For those of you who want to seeCreedbut haven’t seenRocky, well, you should seeRocky.
It’s a classic.
After all, it’s possible for you to’t seeCreedwithout knowing what the name represents.
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He chose Rocky because he liked his fighting name, The Italian Stallion.
But surprisingly, once they got in the ring, Rocky put up a real fight.
Rocky lost by split decision.
Their second fight was another slugfest, and both exhausted fighters went down simultaneously in the 15th round.
(After that fight, Apollo would retire.)
Apollo wanted another rematch.
It wasn’t an official fight.
There weren’t any cameras involved.
But for Apollo, losing to Rocky by one second was something he never got over.
“No matter what” were Apollo’s last words.
He’d fall at the hands of Drago only moments later.
His death would then spur Rocky out of retirement.
(Spoiler: Rocky would go on to defeat Dragoandend the Cold War.)
So yeah, he loved attention.
(And he never missed an opportunity to make money.)
Rocky’s son called him “Uncle Apollo.
“Rocky and Apollo might’ve started out as opponents, but they grew to become close friends.
Not only did Rocky’s son call Apollo “uncle,” but Rocky spoke at Apollo’s funeral.
Carl Weathers approves of the new Creed.
Weathers was a professional football player before he got into acting, so he certainly looked the part.
Congrats on [a] great job, my friend.
May your success continue.”
Creedopens in theaters today.
