He only has 5 weeks to become the best fighter he can be. With Adrian by his side, he enters the ring and gives it all he's got. Everyone expects the match to be over in 3 rounds and Creed begins by playing with him. A few sharp punches to the body quickly wake him up to the fact that this is a serious fight and not just a show. Rocky is determined to take this thing all 15 rounds, refusing to stay down and even almost taking out the champ.
Creed settles in giving and receiving an awful beating.
He's not about to lose his title to some nobody. In the end, both men leave the ring with their dignity, if not their faces, in tact. Rocky finally proves to the world he's not a loser. Watching Rocky go about his daily business, muttering mono-syllabic jokes to Adrian and threatening deadbeats is not exactly my cup of tea. Stallone exhibits great charm and energy in the scenes with Shire, especially the sequence of their first date.