THE SOVIET UNION HAS BUILT THIS SUPER MACHINE TRAINED FIGHTER CALLED IVAN DRAGO. THEY WANT TO INTRODUCE HIM TO WORLD CLASS BOXING AND WANT HIM TO FIGHT FOR THE TITLE AGAINST ROCKY BALBOA WHO AGAIN IS NOW OFFICIALLY RETIRED. APOLLO SEES AN INTERVIEW WITH DRAGO ON TV AND INSISTS THAT HE CAN BEAT HIM. ROCKY IS NOT SO SURE AS APOLLO HAS BEEN RETIRED FOR 5 YEARS BUT APOLLO ASKS ROCKY TO TRAIN HIM UP AND AGREE TO LET APOLLO TAKE UP THE CHALLENGE. APOLLO TAKES THE FIGHT ONCE AGAIN WAY TOO LIGHTLY AND AFTER A CEROMONY OF DANCERS AND PARADES SHOWING OFF HE GOES INTO THE RING EXPECTING TO WIN AND TELLS ROCKY 'SEE YOU IN A MINUTE'
HOWEVER AFTER ONE ROUND APOLLO IS ALL CUT AND BLEEDING AND ROCKY INSISTS ON STOPPING THE FIGHT, BUT APOLLO WONT LET HIM, SO THE FIGHT GOES ON, FOR ANOTHER 30 SECONDS AT LEAST. IVAN DRAGO KEEPS PUNCHING APOLLO AND ROCKY PICKS UP THE CLOTH TO THROW TO STOP THE FIGHT BUT IT IS TOO LATE, DRAGO HITS APOLLO WITH A FINAL FATAL BLOW AND SENDS HIM CRASHING TO THE FLOOR, ROCKY RUSHES IN TO THE RING AND SEE'S APOLLO??NG.
EVERY ONE RUSHES INTO THE RING AND APOLLO DIES.
ROCKY TAKES UP THE CHALLENGE OF A RE-MATCH WITH DRAGO. HE IS BLASTED FOOLISH BUT GOES AHEAD MUCH TO ADRIANS DISAPROVAL. THE REMATCH IS IN RUSSIA AND ROCKY GOES THERE AND TRAINS HARD AND THEN ADRIAN JOINS HIM WHICH MAKES HIM TRAIN HARDER. WHEN THE MATCH COMES ROCKY IS IN TOP FORM AND AT FIRST THE MATCH SEEMS ONE-SIDED TO DRAGO BUT THEN ROCKY COMES BACK AND MANAGES TO CUT THE FIGHTING MACHINE! AND IVAN LOOSES HIS COOL. THE FIGHT BECOMES PERSONAL AND IT IS HARD TO BREAK THEM UP AT THE END OF EACH ROUND. ROCKY DOES NOT GIVE UP AND ENDS UP WINNING THE FIGHT, IT IS THE MOST SERIOUS FIGHT OF HIS LIFE!
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