▁he ▁makes ▁a ▁short ▁speech ▁thank ing ▁Duke , ▁and ▁is ▁met ▁with ▁je ers ▁and ▁the ▁familiar ▁chant ▁of ▁" R ock y " ▁from ▁the ▁crowd . ▁Se ething ▁from ▁this ▁ins ult , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁being ▁called ▁by ▁public ists ▁as ▁" R ock y ' s ▁robot " ▁and ▁being ▁told ▁that ▁he ' s ▁" no ▁Rock y ▁Bal boa ," ▁Tommy ▁dec ides ▁to ▁seek ▁out ▁his ▁former ▁ment or ▁for ▁a ▁final ▁show down . ▁Rock y ▁starts ▁to ▁walk ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁public ▁challenge , ▁but ▁Paul ie ▁dec ides ▁to ▁let ▁Tommy ▁have ▁a ▁piece ▁of ▁his ▁mind ▁about ▁how ▁Tommy ▁has ▁treated ▁Rock y , ▁and ▁Tommy ▁proceed s ▁to ▁p unch ▁Paul ie . ▁Rock y ▁then ▁challeng es ▁Tommy ▁outside ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁proceed ▁in ▁a ▁violent ▁bare - kn uck le ▁street ▁b raw l , ▁which ▁Rock y ▁wins . ▁Rock y ▁then ▁proceed s ▁to ▁p unch ▁Duke ▁for ▁har ass ing ▁him . ▁In ▁the ▁end , ▁Rock y ▁and ▁Robert ▁recon cile ▁as ▁they ▁run ▁up ▁the ▁steps ▁as ▁father ▁and ▁son . ▁ ▁Rock y ▁Bal boa ▁( 2 0 0 6 ) ▁ ▁In ▁Rock y ▁Bal boa , ▁twenty ▁years ▁have ▁passed ▁since ▁his ▁final ▁fight ▁with ▁his ▁former ▁prot ég é , ▁Tommy ▁" The ▁Machine " ▁G unn . ▁Long ▁retired , ▁Rock y ▁Bal boa ▁still ▁stag gers ▁around ▁an ▁ever - ch anging ▁world ; ▁his ▁son ▁is