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Role in the series
Rocky Creed first appeared in the 1976 Oscar-winning film Rocky as the charismatic and undefeated World Heavyweight Champion. A planned Bi-Centennial fight against number one contender Mac Lee Green was scheduled for January 1, 1976, which Apollo gladly hypes whenever someone places a microphone in front of him. However, Green hurts his left hand in training, and when none of the other top ranked contenders, such as Ernie Roman and Buddy Shaw, step up to face the champion, Creed responds with a promotion that will generate huge publicity: he will offer an unknown fighter an opportunity to battle Creed for the title, in a symbolic match in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Upon reviewing the local boxers in Philadelphia, Creed is drawn to a club fighter named Rocky Balboa, nicknamed "The Italian Stallion." Apollo brushes off the idea of the left-handed Balboa giving him a fight, pledging to knock him out in three rounds, and putting more effort into giving everyone a good show rather than training for the bout. When the match actually takes place, Apollo dresses up like both George Washington and Uncle Sam in the pre-fight festivities and is in a jovial mood until Rocky knocks him down in the first round, the first time Creed has ever been knocked down in his entire career. He endures a grueling 15 round fight with the game Balboa, who manages to get to his feet after Creed took him down with an uppercut in the 14th round in what appeared to be the end of the match. This was the first time anyone has ever taken the champion the full 15 rounds. Both fighters were beaten, bloodied, and bruised by the end of the bout - Rocky with severe eye damage and Apollo with internal bleeding - and Apollo was granted a controversial split decision victory, neither fighter wanting a rematch. // Events March 22 - Filming begins on George Lucas Star Wars science fiction film. ...
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Rocky II In the second film, Creed's initial resistance to a rematch with Balboa softened when it became clear that the prevailing public opinion was that Creed had either gotten lucky or had carried an inferior opponent the length of the match. Eager to change minds, Creed challenged Balboa to a second fight on Thanksgiving Day, 1976. Creed plowed through sparring partners and trained harder than ever with the intention of punishing Balboa for the embarrassment eleven months earlier. Rocky 2 is also a nickname for Sergei Rachmaninoffs Second Piano Concerto. ...
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Unlike their first fight, Creed dominated Balboa throughout the second fight, managing to thwart Rocky's strategy of fighting right-handed. By the final round, he is well ahead on points, but not wanting a repeat of the first fight, vows to knock Balboa out. After going toe-to-toe for much of the final round, both are knocked down by a left from Balboa. Rocky is able to get up by the count of 9, but Creed is unable to pull himself up and is counted out, losing the match and the championship by knockout, his first professional loss.
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Rocky III In the third film, Creed appears at the first fight between Clubber Lang and Rocky Balboa as a guest color analyst, a match in which Lang KO's Balboa in the second round. Following the match, Rocky's beloved manager, Mickey, dies. Creed finds Rocky at the old gym and they agree to have Apollo take over as Balboa’s manager. The pair travels to Creed's old gym in Los Angeles, California in preparation for a rematch with Lang. Creed encourages Rocky not to ignore the naysayers that say he is too old, but instead refocus himself. Creed mentions that Rocky will owe him "a big favor" once he wins, which he does not specify at first. Rocky's training is geared toward making him quicker and more agile, to counter a seasoned brawler like Clubber Lang. Rocky has trouble concentrating during his training, suffering from guilt over Mickey's demise and self-doubt. Creed helps Rocky rediscover the fire inside that had won him the title - which he had clearly lost in the time leading up to the Lang fight. Creed calls this fire the "Eye of the Tiger". Rocky III (1982) is the third installment in the Rocky movie series. ...
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Before the match begins, Creed expresses his confidence that Rocky will win. He gives Rocky his signature "colors" (Apollo's stars and stripes boxing shorts) to wear during the fight. Re-energized with Creed shadow-boxing in his corner, Rocky regains his title with a three-round knockout of Lang. After his victory, Creed reveals his favor - a third fight with Rocky, not as a brutal fight between rivals, but as friends in a sparring match. Flag ratio: 10:19; nicknames: Stars and Stripes, Old Glory The flag of the United States of America consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars...
Rocky IV In Weathers' final appearance in the film series, Creed comes out of retirement to fight mammoth Soviet fighter Ivan Drago, who had come to the United States on behalf of Russia to enter the world of profesional boxing. Not wanting the Soviets to appear superior to American fighters, the patriotic Apollo challenges Drago to a match, and calls out Drago at the press conference that sets up their exhibition bout at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Highlighted by a pre-match rendition of Living in America by James Brown, Apollo enters the arena from a descending scaffold overhead, dancing to the music in his red, white, and blue Uncle Sam outfit. With Rocky in his corner Apollo was overly confident that he could dispense of Drago with ease. However, Apollo was not ready for the extreme size and strength of the Russian and gets pummeled badly in the first round. Rocky wanted to stop the fight after Creed staggered to the corner at the bell, but Apollo refuses to allow Balboa to throw the towel in. After some token offense early in the second round, Drago opens up on Apollo again, trapping him in a corner and punching him into unconsciousness as Rocky struggles to decide whether to indeed throw the towel in. Apollo would die in Rocky's arms in the ring. Rocky later avenges Apollo's death by defeating Drago in Moscow, Russia. For the soundtrack to the movie, see Rocky IV (album). ...
Ivan Drago (Russian: ; portrayed by Dolph Lundgren) is a fictional character in the movie Rocky IV. Drago is characterized as an extremely tall and powerful amateur boxing champion from the Soviet Union, as well as a former Olympic gold medalist. ...
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Fighting style Because the original film was released in 1976 during the reign of Muhammad Ali, it is reasonable to assume that, with Ali being considered the quintessential boxer by having defeated some of the best of the time, Creed was based largely on him. For other persons named Muhammad Ali, see Muhammad Ali (disambiguation). ...
Like Ali, Apollo was an outside fighter, relying on his speed and power to get through fights. His jab-cross-hook combination were his mainstay, and also just like Ali, Creed's defense was heavily contingent upon his speed. Apollo was able to bob and weave and frustrate his opponents.
But just like Ali, Creed was susceptible to taking a lot of damage during fights because of the level at which he held his hands, a fact which ultimately proved to be his undoing.
Another flaw of Creed's would be overconfidence. Creed routinely underestimates his opponents, resulting in him sometimes going into fight dangerously unprepared. Rocky Balboa was the first one we see to take advantage of this, and his fight with Drago is perhaps the most extreme example. However, when prepared, as seen in the second film, Creed does not hesitate to use every advantage he has, such as his skill and speed to the fullest, making him much more dangerous.
Trivia - Creed had multiple nicknames, including The Master of Disaster, The King of Sting, The Dancing Destroyer, and The Count of Monte Fisto.
- The premise for the Drago-Creed fight is similar to the Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling fights in the 1930s. Louis was African American and Schmeling's home country Germany was then under the control of the Nazi regime led by Adolf Hitler, leading him to be viewed as the enemy.
- All of Apollo's championship fights were scheduled for the 15 round distance. Championship fights did not convert from 15 rounds to 12 rounds until 1987.
- Balboa is often wrongly credited with popularizing the red, white, and blue trunks (shown in the picture). Creed was the first person to wear them. Balboa's signature colors were black and gold.
- He is referred to in the last line of David Banner's voice in Chamillionaire's song "Talkin' That Talk" from The Longest Yard soundtrack.
- During the third season of the US version of The Office, Michael Scott (Steve Carell) gives a reference to Apollo Creed when challenging the office about a black person he trusts more than Jesus.
- Homer Simpson confuses Creed with the Apollo space programs when he speaks of determination and inspiration; saying "I'm like the man who singlehandedly built the rocket and went to the moon. What was his name? Apollo Creed?"
- He is referred to in Lil Wayne's "Upgrade You Freestyle". "I'm a champion, where's the f****** Rocky Theme, damn, rest in peace Apollo Creed."
- In an episode of In Living Color, Jim Carrey and Keenan Ivory Wayans portray Rocky and a resurrected Apollo Creed, respectively, in a match against Grace Jones.
- He is referred to in the lyrics of Jude's "She Gets the Feeling" from his 1998 release, No One is Really Beautiful: "Everybody's got to play a final card a way to go do the deed / Throw the punches like Apollo Creed"
- Nyjer Morgan of the Pittsburgh Pirates was forced to dress up as Apollo Creed as part of a rookie hazing ritual.
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