Ricky Conlan, as his last fight before a prison sentence. The film ends with Rocky and Apollo solidifying their friendship with a friendly sparring match. and, along with trainer Tony "Duke" Evers, teaches him to fight using a more Muhammad Ali-style of boxing. After Apollo helps him shake off the depression of losing Mickey, Rocky finds the eye of the tiger and defeats Lang in a 1982 rematch. After witnessing the loss to Clubber, Creed takes Rocky to L.A. You'd think the death of a main character would be big enough for a single film, but Rocky III also marks the turn of Apollo Creed from an antagonist to best friend. However, he lies to Mickey about the outcome, and the boxing trainer dies peacefully backstage. Furious and distracted by his trainer's condition, Rocky loses the championship fight in the second round. Before their big fight, Lang confronts Rocky backstage and shoves Mickey, causing the old man to have a heart attack. However, as Mickey feared, fame has made Balboa lose his edge. Mickey reveals that Lang is right about his fights being handpicked, prompting the champion to accept Lang's challenge. Just like that, Rocky Balboa is the new heavyweight champion of the world. The vicious fight ends with both men getting knocked down, but only Rocky finds his feet before being counted out. It's not until Creed's taunts go a bridge too far that he decides to help. And after the birth of his child, Robert, Rocky goes after Creed with renewed vigor. Mickey, who took a back seat after Rocky retired, understands the health concerns the fighter faces and initially declines to help him train. Despite offers for more professional fights, he becomes obsessed over hate mail about his match with Rocky. He goads the Stallion into a rematch, which Rocky reluctantly accepts after learning that weddings are expensive and doing commercials isn't half as fulfilling as winning matches. However, in the second film, we see just how massive Creed's ego really is. Just like that, Rocky is a dad, and Paulie is a weird uncle. This allows him to propose to Adrian, who reveals she's pregnant shortly after their wedding. Thanks to his rise to fame, Rocky finally gets a little money to his name.
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