36 Facts About Adonis Creed

Adonis Creed goes to Philadelphia and convinces his late father's friend Rocky Balboa to train and mentor him.

Mary Anne Creed, Apollo's widow, meets with Adonis and adopts him; informing him that he is Apollo Creed's son.

Seventeen years later, in 2015, Adonis Creed is a wealthy young college graduate working at a securities firm at the Smith Boardley Financial Group.

Once in Philadelphia, Adonis Creed meets Rocky at Adrian's Restaurant and tries to convince him to be his trainer.

Adonis Creed gets a match with Leo "The Lion" Sporino, the son of a trainer, who originally wanted Rocky to coach his son.

Adonis Creed is reluctant due to his desire to forge his own legacy.

Adonis Creed is diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma but refuses to undergo chemotherapy, remembering that it wasn't enough to save his wife, Adrian.

Adonis Creed discovers pamphlets about the disease in Rocky's coat pocket after another late night training session, where Rocky tells Adonis Creed that they are not family and that he has nothing to live for now that Adrian, his best friend and brother-in-law Paulie, Apollo, and his old coach Mickey, have died, and his son, Robert Jr.

Later on, a frustrated Adonis Creed is about to attend a concert, where Bianca is about to perform.

However, after a stranger insults him and his father, Adonis Creed becomes irate, and attacks the stranger in a fit of rage, prompting security to restrain him.

Adonis Creed is then arrested for assault and sent to jail.

When Rocky comes to bail him out, Adonis Creed is still upset, and tells off the former heavyweight champion, accusing him of getting Apollo killed in the ring.

Later, Adonis Creed goes to Bianca's apartment to apologize and explain the situation.

However, Bianca deems it best for her and Adonis Creed to focus on their individual careers.

Adonis Creed then closes the door and removes her hearing aids as Adonis continues to plead for forgiveness on the other side of the door.

Adonis then meets up with Rocky, explaining that he is going to use the name Creed and fight against Conlan, but only if Rocky gets treatment for his illness.

Adonis Creed ultimately goes the distance, even managing to knock Conlan down for the first time in his career as Bianca and the once-antagonistic crowd begin to cheer him on.

Three years later, Adonis Creed goes on to win six fights, all by knockout.

Adonis Creed gives Rocky an ultimatum that he will take the fight with or without Rocky, who declines.

Adonis Creed, with broken ribs, a ruptured kidney, and a concussion, becomes increasingly distant from Bianca and Mary Anne.

However, Adonis Creed and Bianca's fears are realized when the child is born deaf.

Adonis Creed comes to terms that he has to fight Viktor again, and win.

Viktor has never had to fight past the 4th round, and while Viktor is winning on points, Adonis Creed uses his stamina to his advantage later in the fight, despite having his ribs broken again.

Adonis Creed, having retained the title, visits Apollo's grave with Bianca and Amara, where he makes peace with his dad for carrying on his legacy while building his own.

In 2002 Los Angeles, a young Adonis Creed sneaks out with his best friend, Golden Gloves champion Damian "Diamond Dame" Anderson, to watch him compete in an underground boxing match.

Adonis Creed reluctantly invites Dame to the gym but his presence draws scorn from Chavez and Duke.

One letter contains a picture showing Dame with a fellow inmate that Adonis Creed recognizes as Drago's assailant.

However, Adonis Creed recovers and knocks out Dame to win the match and regain the championship.

Adonis Creed joins Bianca and Amara in the ring in the empty stadium, where he pretends to box with Amara.

Adonis Creed used to watch Rocky II with his mom while she was sick and dying of cancer.

Adonis Creed was having trouble getting around, having trouble carrying stuff.

Adonis Creed is torn between trying to preserve his father's legacy and build his own.

Adonis Creed is at once a rich kid and a street kid, the proud carrier of an illustrious heritage and an invisible man.

Only with his girlfriend Bianca's encouragement does Adonis Creed eventually come to accept the name.

However, Rocky sees in Adonis Creed the drive and determination in himself and Apollo when he was younger, and concedes in training him.

Adonis Creed is an easy hero for everyone to cheer for, but he's not thinly painted.