Official Rocky Balboa

Official Rocky Balboa is a YouTube channel that focuses on the Rocky film franchise.
==Films==
===Rocky===
Rocky was released on December 3, 1976. In 1975, a 30-year old man named Rocky Balboa is living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, becoming an aspiring boxer who frequently boxes at a club almost daily to win prize money. Soon, the news comes about when Apollo Creed, the heavyweight champion of the major boxing circuit, plans to hold a title bout in Philadelphia during the upcoming United States Bicentennial. Five weeks before the match is scheduled, another boxer named Mac Lee Green, who was originally slated to have the match against Apollo, withdraws due to a hand injury. With the spot vacant, Apollo decides to settle in on a local contender, which would by Rocky.
Rocky undergoes rigorous training as time goes by and eventually meets Mickey Goldmill, a trainer and gym operator who agrees to take Rocky under his wing. Meanwhile, Rocky meets Adrian Pennino, who is working at a local pet shop, and begins expressing romantic feelings towards her. Adrian also introduces Rocky to her brother Paulie, who helps Rocky get a date with Adrian and work as a corner man with him for the upcoming match. Paulie soon becomes jealous due to Rocky's success and eventually invites him to a meat packing facility where he works, so that Rocky can bolster his training by punching meat carcasses.
The night before the match, Rocky is offered a tour at the Philadelphia Spectrum, where the match is slated to take place. The match between Rocky and Apollo takes place on New Year's Day, January 1, 1976. The match goes a full 15 rounds, which ends with Apollo winning by a split decision.
===Rocky II===
Rocky II was released on June 15 1979. Shortly after the match between Rocky and Apollo, both combatants are admitted to the hospital. Apollo demands a rematch from Rocky, but Rocky refuses and decides to retire from boxing after having surgery for retinal detachment. After his release from the hospital, Rocky marries Adrian. Rocky seems to be enjoying activities in normal life, but it soon becomes ugly when he runs into financial problems after struggling to find employment with decent pay, especially after being laid off from the meat packing facility where Paulie works.
Rocky visits Mickey at his gym and talks about boxing again, but Adrian opposes due to the risk of his eyesight. Rocky begins training for a rematch against Apollo, while Paulie visits the pet shop Adrian is working at. After Paulie insults Adrian, she goes into premature labor and faints. She is admitted to the hospital and gives birth to a boy named Robert, who is in stable condition despite premature birth.
The rematch between Rocky and Apollo takes place on Thanksgiving Day. The match again goes for a full 15 rounds with Rocky barely winning after a knockout, claiming the championship.
===Rocky III===
Rocky III was released on May 28, 1982. Three years after winning the championship against Apollo, Rocky has had a string of successful title defenses. He has developed a wealthy fortune and moved into a large estate. Meanwhile, Clubber Lang has rose through the ranks, and Mickey gives the news to Rocky. One day, Rocky participates in a exhibition charity match with pro wrestler Thunderlips, which ends in a stalemate.
Meanwhile, a ceremony takes place that unveils a statue of Rocky by the stairs close to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. As Rocky is making a speech, Clubber arrives on scene and challenges Rocky to a match. The match takes place at the Philadelphia Spectrum. However, turmoil ensues backstage, where Clubber shoves Mickey out of his reach, causing Mickey to suffer cardiac arrest. Rocky requests to call the match off, the the others urge him on. The match goes on as planned, but Rocky's mind is not fully set, and ends up being knocked out in the second round, allowing Clubber to claim the championship. After the match, Rocky goes into the dressing room to see Mickey, who dies from a heart attack.
After Mickey's funeral, a depressed Rocky wanders the streets of Philadelphia until entering Mickey's gym, where Apollo unknowingly stows aboard. Apollo checked into Rocky's recent match as a guest analyst and offers to train Rocky to have a rematch against Clubber. The two travel to Los Angeles and begin training there.
The rematch takes place at Madison Square Garden, and Rocky wins the match against Clubber by a knockout, thereby reclaiming the championship title.
===Rocky IV===
Rocky IV was released on November 27, 1985. Since reclaiming the championship during his latest match against Clubber Lang, Rocky continues to successfully defend his title. One day, a Russian Soviet boxer named Ivan Drago comes to the United States with a team of trainers from the Soviet Union and Cuba. Apollo Creed decides to have an exhibition match with the visiting Soviet boxer.
The exhibition match between Apollo and Ivan takes place at the MGM Grand. Apollo takes a serious beating from Ivan, despite objections from his trainers and Rocky to stop the match. Ivan lands one last blow on Apollo that eventually kills him. Ivan displays no remorse by quoting "If he dies, he dies."
After attending Apollo's funeral, Rocky decides to challenge Ivan himself, but to do so, he must vacate his championship title. Rocky travels to Russia at the cold lands of Krasnogourbinsk to begin his training, while Ivan takes his training more seriously with high-tech equipment entrusted by his own entourage.
The match between Rocky and Ivan takes place on Christmas Day. At first, Ivan gains the upper hand, but Rocky steadily regains his form, and the match goes the full 15 rounds. Rocky eventually wins with a knockout and gives a defiant speech, allowing the Russians to praise Rocky for his recent contributions.
===Rocky V===
Shortly after his victory against Ivan Drago, Rocky and his family return to the United States, where they are greeted by promoter George Washington Duke, who offers Rocky a match against Union Cane. When the family returns home, Rocky learned that Paulie had signed a power of attorney over to his accountant, who squandered the family's entire investment on real estate deals gone sour. In addition, the accountant failed to pay Rocky's tax returns within the past six years, and his estate had a mortgage worth $400,000. Unwilling to go bankrupt, Rocky decided to participate in a few more boxing matches to rebuild his finances.
After seeing a doctor, Rocky is diagnosed with a brain condition called cavum septum pellucidum. With such a condition, the doctor advises Rocky not to continue boxing, and under Adrian's recommendation, Rocky retires. Rocky sells his estate along with auctioning off the belongings to pay the mortgage debt. The family moves back to their former site in Philadelphia, where Rocky visits a gym his late trainer Mickey once hosted.
One day, Rocky meets Tommy Gunn, a young fighter in Oklahoma. Rocky agrees to train Tommy, which helps him become a top contender. However, this act of training Tommy strays Rocky from his family, especially with his son Robert being bullied in school. Union Cane later wins the world title.
Around the holidays, George visits Rocky's residence and showers Tommy with luxuries, promising him that he is the only path to a shot at the title. This leads to Tommy leaving Rocky and switching over to George. Rocky becomes frustrated with Tommy's departure, but Adrian talks him out of it, leading to Rocky reconciling with Robert and the rest of his family.
Tommy defeat Union Cane during the championship, but is condemned for leaving Rocky, and the media considers him a paper champion. This infuriates Tommy, which leads to George explaining to Tommy that he has never faced a true contender before. George explains that the only way to become a real champ is by facing off with Rocky.
With a television crew by his side, Tommy meets Rocky at a local bar and challenges him to a street fight. After Tommy insults Rocky, Paulie stands up for his brother-in-law, only for Tommy to retaliate. Both Rocky and Tommy engage in a street fight with nearby neighbors witnessing. Rocky eventually defeats Tommy with the police escorting him away. George intends to sue Rocky if he attacked Tommy again, prompting Rocky to knock the promoter on top of a car.
A few months later, Rocky and Robert visit the Museum of Art, discussing what they want to do in life.
===Rocky Balboa===
Rocky Balboa was released on December 20, 2006. Rocky has been enduring changing times in his life, especially since his wife Adrian passed away due to ovarian cancer four years prior. Rocky owns and operates a small but successful restaurant named after his deceased wife, while his son Robert is working in the corporate industry.
One day, Rocky meets a woman named Marie working at the Lucky Seven Tavern. Thirty years prior, Rocky escorted Marie home when she was falling with the wrong crowd smoking. Marie now is a single parent of a teenage son named Stephenson, and her friendship with Rocky steadily flourishes overtime.
In the professional boxing circuit, Mason Dixon reigns as the heavyweight champion, but has been ridiculed due to not having faced a true contender. This makes Rocky want to return to boxing for one last match after renewing his boxing license. Around the same time, Marie gets a job at Rocky's business, Paulie has been laid off from the meat packing facility he worked at, and Robert resigns from his job to support Rocky for his upcoming match against Mason.
The exhibition match between Rocky and Mason takes place at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. The match goes the full 15 rounds that ends with Mason being the winner by a split decision, but Rocky clearly doesn't mind the outcome. Later, Rocky visits a cemetery and sees Adrian's grave.
===Creed===
In 1998, a 12-year old boy named Adonis Johnson is spending time at a juvenile detention center. After getting into a fight with another inmate, Adonis is sent to solitary confinement. Mary Anne, the widow of the late Apollo Creed, visits Adonis in his confinement and offers to take him in.
In 2015, Adonis has become a successful businessman working as a securities firm at the Smith Boardley Financial Group. On the weekends, he frequently goes to Tijuana, Mexico and competes in an amateaur boxing circuit. He eventually resigns from the Smith Boardley Financial Group, having aspirations to join a major boxing circuit, but Mary Anne opposes this, remembering how her husband Apollo died in the ring against Ivan Drago 30 years prior. Undaunted, Adonis moves to Philadelphia and seeks advice from Rocky.
Adonis visits Adrian's Restaurant and meets Rocky and asks him to train him. After reaching a reluctant agreement, Rocky trains Adonis at the Front Street Gym. Around the same time, Adonis meets Bianca Taylor, an aspiring pop singer. The two go on a date and have something to eat at Geno's Steaks. With the major boxing circuit swirling with news, Rocky learns that the impending light-heavyweight champion Ricky Conlan is facing a prison term, but is spared by appeals. Adonis, who is using his biological mother's surname, Johnson, decides to change it to Creed to honor Apollo.
While training Adonis, Rocky collapses and is taken to the hospital, where he is diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Meanwhile, Adonis is about to attend a concert where Bianca is slated to perform. When someone refers to Adonis as "Baby Creed", this provokes Adonis into throwing punches in a fit of rage, and security restrains him. Adonis is arrested and sent to jail. Rocky pays a visit to Adonis' cell, but Adonis accuses Rocky of letting his illegitimate father die in the ring, and tells him off. Adonis is bailed out the next morning and tries to visit Bianca to apologize, but she tells him off after his dangerous antics before the concert to protect herself.
The match between Adonis and Ricky takes place at Goodison Park in Liverpool. The match goes the full 15 rounds, but Ricky narrowly wins by a split decision. Meanwhile, Adonis meets a frail but rather improving Rocky at the steps towards the Museum of Art.
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