▁himself , ▁even ▁with ▁a ▁split ▁decision ▁loss ▁to ▁Apol lo ▁Cre ed , ▁Rock y ▁expects ▁the ▁good ▁life ▁to ▁follow . ▁He ▁mar ries ▁Ad rian ▁and ▁begins ▁sp ending ▁the ▁money ▁he ▁earned ▁from ▁the ▁match . ▁But ▁after ▁he ▁fails ▁at ▁both ▁end ors ements ▁and ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁low ▁w age ▁jobs , ▁Rock y ▁real izes ▁the ▁only ▁way ▁he ▁can ▁surv ive ▁is ▁to ▁begin ▁box ing ▁again . ▁Cre ed ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁faces ▁criticism ▁from ▁fans ▁to ▁overcome ▁the ▁fight . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁he ▁public ly ▁ta un ts ▁Rock y ▁into ▁a ▁rem atch , ▁for ▁which ▁Rock y ▁trains ▁once ▁again ▁with ▁Mic key . ▁In ▁the ▁fif teenth ▁round , ▁Rock y ▁knock s ▁Cre ed ▁to ▁the ▁ground , ▁falling ▁to ▁the ▁canvas ▁himself ▁in ▁the ▁process . ▁Both ▁f igh ters ▁struggle ▁to ▁get ▁to ▁their ▁feet , ▁but ▁only ▁Rock y ▁is ▁successful . ▁For ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁Rock y ▁is ▁declared ▁the ▁World ▁He avy weight ▁Champion ; ▁even ▁Apol lo ▁shows ▁respect ▁for ▁him ▁as ▁he ▁reg ains ▁his ▁support ▁from ▁fans ▁for ▁doing ▁a ▁fair ▁fight . ▁ ▁Rock y ▁III ▁( 1 9 8 2 ) ▁ ▁After ▁winning ▁the ▁heavy weight ▁title , ▁Rock y ▁takes ▁advantage ▁of ▁his ▁new found ▁wealth ▁and ▁fame , ▁appearing ▁in ▁multiple ▁advert is ements ▁and ▁television ▁programs , ▁and ▁rel ishing ▁his ▁new ▁celebr ity ▁status . ▁After ▁def ending ▁the