![]() The pair reconcile enough for Robert to introduce his father to his grandson, Logan, and it seems like finally, the Balboa family might have a chance at peace. Ironically, it isn't Adonis who beats Viktor on skill alone but the actions of Ivan Drago (Dolph Lungren), who realizes that ego and glory aren't worth his son being killed in the ring.Ĭreed 2 ends with Ivan and Viktor training together for fun and not fame in Ukraine, while Rocky visits Vancouver and makes amends with his once again estranged son, Robert. This time, it's not just Donnie giving the Drago family payback but Rocky too, who can't forgive his Rocky IV opponent. At this point, Rocky has already battled cancer, but he can't let Apollo's son face Viktor Drago, the son of the man who killed Apollo in the ring, alone. In that spinoff of the Rocky franchise, Rocky seeks redemption for his involvement in Apollo Creed's death by helping his son Adonis become the next champ.Īfter training Donnie to victory in Creed, Rocky returns for Creed 2, and it seems like Rocky might finally be down for the count. Rocky Balboa was nearly Stallone's final film, but as Rocky says in the film, "it's about how hard you get hit and keep moving forward," so The Italian Stallion returned for a seventh installment in the franchise, Creed. ![]() Not only is Rocky Balboa considered a better movie than Rocky V, but it's also considered on par with the original Rocky for showcasing one of Stallone's best performances of the character he's helped mold and shape for more than half his life. In a way, Rocky Balboa's feel-good ending with the champ back on top against the much younger Mason "the Line" Dixon (Antonio Tarver) is the perfect way to ring Rocky's bell. His quest becomes particularly moving as his loved ones begin to pass away, including his beloved wife Adrian and his brother-in-law Paulie, leaving him to face his most brutal and undefeated opponent - time. Rocky returns to the ring after being retired, hoping to prove that despite his age he's still got what it takes, not unlike Stallone himself. With his fighting days behind him and a desire to redirect all of his boxing energy into the relationship with his family, it seems like a solid way to end Rocky's story for good.Īfter Rocky V, Rocky Balboa gave Rocky an ending worthy of Stallone's career, even if it did come sixteen years later. In the shadow of his legacy, Rocky gives the boy his Rocky Marciano (the boxer on whom Rocky is based) cuff link, a token from his old trainer, signifying the importance his son now has in his life. In the movie's final moments, after Rocky has beaten Tommy in a back alley brawl and regained some integrity in the eyes of his son, Rocky and Robert climb the famous Rocky Steps to look at his statue. While Rocky 5 is considered the franchise's worst movie due to poor creative choices like Tommy turning on Rocky, and turning Mickey into an apparition, it nevertheless endeavors to give Rocky a fitting sendoff full of the same heart that has always defined him. The Italian Stallion is on hard times, but he's able to stage a comeback by taking boxing maverick Tommy Gunn (Tommy Morrison) under his wing and repairing the precarious relationship he has with his bullied son Robert (Sage Stallone). ![]() Like Adonis begins Creed 3, Rocky is recently retired in Rocky V, but unlike that film, he's not living in the lap of Los Angeles luxury. ![]()
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