 Leroy Kane ( Don Wallace ) , the fighter who went to the Olympics instead of Tommy , wants a " tune @-@ up " fight before his fight for the middleweight title . His scheduled opponent is injured and Diane sets Tommy up for the bout instead . The fight is in four weeks , so Tommy and Marty go to Marty 's cabin in the woods to train without distractions . After several days , during a <unk> following a workout , Marty touches Tommy inappropriately . Tommy reacts strongly negatively and Marty apologizes . They agree to ignore the incident but return to the city ahead of schedule . 
