![]() ![]() As the match builds up Rocky takes several hits but keeps coming for more. This amazes the crowd as this is the first time Creed is ever knocked down. In just the first round Creed is knocked down by Rocky but manages to get up in time to continue his match. Even after the match starts he continues these taunts in a very condescending manner towards Rocky. Creed enters the arena in a pompous manner and keeps on taunting Rocky. On the final judgment day, Rocky enters the ring as an underdog and the crowd is clearly in favor of the reigning champion. However, a day before the big day he still doubts himself and has second thoughts, but after some deliberation Adrian convinces him to try his best and to “go the distance”. After an incident where he violently threatens his sister, Adrian moves in with Rocky.ĭuring the course of the rigorous training that he undergoes, he is shown as transforming into a more disciplined and strong minded person. However, Paulie becomes jealous of the newfound fame Rocky gets due to the overwhelming media attention due to which he gets mad at his sister’s romantic involvement with Rocky. Rocky who until now had no training equipment would use the meat carcasses on the hooks for punching, at a meat shop owned by Adrian’s brother, Paulie. Rocky later accepts his help and begins training. After coming to know about this, his former gym trainer Mickey comes to meet Rocky and offers him help but ends up returning in despair after some heated conversation in which Rocky accuses Mickey of not helping him when he needed it the most and now coming when he sees an opportunity. Although reluctant at first, Rocky later accepts this offer though he believes that he lacks the ability to go up against someone of Creed’s stature and skill set. In a set of events after his opponent withdraws from the title bout, Apollo Creed who is the undefeated Heavy Weight Boxing Champion unexpectedly selects Rocky to be his next contender. He visits a pet shop to get pet supplies, where he takes liking to the shopkeeper, Adrian. Although brawny and uncouth as you would expect a debt collector to be, he does not wish to cause harm to the people. Dixon's eyes widen into one of the best "Oh shit!" faces in recent cinema.Rocky is a small-time local heavyweight boxer who now works as the muscle for Gazzo, a local mafia. and then he gets back up and keeps coming. Balboa finally looked like he was about to go down and stay down. That was a killer punch, and he's been dishing them out the whole fight. Dixon's expression when Rocko gets back up only adds to the moment. With neither of his most important anchors around anymore, he finally found it in himself to see the fight through to the end. As the fight goes on, Rocky gets some motivation from Mickey's voice, and a vision of Adrian further on but the one that really hits home when he takes an especially hard blow from Mason and for the first time picks himself up by remembering his own words to his son. ![]() Give the man a little respect!" Props to a corner-man who actually recognizes the gravity of the situation his boxer is in and respects Rocky for the legendary boxer he is. Listen to me! If there's any bone in your body he can break, he's gonna do it. After Rocky starts to truly hurt Mason in the first round with a combination of head shots, Mason's trainer Marvin is the only one to give him a reality check: "Yeah, well he came to battle, okay?. ![]()
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