Point of view of the young black man switches at half time

The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed.

Rocky Balboa is a Philadelphia club fighter who seems to be going nowhere. But when a stroke of fate puts him in the ring with a world heavyweight champion, Rocky knows that it's his one shot at the big time — a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go the distance and come out a winner!

Rocky is a short-tempered guy who makes an enemy in Anthony. Ultimately, it leads to Rocky's girlfriend being killed and a shattered Rocky leaving the country. But Rocky's past returns to haunt him.