Rocky

Rocky Balboa is a struggling boxer trying to make a big time. Working in a meat factory in Philadelphia for a pittance, he also earns extra cash as a debt collector.

When heavyweight champion Apollo Creed visits Philadelphia, his managers want to set up an exhibition match between Creed and a struggling boxer, touting the fight as a chance for a "nobody" to become a "somebody".

The match is supposed to be easily won by Creed, but someone forgot to tell Rocky, who sees this as his only shot at the big time.