Apollo Creed is a fictional character from the Rocky franchise, portrayed by Carl Weathers. He appears in the first four Rocky films, serving as the main antagonist in Rocky and Rocky II, and later becoming one of the protagonists in Rocky III and Rocky IV. Sylvester Stallone, the writer and star of the Rocky series, stated that Jack Johnson was …

Apollo Creed (August 17, 1942 - August 31, 1985) is introduced as the main antagonist in Rocky and Rocky II, the deuteragonist of Rocky III, a major character in Rocky IV, a mentioned character in Rocky V and Rocky Balboa and the titular posthumous overreaching protagonist of Creed, Creed II and Creed III.

2 days ago · Rocky Balboa went 1-1 with Clubber Lang in Rocky III, but the threequel also teased a fight between Clubber Lang and Apollo Creed.

May 30, 2021 · Rocky Balboa and Apollo Creed had fights for the ages in Rocky and Rocky 2, but Rocky 3 ended without seeing the result of their secret third fight. In the first Rocky film, writer and star Sylvester Stallone played a Rocky Balboa that was a talented but small-time Philadelphia boxer, and not usually someone likely to come within sniffing ...

Apollo Creed is the deuteragonist of the Rocky film series and the titular posthumous overarching protagonist of the Creed film series. Apollo was one of Rocky Balboa 's best friends (the other being Paulie Pennino) and former rival. They have spent many good times together between workouts and challenges after Apollo's redemption.

The rematch between Apollo Creed and Rocky Balboa, billed as The Superfight 2, was a heavyweight championship boxing match on November 25, 1976 by celebrating Thanksgiving day. The fight was a result of speculation that the judges threw the last fight in Apollo's favor. The second of the three Creed–Balboa bouts, it took place at the Philadelphia Spectrum, the same place the last fight took ...

Jan 2, 2023 · Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) has worked past his mental blocks. He is committed to his training with Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers) and ready to do what it takes to get ready for his rematch ...

Apollo Creed vs Rocky Balboa, billed as The Superfight, was a heavyweight championship boxing match on January 1, 1976 at the Philadelphia Spectrum, between undefeated and undisputed heavyweight champion Apollo Creed and Rocky Balboa. The fight was seen as a public exhibition for the New Year and for the year's Bicentennial.

Oct 2, 2022 · Rocky Balboa and Apollo Creed's final fight in 1976's Rocky is longer than what the movie depicted. But Sylvester Stallone had good reasons to cut it.

Feb 7, 2024 · In life and death, Apollo Creed transformed from villain to sidekick to a powerful spiritual force in the Rocky film series.