(crowd cheering) (grunting) (crowd chattering) man: referee,why don't you stop the fight? let's go! let's go! woman: come on! get him! come on! hit him!hit him! (bell rings) you're waltzing.give the sucker some action.
you're fighting like a bum. want some advice? water. (vendor)cold beer here! should i bet the fightdon't go three rounds?you feel strong? absolutely. cold beer! you want good advice? mouthpiece.
(crowd clamoring) man: come on, rock! (screams) (bell ringing) all right. all right. next a six-rounder betweenlocal lightweights kid brooks and sugar johnson. good going, champ. hey.
say what? you got a smoke? yeah, you can have this one. woman: you're a bum. you're a bum,you know that? you're a bum! you really gotlucky tonight. spider, here'sloser's share. $40, less $15locker and cornerman,
$5 shower and towel,7 percent tax. comes to 17.20. you foughta good fight, spider. balboa, you getwinner's share, $65. less $15 lockerand cornerman, $5 shower and toweland 7 percent tax. comes to 40.55. when do i fight again? maybe two weeks.
give me a call.the doctor should be inin about 20 minutes. (whistling) hey, boy. (smacking lips) (train clattering) ♪ take you back ♪ doo-doo doo doo ♪ i said, i been told by ♪ some people, and they all
♪ said take you back ♪ take you back like before ♪ now, i don'tcall it a reason ♪ i just call itbelievin' in myself ♪ doo-doo doo you guys are gettingbetter every year. man: yeah. ♪ what i saw before ♪ i squeezed you,and i held you
♪ but i could nottell you i loved you ♪ well, you put me down ♪ you put me downreal nice ♪ this love affair ♪ has takenthe longest slice ♪ from my lifeas i see it ♪ hey, your old man didpretty good tonight. why weren't you there? you should've seen me.you guys hungry?
(soft jazz playing on record player) here you go. you wanna seeyour friend moby dick, huh? how you doing, moby dick?you miss me today? here you go. say hi. if you guys could singor dance, i wouldn't bedoing this. and this turtle foodi got here, it's... this turtle food i got herehas more flies in it... there are more mothsin it than flies.
more flies...more moths... who the hell cares? (sighs) (parakeets chirping) (whistles) how you feelingthis morning?full of life? fine. how you doing, killer? how's the turtlefood this week?
i'm kind of aggravated. oh, i'm sorry. ain't your fault.you don't wannahear about it? i'll tell you somebodywho don't wanna hear about it. how you doing, gloria? good. the last turtle foodi got here had more moths in itthan flies, adrian. these moths get caughtin the turtle's throatand they cough,
and i gotta smack themon the back of the shell and what do you thinkthey get? they get what? come on. shell shock. they get shell-shocked.what do you think? gloria: you're starting withthe bad jokes early, huh? well, no. inventing jokesain't so easy sometimes. (dog barking) no, that wasn't no joke.
hey, how's my buddydoing today? yo, butkus. yo, butkus! what is it? (barking) (imitating tarzan yell) hey, give me a kiss. gloria: adrian, go downstairsand clean all the cat cages.they're a mess. gloria: you gotta pay forthat turtle food, rock head.
hey, crime don't pay.you know that, gloria. yo, rock, how's your boss? real good. hey, rock,you fighting again? here and there. we'll make somemoney real soon, huh? yeah, a million dollars. hey, you.where are you going? where are you going?where you running?
where you running? hey! hey! hey! don't hit the face! shut up! not the face! mr. gazzo wants the 200 now. i'm broke! mr. gazzo saysi should get the 200 or break your thumb.you understand?
please, don't... what's your name again? bob! bob. listen, bob. you wanna dance,you gotta pay the band.you understand? (muffled screaming) you wanna borrow,you gotta pay the man. hey, i ain'temotionally involved, bob.you understand? give me some money.
there's 130 here. that's it. i'm broke. hey, bob,you're still $70 light. you don't haveto break nothing.take my coat. it's worth $50, $60. take the coat! you know,you should've planned ahead.you know that? you should've planned ahead. we'll fake it.i'll tape up the handlike you broke the thumb!
should've planned ahead. gazzo don't have to know! he won't be wise to nothing! gazzo won't bewise to nothing! keep the coat! keep the... he only had 130, but i think he's goodfor the rest next week,mr. gazzo. sure, rocky.bob's good for it. that's it for today.
tomorrow collect from del rio. he's late three weeks.i don't like it. tomorrow, three weeks.del rio? all right, i got it.how do you spell del rio? how'd you do last night? i did real good. what? did you getthe license number? of what?
the truck thatrun over your face. gazzo: relax, buddy.pull it over here. i wanna let rocky out. i'm gonna talk to himfor a few seconds. why didn't youbreak this guy's thumb? how do you know i didn't? you don't thinki hear things? didn't i give youa job this morning? yeah.
why didn't youbreak his thumb? when you don't dowhat i tell you to do,you make me look bad. i figured... look.i figured if i breakthe guy's thumb, he gets laid off. he can't make money. let me do the figuring. from here on in,let me do the figuring. these guys thinkwe're running a charity,they'll get off light. from here on in,do what i tell you to do,
because it's badfor my reputation. you understand?you got it, rock? i got it. how do you spell del rio? look it up in a dictionary. come on! i won't let thathappen no more,about the thumb. you know? so long, meat bag.
i should've brokeyour thumbs! (train passing) hey, rock. heard youdid good last night. absolutely.should've seen me. shouldn't you take a rest? no, my back is hurt. your back? my back is hurt. you deaf? no, i'm short.
(metallic clanging) hey, yo, mike. where's my lock? whose stuff isthis in my locker? it's dipper's stuff. it ain't your locker no more. what you talking about? it's been my lockerfor six years. where's my gear?
mickey told me tobag it and hang it. you put my stuff on skid row. i been in that lockerfor six years, and you put my stuffon skid row? mickey tells mewhat to do, i gotta do it. where is he? he's outsideworking with dipper. he's in a bad mood. so am i.
instructor:keep your hands up. keep your hands up.watch the right. hey, mick. to the body. attaboy. time. time! what do you want? how you feeling today? how you feeling? are you a doctor?
you have problems today? never mind.what's your problem? i been talking to michael. how come i beenput out of my locker? because dipper needed it. dipper's a contender. he's a climber. do you know what you are?you're a tomato. tomato?
i run a business here,not a goddamn soup kitchen. did you fight last night? did you win? yeah, i won k.o.in the second. yeah? who'd you fight? spider rico. (laughing) he's a bum! you think everybodyi fight is a bum. well, ain't they?
you got heart,but you fight likea goddamn ape. the only thingspecial about you, you never gotyour nose busted. leave it that way.nice and prettyand what's left of your mind. i think i'm gonnago take a steam.you know why? because i did good last night,and you should've seen me. big deal. you should've seen me too. hey, kid.
you ever thinkabout retiring? no. you think about it. all right, time. time! i dig your locker, man. (mickey laughing) mickey: dig your locker. attaboy.
cold night. whew! good nightto catch pneumonia,you know? you need some help? there's a good gameat the spectrum tonight. you wanna go toa basketball game? hi, butkus. hi, kid. tough day today. they took my locker away. i had that lockerfor six years.it don't bother me.
lockers are bad,anyway, after a while.people get the combination. i must've had 20 buckstaken out of therein the past 6 years. don't sound like much,but it adds up. doesn't matter. who cares? yeah, cold night.hey, birds. hey, look who's here.look who's here. the giant worm. look at these birds. don't these birdslook like flying candy?
bird, you wanna fly me home? you need somebodyto walk you home? no? it's a cold night. if you got the money,take a cab. too many creeps around here. every other block,there's a creep. you can alwaystell a creep. listen.i'm gonna go now, okay?
i'll see you later,all right? none of you guys get up. i know you hada hard day in the cage. so, uh, i'm gonna go home,make up a joke. i'll tell youa new joke tomorrow. okay? good night, adrian. good night, rocky. (door closing) don't know what happened.
(tv chattering) hey, there, lefty.got a friend for you here. hello, rock. how you doing? you seen paulie? yeah, he's in the steam room. hey, rocky.what's with the eye? been fighting. hope you won it, at least.
oh, yeah, did real good.you should've seen me. tv announcer: ...heavyweight champion of the world apollo creed at kennedy airport... hey, rock, who'd you fight? jesus. is he still around? yeah, he's doing real good. he's doingbetter than you are. hey, paulie.what, do you lock the door? yo, paulie.
i'd like to killthe freaking moronwho broke the mirror. hey, yo, paulie. every day,every night, i pass by. your sister'sgiving me the shoulder. forget her. what do you mean? you can do better than her. i don't forget nothing. every night i pass by,i tell a joke.
every morning i pass by,i tell a joke. she just looks at me,you know what i mean? looks? yeah, like i'ma plate of leftovers. i need a cadillacto connect with your sister? something wrong with my face? she's a freaking loser. sometimesshe gets me so crazy, i could split her headwith a razor.
oh, don't get mental. you caught me in a bad mood. you're always in a bad mood. adrian ain't sharp. adrian is a loser. she's pushing 30freaking years old. if she don't watch out,she's gonna die alone. i'm 30 myself. and you'll die alone.
i don't see no crowdaround you neither. come on.let's get out of this stink. i wanna talk to you anyway. about what? you still work for gazzo? yeah, sure. why don't youtalk to him about me? i just don't thinkgazzo's hiring right now. you know? come on.
the girl's dried up. who? my sister.if she don't start living,her body's gonna dry up. tomorrow's thanksgiving,you know that? come over and talk to her. sure. beer. tomorrow you comefor some bird, right? absolutely. you got it. i gotta go.if i'm ten minutes late,she calls the hospital.
paulie! announcer on tv: ...bicentennial fight with mac lee green here in philadelphia at the fabulous spectrum. larry. you're speaking now of your much-publicized bicentennial fight. right. this is gonna be the greatest sporting event in the country's history. a gala occurrence with me beating green like he committed a crime. would you takea look at that guy? i mean,where are the real fightersgonna come from? the pros.
all we got todayare jig clowns. ...on january 1st. the first major event in the country's... clown? that's right, clown. and in keeping with great events throughout the country's history, apollo creed will duplicate the cracking of the liberty bell by cracking green. you're callingapollo creed a clown?
what else? look at him. stay in school and use your brain. be a doctor, be a lawyer, carry a leather briefcase. forget about sports as a profession. sports make you grunt and smell. be a thinker, not a stinker. thanks a lot, champ. you crazy? this man ischampion of the world. he took his best shotand become champ.
what shot did you ever take? hey, rocky, you're nothappy with your life,that's nice. but me,i got a business going. i don't have totake no shots. announcer: ...no one having gone more than 12 rounds with him... that's right. ...and that was jake dale last june... stick that up your business. why you getting so insulted?
you want me to take a shot?all right. i'll take a shot. (police siren wailing) (people chattering) hey, rocky,how about a bottle? no wine, man. come on. just a little. buy us somethunderbird. (all clamoring)
marie, does your brother knowyou're hanging out so late? get lost, creep. screw you, yo-yo! these guys teach youto talk like that? stuff it! don't you neversay that to me. you stink up the neighborhood! you know, you can... when i was your age,
only one girlin the whole neighborhoodtalked like that. that was it. just one. what are you doing? it'll make your teeth yellow.don't do that. i like yellow teeth! it'll make your breathlike garbage. maybe i like garbage. nobody likes garbage. anyway, this girlwith the dirty mouthwasn't bad looking,
but none of the guysever took her serious. they never took her outfor any serious date. why? 'cause that'sthe way guys are. they laughwhen you talk dirty. they think you're cute. after a while,you get a reputation.you get no respect. you understand?you get no respect. i gotta usea bad word, whore.
you understand? whore. see? you use dirty words,and maybe you end upbecoming a whore. come on, rocky. i'm 12. that don't matter. you don't reallyhave to be one. just act like oneand that's it. boom! bing!you get a bad rep. you understand? 20 years from now,people are gonna say,
"do you remember marie?""no. who was she?" "she was the little whorewho hung down atthe atomic hoagie shop." "oh, yeah.now i remember her." you see,they don't remember you. they remember the rep. you got a boyfriend? no, you ain'tgot a boyfriend. you know why? why don't you thinkyou have a boyfriend?
'cause you'rehanging out with themcoconuts on the corner. you hang around coconuts,you get nowhere. they're lemons. lemons. you hang outwith nice people, you get nice friends.you understand? you hang outwith smart people, you get smart friends. you hang outwith yo-yo people, you get yo-yo friends.
you see,it's simple mathematics. i hope you ain't... i won't. what was i gonna say? you hope i don't keepacting like a whoreor i'll turn into one, right? yeah, something like that. good night. take care. hey, rocky. yo.
screw you, creep-o! yeah, who are you togive advice, creep-o? who are you? are the doctor'sreports confirmed? jergens: definitely. says here mac lee greenhas suffered "a severely crackedthird metacarpalin his left hand." damn! we can cancelthe fight indefinitely
if you're set onfighting green. hey, it ain't just green. what about all the timeapollo has invested? we can find a solution. solution nothing. find me anotherranked contenderin a flash, jergens. man: don't play gameswith my client. apollo's alreadydone a million dollars'worth of publicity, has madecontractual obligations with20 different organizations.
he's not goingto be embarrassed! i contactedernie roman's manager. ernie's fighting in francethat same week. then get me buddy shaw.he's ranked fifth. went to californiaand gained 50 pounds. jergens: i called everyworthwhile contender. they all say five weeksisn't enough timeto get into shape. shape nothing, man.they're afraid. they know everybodyis gonna see this fight.
none of them's gota prayer of whipping me. they're making excusesso they don't have to be the chump who gets whipped. all i can say isi'm a good promoter. i've promoted fightsin every goddamn countryin the world and i've brokenmy ass over this one. i don't knowwhat else to do! (sighing) i do.
without a ranked contender, what this fightneeds is a novelty. this is the land ofopportunity, right? so, apollo creed,on january 1st, gives a localunderdog fighteran opportunity. a snow-white underdog,and i'm gonna put his faceon this poster with me. and i'll tell you why. because i'm sentimental. a lot of other peoplein this country arejust as sentimental
and there's nothingthey'd like better thanto see apollo creed give a local philadelphia boy a shot at the greatesttitle in the world on this country'sbiggest birthday. now that's the way i see it and that's the wayit's gonna be. apollo, i like it. it's very american. no, jergens. it's very smart.
(laughing) (children chattering) gazzo: what is it? i wanna check this thing out. you said pick uptwo yards from snyder and a grand from cappoli,right? no, no.two yards from cappoliand a grand from snyder. two yards. write it down, okay?
yeah, i got it. who's this girlyou're going out withtomorrow night? how'd you know? i know. don't you thinki hear things? lot of canariesflying around the docks. i'm going outwith paulie's sister. i hear she's retarded. she ain't retarded.she's shy, you know?
tell you what to do.take her to the zoo. i hear retardslike the zoo. this bum gotta say that? buddy: who you calling a bum? back it up, buddy. i'm calling you a bum! relax, relax.buddy's in a bad mood. it's his prostate. he's always in a bad mood.
you ought tocount your blessings. you're stilla healthy person. i don't like your face. i don't like yours either! kiss my ass! come out here! relax! relax. my ears. are you driving me crazy?both of you. look. buddy doesn't like you.
some guys, they justhate for no reason. capisce? come here. here's 50 bucks.you and your girl adrian,you have a nice time. thanks. how'd you know her name? buddy: hey, rock. remember what i told you? what'd you tell me? take her to the zoo.
come on out of the car! some more coffee,mr. creed? no, thanks, shirley. what do you thinkabout billy snow? fouls. how about, uh,big chuck smith? no, he's too old and dull. hey, that bobby judge,he's a good boy. no. i don't feelno heat from that name.
joe zack's a good prospect. exactly what are youlooking for, apollo? this is what i'm looking for. the italian stallion. rocky balboa?never heard of him. look, it's the name, man. the media will eat it up. who discovered america? an italian, right?
what would be betterthan to get it on withone of his descendants? he's a southpaw. i don't want youmessing aroundwith southpaws. they do everything backwards. southpaw nothing. i'll drop him in three. apollo creed meetsthe italian stallion. (laughs) sounds likea damn monster movie.
what are youdoing with that bat? i used to bedeadly at stickball. your sister knowsi'm coming? paulie: she's very excited. look at these swollen hands. the joints from carrying meatin and out of the freezer. plays hell on the joints. maybe you oughtto see a doctor. i don't need a doctor.i need a different job.
different job.what kind of turkey?big? small? talk to gazzo.tell him i'm a good man. nothing bothers me. i'd make a great collector. busting bonesdon't bother me. don't bother you.big turkey, right? gazzo's gotta give me...forget gazzo. it's a bad job. you got a match? go to him for me.as a favor.
yeah, yeah.last time i had a turkey was when they hada two-dollar special at horn and hardart'sthree years ago. last year,me and the turtles had spam. (all chattering) yeah, yeah.she's very excited. ♪ i'm all alone will you forget about gazzo? i don't ask nobody twice.
don't ask nobody twice. ♪ stay away, baby ♪ you're sure your sisterknows i'm coming? yeah. she's very excited. adrian: paulie, you're late. you call the hospital? she calls the hospitalif i'm ten minutes late. rocky: yo, how you doing? i told you,she's very excited.
adrian: why didn't you tell meyou were bringing him here? i'm not ready for this. paulie: would it makea difference if you were? he's taking you out. no, i can't. i want you out ofthe kitchen right now. paulie: i want you outof here instamatically! i'm sick of seeing youhanging around likea freaking spider. go out and live.enjoy life!
adrian: i can't go! don't get wisewith me now. i'm tired of youbeing a loser. don't call me that, paulie! announcer on tv: apollo creed says he'll be shopping for another victim to fill green's vacancy for the bicentennial championship fight... why didn't you tell meyou were bringing him home? i can't go, paulie.i won't go! paulie, it's thanksgiving.i got a turkey in the oven.
oh, a turkey in the oven. turkey in the oven. you want the bird? go in the alleyand eat the bird! aw, paulie! i want you out of here!get out of the house! go out and enjoyyour freaking life! (adrian yelling) you hungry, rock?
hey, yo, paulie,maybe we better forgetall this, you know? forget nothing. go ahead.tell her something funny. ain't nothing to talk about. she's in a bad mood.i'm in a bad mood. you can do funny things. you wanna go outwith my sister? well... i don't know what to say. funny.
yo, adrian.it's me, rocky. rocky, you know? listen, uh, i don't know what to say,'cause i ain't nevertalked to no door before. what do i say to a door?we better forget this. you're doing fine. i ain't doing fine.i look like an idiot. keep doingwhat you're doing.funny. i know all aboutthese things.
i feel like a jerk. yo, adrian,it's rocky again. listen, uh, i know you ain'ttoo happy at this moment. but could you do me a favor? i ain't got nobodyto spend thanksgiving with. so, uh, how aboutmaybe you and i go out together,get something to eat. maybe laugh a little bit.who knows, you know? would you like to, uh...
would you like to, maybe,you and me go out together? what do you think?would you like to? we're gonna have a good time. we'll have a real good time. thanks for the bird. i'm gonna turn the tv off.i got a headache. what's your sisterlike to do? ice-skate. adrian, come on.you're lettingthe heat out.
who pays the billsaround here? listen, uh, i don'twant no turkey anyway,you know? but it was thanksgiving. it was thanksgiving. yeah, to you.but to me it's thursday,right? it looks kind of quiet. i think it's closed. no, i think we're just earlyor something like that. we're closed.
i said we're closed. yeah. hey, listen. i'm gonnasmooth this guy out.wait here. i'll be right back. we could go someplace else. no, it's okay. are you closed tothe general public, or are you justclosed to everybody? it's after 6:00.it's thanksgiving.
that's whythere's nobody here. besides, you ain'tsupposed to be in here. so do me a favorand not stay here. could you do me a favor? come on.we're not operating. look. this girl hereain't feeling well. doctors say she shouldgo out and exercise. ice-skating'sprobably the best thing. so what do you want from me?
well, hey,i want you to do me a favor. you can seeshe ain't feeling too good. if you can let heron the ice for a few minutes,i'd appreciate it. ten minutes, ten bucks. ten bucks?how about eight bucks? come on.it's thanksgiving. all right.nine bucks, you got a deal. you have the ice to yourself.ten bucks. give her the blades.
aren't you skating? no, i ain't skatedsince i was 15. that's when istarted fighting. skating's kind ofbad for the ankles,you know? you're a pretty good skater,aren't you? like i was saying beforeon the way over here, fighting used to betops with me, but no more. all i wanted to doout of fighting wasprove i was no bum, that i had the stuffto make a good pro.
you never got the chance? i ain't crying about it. i still fight.i do it like a hobby. the trouble isi'm a southpaw. what's a southpaw? a southpaw meansyou're left-handed. a southpaw throwsyour timing off. it throwsother guys' timing off,makes them look awkward. nobody wantsto look awkward.
you know where"southpaw" came from? man: nine minutes! a long time ago,there was this guy, maybe a couplehundred years ago, he was fighting in the, uh... i think it wasaround philadelphia. his arm...he was left-handed. his arm was facingtowards new jersey. and that's south.so naturally they called him"south paw." you see?
southpaw, south jersey,south camden. southpaw.you know what i mean? things probablyworked out for the best,don't you think? never got a chance becauseyou're left-handed, huh? that's absolutely true,you know? watch out. (groaning)i just dislocated my finger. ah! look at that. oh!
wait.it ain't your fault. look. see? i had it...it's-- it's an old wound. you see that? look. see? nothing. it bends like that. i originally done it...push the button. bong. it works. it ain't your fault. look. man: seven minutes! i originally done it...
i carry picturesof all my fights. i originally done itin the baby crenshaw fight. rocky: baby's about the sizeof an airplane. i broke both handson his face. i lost that fight,but that's a nice picture,don't you think? real nice. come on.you having a good time? you can seei ain't too graceful. i don't move well,but i can really swat.
i can really hit hard. but i'm a southpaw,and nobody wants tofight no southpaw. whoo! you know how i gotstarted in fighting? am i talking too loud? man: three minutes! my father, he's a... my old man,he was never too smart. he says to me,"you weren't bornwith much of a brain,
"so, uh, you betterstart using your body." so i become a fighter. you know what i mean? why you laughing? my mother,she said the opposite thing. what did she saythe opposite? she said, "you weren't bornwith much of a body, "so you betterdevelop your brain." did she say that?
yo, time! can i ask you a question? why do you wanna fight? 'cause i can't sing or dance. hey, yo. rocky: don't fall! that was terrific.i'm pretty good at this. you like the way i skate? last fight i had,i had with this guynamed spider rico.
he busted my head up there.you see that scar? i'll tell you,things get prettyrough in the ring. you know, some peopleare very shy by nature. i suppose. (clears throat) i say you're very shyby nature, you know? hey, hey. the bum from the dark. get a job, you bum!
some people think thatbeing shy is a disease, but it don't bother me none. don't bother me either. so why'd i botherbringing it up? 'cause i'm dumb, that's why. i think we makea sharp couple of coconuts. i'm dumb and you're shy.what do you think? i don't understandwhy anybody wouldwanna be a fighter. you gotta be a moronto wanna be a fighter,you know what i mean?
it's a racket whereyou're almost guaranteedto end up a bum. i don't think you're a bum. i'm at least half a bum. but i'll tell you something. worst thing about fightingis the morning after. morning after. yeah,the morning after a fight, you're like a large wound,you know what i mean? sometimes i--i--i gotpains all over me.
i feel likecalling a taxi to take me from the bedinto the bathroom. your hair hurts,your eyes hurt. your face is busted up.your hands are swollen. look at this face.sixty-four fights. look at that nose. you see that nose? that nose ain'tnever been broken. i had guys busting on it.
i had guys chewing on it,twisting and punching it. i mean, whack, boom. these guys arehitting my noseall the time. never broke it.i'm very proud of that. that's rare. why do you do itif it hurts? why you think? 'cause you can'tsing and dance? hey, you wanna come inside?
no, i gotta go. hey, come on.i got some animals. i got these veryrare animals inside. come on in. i gotta go, too,to the bathroom. come on. come on. look at this face. is that a faceyou could trust or what? is it? they ought tostick this face on a stamp.what do you think?
yo, come on. click. yo, adrian, you hungry? i got some things in there. if you like sodas,doughnuts or something. got a couple cupcakes. huh? i got some chocolate in there. hot in here, you know? (sniffling)
i could go for some music. yo, adrian. these are the exotic animalsi was telling you about. (soft jazz music playing) these are my friends,cuff and link. i sold them to you. i know you sold them to me. remember you were workingat that pet shop? first day you was there,and i came in and boughtboth these animals?
i remember that. i bought this bowland the, uh,animals themselves. some food, the marblesthat go on the bottom there. remember that mountain? i had to get ridof that mountain. they kept fallover and flipping. why don't youcome over hereand sit down? it's a nice couch.i don't know. there's big bugs in there.
it's safer over here. you wanna sit down? uh, these your parents? yeah,that's both of them there. is this you? yeah. i was eight years old. that's the italian stallionwhen he was a baby. come on over. make yourself comfortable.relax.
do you have a phone? no, i had it pulled. 'cause peoplecalling all the time, and, uh, who needsthe aggravation, right? interruptions. who'd you wanna call? i wanna let my brotherknow where i am. i think he might be worried. i'll call your brother,if that's the problem.
yo, paulie!your sister's with me! i'll call you back later!see you! you don't like the room,do you? it's fine. it's only temporary. it's not that. what's the problem?you don't like me? you don't like the turtles?what's the problem? i don't think i belong here.
it's okay. i don't belong here. well, you know, it's okay,'cause you're my guest. i don't know youwell enough. i've never beenin a man's apartment alone. well, they're all the same,you know? i'm not surei know you well enough. i don't feel comfortable. yo, adrian, i ain'tso comfortable either.
i should go. don't go, please.don't go. don't go. do me a favor. take off these glasses. you have nice eyes,you know? do me another favor? why don't youtake off that hat? i always knewyou was pretty.
don't tease me. i'm not teasing you. i ain't teasing you. i just wanna...i wanna kiss you. you don't haveto kiss me backif you don't wanna, but i wanna kiss you. (soul music playing) ♪ baby, i love you ♪ i guess i need ya
♪ i will never leave you alone ♪ oh, i love you, too ♪ my whole world is you ♪ i can sense i need you ♪ you take my heart away ♪ away ♪ away ♪ (gasping) man 1: heard you hada fight coming up.
man 2: next month. january 27, right? that's good.come down to the gym. we'll get you in shape.how's your weight? uh, 175. hey, rock. how you doing? mick was lookingfor you up there, man. for me? you're sure? yeah, yeah.he's looking for you.
get up there and see him. he wanted me? yeah.your name's rock, right? rocky: yeah. all right. go on, babe. you got something for me? yeah, there was some guy frommiles jergens looking for you. they need sparring partnersfor apollo creed.there's the card. when was he here?
about an hour ago. they're probably looking forsparring partners for creed. i said that before,you dumb dago! i been coming herefor six years, and six years you beensticking it to me. how come? you don't wanna know! yeah, i wanna know how come. you wanna know?
i wanna know now! okay, i'm gonna tell you! you had the talentto become a good fighter,and instead of that, you became a leg breakerfor some cheap,second-rate loan shark! it's a living. it's a waste of life! yes. may i help you? oh, you must bemr. rocky balboa. mr. jergens's expecting you.
just a moment. mr. rocky balboato see you, sir. please go in, mr. balboa. can i have that? oh, certainly. mr. balboa. how are you?george jergens. take a chair, please. call me rocky.
rocky, you gotany representation? you have a manager? no, just me. rocky, i've got a propositioni'd like to make to you. about sparring? beg your pardon? i know you're lookingfor sparring partners,and i'm very available. i'm sure you are. sparring with the champwould be an honor,
and you know what,mr. jergens? i wouldn't takeno cheap shots. i'd really bea good sparring partner. you don't understand me,rocky. my proposition's this. would you be interestedin fighting apollo creed for the worldheavyweight championship? listen, rocky. apollo's seen you fight.
he likes you. he wants to fight you. well, it's just that,you see, uh, i fight in clubs,you know, and i'm reallya ham-and-egger. this guy, he's the best, and it wouldn't besuch a good fight,but thank you very much. i appreciate it. rocky, do you believethat america isthe land of opportunity? apollo creed does,
and he's gonna prove itto the whole world by giving an unknowna shot at the title. and that unknown is you. he picked you, rocky. it's the chanceof a lifetime. you can't pass it by. what do you say? all right, fellas. that's enough pictures. reporter 1: we wanna ask apollo a few questions.
apollo, how do you like the city of brotherly love? apollo: well, just being in philadelphia makes me feel patriotic. beautiful people in a beautiful city coming up to me on the street, wishing me the best. i love my philadelphia brothers, and i'm proud to be an american. reporter 2: apollo? champ? why did you agree to fight a man who has virtually no chance of winning?
apollo: if history proves one thing, american history proves that everybody's got a chance to win. didn't you guys ever hear of valley forge or bunker hill? (laughing) apollo? uh, it is a coincidence that you're fighting a white man on the most celebrated day in the country's history? i don't know. is it a coincidence that he's fighting a black man
man 1: right on, apollo! man 2: tell the truth, brother! reporter 1: listen, apollo. how do you feel about your challenger? how do i feel about him? come here, rock. my main man. rocky, ain't you italian? yeah, i'm italian. now what does that mean? that means, if he can't fight, i'll bet he can cook.
(all laughing) do me a favor.his lungs, punch out. paulie. rocky, how do you expect to fight apollo creed? oh, jeez, you know, creed's the best. i guess i'll have to do the best i can. uh, tell me, rocky, just between us, where did you get the name "italian stallion"? oh, uh, i invented that about eight years ago when i was eating dinner.
rocky, now your payday will be $150,000. any comment? you got no comment, rocky, right? no. thank you, rocky. oh, wait a minute. i just wanna say hi to my girlfriend, okay? yo, adrian, it's me, rocky. you believe all this?
microphones and all that stuff. you didn't. who you pushing, man? smack you in the mouth! don't it matterhe making you out a fool? i'd break his lips. he's taking cheap shots. don't bother me none. yo, rocky,i guess you'll be lookingfor people to help you out. help what?
you know, keep you livingthe clean life. i do okay, you know. you need someoneto help with the exercise and someonestanding by with a towelor running errands? hey, yo, paulie, who caredabout me yesterday? nobody. so i--i just thinki'm gonna train myself,you know? without suchgood people aroundto help you, you don't havesuch a good chance.
einstein flunkedout of school twice. that so? yeah. beethoven was deaf. helen keller was blind. i think rocky'sgot a good chance. want me to getyou a beer, paulie? you looking todo a good deed? keep out of my freaking life! what'd i do?
nothing. did i say something wrong? you didn't say nothing.it's all right. that's right!you didn't say nothing! nothing at all! i gotta go. oh. paulie: where arethe freaking pretzels? i'd like to have a pretzel.
hey, we ain't got any beer? i thoughtyou were supposed topick up some beer! how'd you likehearing your nameon tv tonight? uh, i was shocked. why'd you do that? you're putting me on, right? what timeshould i expect you? about 7:00. okay.
you know how i saidthat stuff on tvdidn't bother me? it did. listen, the reasoni brought you here isbecause i wanna know if you got any moneyfor training expenses. i got a few dollars. a few bucks?here. put this in your glove. what's this? $500. don't worry about it. you know, you ain'tnever had any luck,
but i thinkthis time lady luckmay be in your corner. what do you think? maybe. thanks for the money, tony. it's okay.don't worry about it.i'll see you. wait a minute. you're in training. come on. yo, tony. you gonna show upat the fight?
ringside. i'll see you. hello, kid.i seen your light.can i come in? yeah. good. hey, it's a nice place here. anyway, what i cometo tell you is that, that what happenedto you is freak luck. yeah, freak luck. ain't it true?look at the other guys.
they're good fighters, right? they're colorful.they got good records. they fighttheir guts out for peanuts. but you, you gota shot at the title! freak luck isa strange thing, you know? sure is. can i sit down? what the hell are those? uh, domestic turtles. the one on the top is cuffand the other guy's link.
the rest are marbles. yeah? they make good soup. anyway. look, i'm here to warn you. you gotta be very carefulabout this shot thatyou got at the title. because, like the bible says, you ain't gonna geta second chance. yeah. all right. you thought of that, huh?
well, what you needis a manager. a manager. listen to me. i know, because i beenin this racket for 50 years. 50 years, huh? 50 years. i've seen it all. all of it.you know what i done? i have done it all. you should've seen mewhen i knocked ginny russellout of the ring. out of the goddamn ring,i tell you.
september 14, 1923, and it was the same nightthat firpo knocksdempsey out of the ring. so who gets the publicity?figure that out. dempsey. that's right. but why? 'cause he was champ. no! because he had a manager. i had nothing. i wanna show you something.
i want you tolook at my face. look at this. i got 21 stitchesover this left eye. i got 34 stitchesover this eye. you know i hadmy nose busted 17 times. the last timewas in that fightwith sailor mike. i got that clipping here.it was a good fight. wanna read that? well, it doesn't matter.
anyway, he put thisvegetation on my ear. (exclaims) "rocky marciano." you kind ofremind me of the rock,you know that? you really think so? you move like him,and you gotheart like he did. yeah, i got heart,but i ain't got no locker,do i, mick? uh, anyway. you know, when i begunin this business, kid...
i wanna make a suggestion. don't drink thatpiss before a fight. it's no good for you. if you don't mind my saying. anyway, you know,when i startedin this racket, pugs like us,we was treated like dogs. for $10, you got to tearsomebody's throat out. but i never hadno management. one time, this--thisson of a bitch that i fought,
he put a nail right there. in his thumb. in the thumb of the glove. he punched so manyholes in my face, i had spitshooting out of my cheeks. can you imagine that? anyway, when i tell youwhat i looked likewhen i was in my prime. i want you tolook at something. look at that.that's the way i looked
before these guys got at me. that's nice.you didn't take very goodcare of the picture, though. well, i neverhad no management. that's the trouble,but now i gotall this knowledge. i got it up here.now i wanna give it to you. i wanna give youthis knowledge. i wanna take care of you. i wanna make surethat what happened to medoesn't happen to you. mick, the fight's set.
listen to me.i wanna be your manager. you follow that? fight's set.i don't need no manager. but you can't buywhat i'm gonna give you. i got painand i got experience. i got painand i got experience too. listen, kid. i needed your helpabout 10 years ago, right? ten years ago.you never helped me none.you didn't care.
if you wanted help... i say, if you wanted help,why didn't youjust ask me, kid? rocky: i asked,but you never heard nothing! well, i... i know i... i'm 76 years old. (toilet flushing) and... took you long enoughto get here.
took 10 yearsto come to my house. you don't like my house? my house stink? that's right, it stinks! rocky: i didn't askno favors from you! talk about your prime. what about my prime, mick? at least you had a prime! i ain't had no prime.i ain't had nothing.
legs are going,everything is going. nobody's giving me nothing. guy comes up,offers me a fight.big deal. wanna fight the fight? yeah, i'll fightthe big fight. i'm gonna go fightthat big fightand i'm gonna get that! i'm gonna get that! and you wanna beringside and see? do you?you wanna help me out?
do you wanna see meget my face kicked in? legs ain't working,nothing's working. think i'll goand fight the champ. yeah, i'll fight him. get my face kicked in. and you come around here.you wanna move in with me? come on in.it's a nice house! real nice!come on in! it stinks! this whole place stinks.
you wanna help me out? well, help me out!come on. help me out. i'm standing here! (ringing) radio announcer: it's only about 28 degrees. we'll check that forecast. i feel very mischievous, very weird, very... i got vinyl seats in my car. when i hit those seats this morning, i just went, "whoo!"
i figure if i'm up, everybody in the delaware valley should be up. you agree with me? at three minutes past 4:00 in the morning, what else you gonna do? (phone ringing) woman: hello? good morning, mrs. kramer. this is don cabot, wybg philadelphia? how are you this morning?
what? you have a lot of nerve calling me at this hour of the morning! good-bye! ♪ wybg ♪ philadelphia ♪ me and mrs. kramer are up, and it's a good morning. i tell you, i need someone to snuggle with. 28 degrees. it's cold out there. we deserve it. we've been getting away with murder the last couple of weeks.
our high today could be... tonight we're back down in the 20-degree range. a little colder in the suburbs. tomorrow, with a little bit of luck, we may hit 40. but it's 28. it's awfully chilly. make sure you have it bundled up before you bring it out. (panting) (machine humming) it stinks in here, you know?
yeah. i know. did you killall these things? no, across the street. it's like an animal morgue. it's a little coldin here, ain't it? who killed all these things? are you crazy, paulie? if you don't pay gazzo,you end up on a hook. gazzo's a good man.you know that.
don't get excited.i know that. that's why i wanted youto talk to him about me and the collecting job. i can get me out ofthis stinking freezer. why don't you doyourself a favor? keep this job.you eat better. moo. does it ever snow in here? uh, you and my sister,how you gettingalong together?
how do you think? uh, i'm not sure, rock.what's the story? what's happening? you really like her? sure, i like her. i don't see it.what's the attraction? i don't know.fills gaps, i guess. what's "gaps"? i don't know.she's got gaps.
i got gaps.together we fill gaps. you balling her? you don't talk dirtyabout your sister. are you screwing my sister? you see? that's why i can'tconnect you with gazzo. because you got a big mouth. you just talk too much. it's cold in here.i'm going home.
cold in here?it is cold in here! it stinks in here,and you stink! you're breaking the ribs. if you do thatto apollo creed, they'll put usin jail for murder. i'll see youtomorrow morning, okay? adrian: i turned the heat up. rocky: thanks. your brother's a good man,but he's awful pushy,you know?
you want me to rub you down? no, i'm just sore, okay? i'm gonna just sit here. you sure? yeah, i'm sure. hey, come on.no fooling around,all right? i'm tired. adrian, i'm serious now. there's no fooling aroundduring training.
i wanna stay strong. you're not kidding. no, i ain't kidding. why don't you justmake the meat, okay? okay, i'll make the meat. (dishes clattering) i'm sorry. trainer:underneath! underneath! knock him out! come on!
hold it. hold it, rock! you're driving me crazy.you're so sloppybecause you're off balance. let's try this.take this string. tie it to both ankles. leave abouttwo feet of slack. i never had good footwork. never mind footwork.now you're all balanced. marciano had the same problem and this string cured it.
if you can moveand hit without breaking the string,you got balance! you becomea dangerous person. you follow me? trainer: looking good, rock. let's go. that's it.underneath it. woman: hey, rock. how about an autograph? get out of here!
don't interrupt me whilei'm conducting business. move your littlechicken asses out. hey, listen, kid. you lay offthat pet shop dame. women weaken legs. yeah, but i reallylike this girl, you know? then let her train you! okay, no more fooling around. okay. now hit it.
women weaken legs, huh? yo, rock. yo, rocky. you look great. really? oh, yeah. terrific. i mean,you could be a heartbreak. you'll walk down the streetbreaking heartsthe way you're looking. very sharp.
i got anothersurprise for you. butkus! hey, butkus. come here, kid. to keep you companywhen you run. (imitating dog barking) come in and meet the family.the owner never come back? gloria says he's yoursif you want him. do i want him?what's he eat? he eats little turtles.
what's that, butkus? whose truck is this?come on. one call from me,you're a celebrity. you got... need exposure. don't breathe on me. that's the big time. don't i knowabout these things? you don't know nothing.what do they want from me? to watch you train.
what is the matter with you? this is supposedto be private. i'm doing you a favor. you ain't doing me no favors! you're embarrassing mein front of everybody. you'll make me look badin front of your sis... see this cigar?i'm gonna stick itin your ear. don't do these things to me.you should've called me. leave a message.don't do that.
my sister really likes you. (cackling) i'm gonna kill youone of these days! baby! baby. paulie: here he is,the next heavyweight champion of the world,rocky balboa! hello there.rocky balboa. we wanna get a briefinterview with you.
what about me? what about you? i'm in charge of the meat. fine. stand behind it. settle yourself down. relax. what we're going to dois ask you a few questions. just a few questions aboutyour unique training method. talk to the folks at home. they really wanna knowhow you got into this.
this isn'tan everyday thing. jimmy, you guys ready? let's roll it.rocky, turn around here. just don't takeno cheap shots, you know? no, i won't do that.just relax. today we're here withheavyweight challengerrocky balboa. the reasonwe're standing in this... cameraman: the meat guy'ssticking his face in. let's try it again, rocky.
today we're here with heavyweight challenger rocky balboa. the reason we're standing in this refrigerated box is that mr. balboa has an unusual method of training. in a moment, he'll demonstrate that for the viewing audience at home. but first, rocky, how did you come to train in an icebox? uh, well, my friend, the guy over there, he let me in one day, and i hit the beef here and liked it, and since i've become a challenger,
the owner don't mind that i come in. is this a common training method? do other fighters pound raw meat? no, i think i invented it. would you give us a demonstration? apollo:confirm the reservation for my people at ringside,and fly my barber to philly. how much is beingchanneled into west coastclosed-circuit advertising? 300,000.
make it 450. and send the mayor's wife200 roses from me, and make surewe get a picture of itfor all the newspapers. do you want to runthe 15 radio spotsin the midwest? you can spendyour money betterin canadian publicity. by the way, apollo,i've got friends in toronto who can get youa good tax break. apollo: (laughs)george, i like your friends. (rocky grunting)
hey, champ. you oughtto come look at this boyyou're gonna fight on tv. looks like he means business. apollo:yeah, i mean business too. shirley, we gotany more coffee out there? shirley: certainly, mr. creed.i'll get you some right away. after the fight,i may retireand run for emperor. (panting) diana lewis in the meat house with southpaw rocky balboa.
(humming) (christmas music playing on tv) adrian:and he called the reporters? rocky: yeah.threw my trainingschedule off. don't be mad at him.he's trying to help. adrian, i ain't mad, it's just thatwhen reporters are around,i get out of joint 'cause they take cheap shots,and paulie knows that. and paulie keeps asking mefor a job all the time
but he don't knownothing about fighting. are you gonna sayanything to him? what's to say? i just don't knowwhat he wants from me. i don't wantnothing from you. this ain't no charity case. get out of my house. it's not just your house. you're no friend no more.
get out of my house,i just says. don't talk to himlike that. both of youget out of my house! it's cold outside, paulie. i don't want you messing her and i don't raise youto go with this scum bum! yeah? come on!you wanna hit on me? come on!i'll break both your armsso they don't work for you. stop it!
i'm not good enoughto meet with gazzo? that's what i think of gazzo! now you'rea big shot fighter, you don't even throwa crumb to your friend. when i goand get your meatevery morning! you forgot that?and then i even give youmy sister too! only a pig would say that! i'm a pig? a pig gets you the best?
you're such a loser! i don't get marriedbecause of you! you can't live by yourself! i put you two together,and don't you forget it! you owe me! what do i owe you? you're supposedto be good to me! what do i owe you, paulie? i treat you good!
i cook for you,i clean for you, i pick up your dirty clothes! i take care of you, paulie! i don't owe you nothing! and you made mefeel like a loser! i'm not a loser! you're busted! you're not a virgin! you let a mantake down your pants!
she's busted! (grunts) i can't haul meat no more! (deck the halls playing on tv) you want a roommate? mickey: okay, nowwhen you walk into the ring with the number oneheavyweight of the world you'll be ready, won't you? because i waited for 50 yearsto make you ready.
you'll be ableto spit nails, kid! like the guy says,you're gonna eat lightning and you're gonnacrap thunder! you're gonna becomea very dangerous person. yo, mickey. hey, how are you?oh, rock. i want you to meetour cut man here. al salvani. take a look at his eye.
how you doing, al? it ain't bad. seen worse. you ain't so bad yourself. cover up.things will be okay. you cover up. go and take a shower. okay, mick.i'll see you tomorrow. you covered that,uh, whitmore fight? that's why he won.
listen.we got a winner here. we got a chance.he goes to the body likenobody you've ever seen. you just stand by.we're gonna win. hey, rock.it's okay i talk to you? okay you talk to me? sure. i figured some angleto make some moneyoff your name. my name? how's that? advertising.i know about that stuff. what do you knowabout advertising?
hey, you can makemoney off my name,make it, okay? i'm gonna take a shower. wanna help me off with these? sure. (gonna fly playing) ♪ trying hard now ♪ it's so hard now you're gonna kill him! ♪ feeling strong now
♪ won't be long now ♪ getting strong now ♪ gonna fly now ♪ flying high now ♪ gonna fly ♪ fly ♪ fly ♪ rocky. what brings you here tonight?
mr. jergens,the poster's wrong. i'm wearing white pantswith a red stripe. it doesn't really matter,does it? i'm sure you're gonnagive us a great show. try to get some rest, kid. good night. i can't do it. i can't beat him. apollo?
i been out there,walking around, thinking. who am i kidding? i ain't evenin the guy's league. what are we gonna do? i don't know. you worked so hard. yeah, it don't matter,'cause i was nobody before. don't say that. oh, come on, adrian.it's true.
i was nobody. but that don'tmatter either, you know? 'cause i was thinking, it really don't matterif i lose this fight. it really don't matterif this guy opensmy head either. 'cause all i wanna dois go the distance. nobody's ever gonethe distance with creed, and if i can gothat distance, and that bell rings,and i'm still standing,
i'm gonna knowfor the first timein my life, see, that i weren'tjust another bumfrom the neighborhood. (inhaling) time, kid. let's go. i'll wait for you here. how about i wait hereand you fight, huh? you're lookingvery great today,you know that? i gotta go now,but, uh, don't youleave town, huh? wish me luck.i'm gonna need it.
good luck. adrian, you don't thinkthis robe is too baggy, huh? don't leave town. announcer: i'd like you to meet my colleague, stu nahan. thank you, bill baldwin. the electricity is all over the place tonight, as rocky balboa... what is that? i trained you to bea fighter, not a billboard. i'm doing it for a friend.
what do you get out of it? paulie gets $3,000.i get the robe. shrewd. the story about tonight's fight, their difference in style, you can quote a recent sports magazine which said, it could be "the caveman against the cavalier." i notice a buzzing in the background. could be the challenger is getting ready to get into the ring. rocky, look at my date.
cost me $200. $250. i gotta go.i gotta work. how's the robe? a little baggy. a 50-to-1 underdog living a cinderella story, and he's captured people's imaginations all over the world. woman: we love you, rocky! good luck, champ.
thanks for showing up. nahan: and his record, 44 victories. he's had 38 by knockout, and he's lost 20 fights. baldwin: which makes me wonder, can he stand it? you know, the stamina and the skill to last three rounds. because las vegas odds say no. rocky balboa, climbing into the ring now. "the italian stallion." some meat sign on the back of his robe.
you seen what that was? shamrock meat... there's a lot of noise coming from the background. they have spotlights. (man laughing) i see right back there. is that the world heavyweight champion, apollo creed? he's riding in a boat. is he supposed to be george washington?
obviously so. he's got the hat on, the whole thing. the world champion, apollo creed is doing an imitation of george washington. he's throwing money. remember when we were growing up, we were taught about george washington throwing a dollar. if you threw a dollar in those days, it went a lot farther.
now he's taking his... blonde wig came off. the hat came off. i want you! the crowd is loving every minute of it. here is the world heavyweight champion. apollo creed. for you around the world he was dressed as george washington, the father of our country. i don't believe what i'm seeing.
uncle sam himself! i want all of you! he looks like a big flag. is he talking to me? he's talking to you. let him talk. i want the stallion! nahan: he says, "i want the stallion." for you in foreign countries, during world war i,
the picture of uncle sam with his finger pointed like that was a recruiting poster for our fellows in the service, the army and the navy. "i want you." baldwin: that's what he's doing a take on. he's yelling, "creed in three." what do you thinkthat outfit cost? (laughs sarcastically) (trumpet blowing) ladies and gentlemen.
good evening. a very happy new year. welcome to philadelphia. baldwin: everybody who's anybody is here tonight. announcer: time does not permit me to introduce the many luminaries of politics, show business and the sporting world are with us tonight but i would like to present one of the immortals of pugilism, a champion in and out of the ring,
philadelphia's own "smoking joe," the beloved mr. joe frazier! (all cheering) don't hurt him, okay? i'll try not to. baldwin: what a credit he's been in his career as a fighter. now he's coming over to talk to the champ. hey, joe. you been ducking mea long time.
no, joe. you're next. you're next. they must be friends. joe frazier! nahan: fight fans, get settled down. go home! don't stay in the arena! it won't be long now. (bell clangs)
now for the main event. on my left the challenger, in white trunks, weighing 190 pounds. philadelphia's favorite son, the italian stallion, rocky balboa. and on my right wearing red, white and blue,
weighing 210 pounds, undefeated in 46 fights, the master of disaster, the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, apollo creed! i want you! you! apollo:you, chump. i want you! referee:you've both fought inphiladelphia before. you know the rules.
no low blows,watch your heads,no butting. shake handsand come out fighting. put your handsup there, chump. come out fighting. baldwin: rocky's just going over and being calm, it looks like from here. there goes the big hat. nahan: i've never seen a fighter that concerned about his hair. (baldwin laughing) baldwin: there's the bell for round one.
the fighters come in the center of the ring, looking at each other. creed, the champion, zipping in those left-handed jabs. right there. bang. the champ stinging the slower challenger with jabs at will. in fact, it looks like rocky is blocking the blows with his face. the champion doesn't look the best he's ever been, but he's moving now. nahan: the champion's smiling now. he's toying with him.
trying to give the fans their money's worth. he's very clearly outclassed the challenger right now. he's trying to make his man miss like that. the champ is just taunting him. creed dancing around. i don't believe this! the champ is down! creed is down! what a surprise this is!
this is the first time the champion has ever been knocked down. the referee is giving him the count. six, seven, eight. he appears to be all right. glassy-eyed but okay. mickey: go to the ribs!go to work, rock! rocky coming back out, and he's like a bull in a china closet. he really wants it. apollo, left to the head. the champion's coming off the floor
and he's trying to put him away. a left, a right. combinations into the face! that's the apollo we know. now the champ is taunting rocky to come and get some more. a left. another. another left. rocky's coming back! rocky's got him on the ropes!
let's break it. you're holding. you're posing as a boxer. there's no way we expected this kind of hitting. (crowd chanting) apollo unloading a left. he's got him up against the ropes. (bell dings) they're leading him to his corner.
rocky can't find his way. i called it! your nose is broke. how's it look? it's an improvement. quit shucking and jiving!stick and move! go for the ribs. don't let thatbastard breathe. the guy's quick.
(buzzer sounding) he doesn't knowit's a damn show. he thinks it's a damn fight. finish this bum,and let's go home. stay to the body.you're doing great! round two. creed predicted he'd win it in three. creed got knocked down in the first. he came back strong.
he's working hard. a sharp left. again, a hard right. now coming in. he's knocked him into the corner again. the champion's got him backed into the corner. pummeling him left and right, his head bouncing against the ropes. balboa's taking a tremendous beating here. battering him like a punching bag. what's keeping him up?
can't you fight? stop clowning aroundand give the people something! he says he wants more! he wants more. you folks watching television around the world you're watching a battle. balboa trying to fight back. oh, he tagged the champ! the champion is trying to get out of there, but he can't do it. he is being barraged with lefts and rights to the head and body.
balboa is tagging the champion right on the kisser! the referee steps in. they're ready to keep going. back to your corners! come on, creed! this is gonna be a tough one. back with a left! he got tagged! the referee's wiping off the gloves.
hard left and right combination! what is keeping him up, bill? he can't even get his gloves up to protect himself. down! stay down! apollo has his arms in the air! five. six. seven. eight.
nine. apollo can't believe it. the champion got a left to his right ribs. this has been a tremendous... okay, champ? yeah, i'm okay. i may have broke my ribs. i can't see nothing.gotta open my eye. cut me.
don't wanna do it. go ahead. cut me. try it. cut it. crowd: creed! creed! oh, god. you're bleeding inside. i'm gonna stop the fight. you ain't stoppingnothing, man. you stop this fight,i'll kill you!
i'm going. if you wanna go. you gotta give it all! you gotta get him! the 15th and final round. crowd: rocky! rocky! rocky! they look like they've been in a war. a hard right. the champion really tagged him.
apollo clearly protecting his right side, his ribs. body punches! hard lefts and rights. look at the blood coming out of his mouth! he's spitting up blood now. a tremendous right hand by rocky. go for it, rock! listen to this crowd! right to the ribs. another to the ribs. that left hand again.
right to the jaw! he's got him up against the ropes! apollo the champ... (bell clanging) ain't gonna be no rematch. don't want one. rocky, you wentthe distance, 15 rounds.how do you feel? all right. what were youthinking about...
adrian! ...coming outfor the 15th round? rocky! announcer: tonight... ...we have had the privilege of witnessing the greatest exhibition of boxing stamina in the history of the ring. ladies and gentlemen, we have a split decision.
judge walker for creed! your fans want a rematch. ain't gonna be no rematch! you heard him... you can't go in there! that's my friend. let go! you're wrecking the jacket! adrian: rocky!
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