In this blockbuster sequel that brought audiences to their feet and left them cheering, Rocky Balboa, after being defeated in his fight with Apollo Creed, decides to live a peaceful life with his wife Adrian. Unfortunately, he soon runs out of money, but Creed has a problem too…he is being ridiculed for letting "such a bum" go the distance with him. Apollo wants a rematch to prove that Rocky's showing was a fluke. Against his wife's wishes, Rocky agrees to fight Apollo again.