▁Brook lyn . ▁As ▁Iz zy ▁is ▁leaving ▁that ▁night , ▁Rod ney ▁arriv es ▁at ▁the ▁g ym ▁, ▁bringing ▁a ▁large ▁crowd ▁with ▁him . ▁He ▁dem ands ▁again ▁that ▁Iz zy ▁gives ▁him ▁the ▁rem atch , ▁and ▁after ▁some ▁mock ing , ▁Iz zy ▁agre es ▁to ▁it . ▁In ▁the ▁ring , ▁Iz zy ▁respond s ▁to ▁Rod ney ' s ▁mock ery ▁with ▁fact , ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁angry ▁because ▁his ▁father ▁was ▁out ▁of ▁work , ▁and ▁everyone ▁thought ▁of ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁loud - mouth ed ▁bul ly . ▁He ▁uses ▁the ▁tr icks ▁he ▁hon ed ▁in ▁fre est yle ▁practice ▁to ▁d odge ▁Rod ney ' s ▁attacks ▁and ▁push ▁him ▁against ▁the ▁ro pes ▁repeatedly , ▁finally ▁stating ▁that ▁they ▁both ▁had ▁a ▁lot ▁to ▁be ▁mad ▁about , ▁but ▁fighting ▁would ▁not ▁improve ▁them . ▁He ▁leaves ▁the ▁ring , ▁and ▁Rod ney ▁an gr ily ▁follows , ▁but ▁tri ps ▁and ▁falls . ▁Every one ▁ur ges ▁Iz zy ▁to ▁finish ▁him , ▁but ▁he ▁ref uses , ▁stating ▁that ▁he ' s ▁tired ▁of ▁being ▁mad ▁before ▁leaving ▁the ▁g ym . ▁Rod ney ▁was ▁im pressed ▁by ▁Iz zy , ▁having ▁felt ▁the ▁same ▁way ▁but ▁not ▁willing ▁to ▁admit ▁it . ▁He ▁adm ired ▁Iz zy ▁for ▁standing ▁up ▁to ▁him . ▁ ▁The ▁Hot ▁Ch ili ▁Ste ppers ▁come ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁final s ▁with ▁an ▁ab ys mal ▁replacement , ▁until ▁Iz zy ▁shows ▁up