Every Fight In The Rocky Series Ranked From Worst To Best

The first time we see Adonis Creed in the ring comes during an underground scrap with a nameless contender in Tijuana, a setting which mirrors Rocky's battle with Spider Rico.

It's a short-lived yet effective sequence in which Apollo's offspring dismantles his opponent with a few punches, showing the audience exactly what he's capable of.

The fact Creed Junior strips the tape off his gloves before the other fighter has been counted out is a page straight out of his father's book on cockiness.