plot_synopsis: In late 1975, the heavyweight boxing world champion, Apollo Creed, announces plans to hold a title bout in Philadelphia during the upcoming United States Bicentennial. However, he is informed five weeks from the fight date that his scheduled opponent is unable to compete due to an injured hand. With all other potential replacements booked up or otherwise unavailable, Creed decides to spice things up by giving a local contender a chance to face him. He settles on Rocky Balboa, a failed southpaw boxer from an Italian neighborhood of Philadelphia, known by the nickname "The Italian Stallion".
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plot_synopsis_sum: Apollo Creed fights Rocky Balboa in Philadelphia in 1975. Balboa is a failed southpaw boxer from an Italian neighborhood of Philadelphia. The fight was held during the United States Bicentennial.