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Rocky II (1979) More at IMDbPro »

Rocky Balboa and Apollo Creed are rushed to the nearest hospital in Philadelphia after their brutal fight on Independence Day. Furious and threatened, Apollo challenges Rocky to a rematch, despite Rocky's final decision to retire from the sport of boxing. Finally released from the hospital following repeated treatments, Rocky marries Adrian after months of dating. Determined to get Rocky back in the ring, Apollo uses coward techniques such as "Apollo Creed vs. The Italian Chicken" and "The outcome of the last fight was pure luck." Receiveing massive amounts of pressure from his fellow Philadelphia citizens, Rocky and Mick go for the second fight against Apollo for the title shot. During their training, Adrian becomes pregnant and slips into a coma upon having the baby. Staying by her side every day and night, Rocky's training is interrupted. Finally coming to, Adrian encourages Rocky to give it all he got and to win. Training heavily for months, Rocky is finally ready to take on Apollo. This time, Rocky will win and will become the new Heavy Weight Champion of the World.