Clubber Lang, who is in attendance at the ceremony, steps forward and publicly challenges Rocky, this time criticizing Rocky's title defenses as being intentional set-ups against weak, over-matched "bums." Lang, ranked number one among contenders for the title, also berates the politics of boxing, the reason Lang feels he's been denied a title shot.
The crowd of Rocky fans disapprove of his decision. At the event, Rock announces his plans to retire from boxing. In gratitude for his charity work, the City of Philadelphia reveals a large bronze statue of Rocky at the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Rocky asks: "Why'd you get so crazy on me out there?" Thunderlips: "That's the name of the game." A now-smiling Thunderlips agrees to have his picture taken with Rocky's wife and son, with an aching Rock stating "Sometimes charity really hurts!" The photo is printed in the paper, along with the amount of money they raised. Thunderlips calms down, and it's clear that his aggression earlier was just for show. Just as the match is about to degenerate into a type of shoot fight with the enraged Thunderlips pounding back into the ring, the bell rings and the match is declared a draw. Rocky fights back, hitting the wrestler with several body punches, choking him in a headlock until the giant falls to one knee, and manages to throw Thunderlips out of the ring himself. The gloves come off and Rocky returns to the ring, taunting the wrestler. Rocky shouts to Paulie (his new ringman) to cut his gloves off. In Rocky's corner, Mickey, a pained look on his face, seems to be suffering a mild heart attack. Chaos erupts when the seemingly enraged Thunderlips punches Paulie and throws the officials around and his ring girls attack them as well. While Rocky treats the match as a lighthearted exhibition, Thunderlips seems to be taking it seriously with a ferocious attack, body-slamming Rocky, using several of Hogan's signature moves and eventually throwing him out of the ring. Rocky agrees to a charity match with wrestling champion Thunderlips (Hulk Hogan).
Paulie swallows his pride and asks Rocky for a job, which Rocky grants him. Rocky bails him out of jail and, on the way to Rocky's car to ride home, Paulie begins berating Rocky for forgetting him on his climb to the top. After a night of heavy drinking, Paulie stumbles into a video arcade, hurls an empty whiskey bottle through a ROCKY pinball machine in a rage and is arrested. Rocky's brother-in-law Paulie (Burt Young) has grown jealous of Rocky's accomplishments. T ) is climbing the ranks, rapidly becoming the number one contender for Rocky's title. At the same time, a ferocious new boxer named James "Clubber" Lang ( Mr. Rocky is also heavily merchandised, sponsoring varied products and services.
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As his winning streak grows, so does his fame, wealth and celebrity, and soon Rocky is seen everywhere, from magazine covers to TV show guest star appearances. This is followed by an opening montage of scenes that explain what happened in the time between Rocky II and Rocky III: in the five years since winning the heavyweight title from Apollo (1976-1981), Rocky has a string of 10 successful title defenses.
'Rocky III' begins with the ending of the 15th round of the rematch between Rocky and Apollo Creed in Rocky II, with Rocky Balboa becoming the new heavyweight champion of the world.
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