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Following the Ivan Drago match in Rocky IV, Rocky learns he has brain damage, and his unscrupulous accountant has left his family bankrupt. After a forced return to the “old neighborhood” Rocky trains a new, promising boxer Tommy Gunn (Tommy Morrison) and finds a challenge of a different kind in hyper-competitive promoter George Washington Duke (Richard Gant).

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The tremendous Russian boxer, Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren), kills Rocky’s friend, Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers) during a match. Rocky (Sylvester Stallone) must again delay retirement to box Drago, to avenge his friend’s death and challenge the Soviet Union.

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Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), soft from celebrity, loses his heavyweight title to the extremely pissed off Clubber Lang (Mr. T). After his trainer Mickey’s death, Rocky enlists his former adversary, Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers) to help him reclaim the title.

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After his exhibition match against heavy weight champ Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers), Rocky (Sylvester Stallone) marries Adrian (Talia Shire) and tries to retire from boxing, but finds the return to his hardscrabble life difficult. After the birth of his son, Rocky is taunted into a rematch with Apollo Creed.

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Rocky (Sylvester Stallone) is a down-and-out loan collector in a run-down part of Philly who boxes for fun. He gets a once in a lifetime chance to fight the world heavyweight champion Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers).

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A much older Rocky Balboa, a former heavyweight champ, is retired and running a restaurant in his home town Philadelphia. He is hung up on the death of his wife, his strained relationship with his son, and his past days of glory. A sports show runs a computer simulation of Rocky Balboa up against the current champ, Mason Dixon, which inspires Rocky to make it happen for real.

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