rocky won the last fight between rocky and apollo.
rocky won the last fight between rocky and apollo.
who won the last fight between rocky and apollo?
rocky
over the next three years, rocky has successfully defended his title in 10 consecutive defenses against various contenders, amassing fortune and worldwide fame in the process. in addition, rocky also has an exhibition match against the world heavyweight wrestling champion, "thunderlips" (hulk hogan), with the match ending in a draw. however, in 1981, rocky is challenged by an intense newcomer named james "clubber" lang (mr. t), who has risen to the top of the rankings. rocky begins having some issues with his trainer, mickey goldmill, due to his revelation of having faced "hand-picked" challengers that were "good fighters, but not 'killers'" which lang seemingly is. mickey insists that he would step down as rocky's manager if he chooses to fight lang, but rocky convinces him to train him for one last match. however, just like apollo in the first film, rocky does not put his heart into the training properly and this reinforces mickey's belief that rocky has become too comfortable (or "civilized") as champion. before the match, pandemonium erupts backstage, with lang shoving mickey out of the way during a violent exchange of words with balboa, sending mickey into cardiac arrest. distraught over lang's cold indifference, rocky requests to call the match off, but mickey and others urge him on, so rocky goes to fight lang no matter what. during the match, rocky is brutalized by lang and knocked out in the second round, losing his title. adding to his defeat, mick dies of a heart attack after the match, devastating rocky. after the funeral, a depressed rocky wanders the streets of philadelphia until seeing the statue at the steps. in a fit of rage, rocky throws his motorcycle helmet at the statue and takes off until he comes to mickey's now-abandoned gym. despaired and lost, rocky meets apollo creed in the darkened gym, who explains to rocky that when they fought, he won because he was competitive. he has the 'fire' apollo no longer has and the former champion convinces rocky that he needs to get his fire ("the eye of the tiger") back. along with his old trainer, tony "duke" evers, apollo offers to train rocky for a rematch against lang, taking rocky to los angeles. while training on the beach, adrian and rocky furiously debate, while apollo trains rocky to help get him "back to basics." after a while, rocky manages to put his doubts behind him and retain his spirit. fighting with a style very reminiscent of apollo's own boxing technique mixed with his own style, rocky wins the rematch against lang by ko, dodging and absorbing lang's best blows and still standing, regaining his world heavyweight title. after the match, rocky and apollo meet again in mickey's gym, with creed taking his "payment" for his training services: one last rematch, just the two of them, no spectators.
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the last fight (album)









































the last fight is an album by rubén blades and willie colón released by fania records in 1982. it is the soundtrack to the film "the last fight" starring rubén blades in his film acting debut.









































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"the last fight" was the last of four collaborative albums produced by rubén blades and willie colón. rubén blades once cited this as his least favorite effort of his musical career. blades remarked to billboard magazine in the 10 july 1982 edition that his musical partnership with willie colón would end that year.









































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the last fight (album)