At the end of the rematch, Rocky knocks Apollo down, and then falls to the canvas with him simultaneously after following through on the punch he lands. The announcers both mentioned the first to get up would be the winner, and if neither of them had gotten up, it would have been a draw and Apollo would have kept the title. While the latter is true, the Champion does retain the title if the decision is a draw, that would never have happened if it had been a real fight. Since Rocky slipped, fell, and knocked Apollo down, Rocky would have been declared the winner because he knocked Apollo down and stumbled to the canvas rather than being knocked down by Apollo. Even though he got up first, Rocky's falling to the canvas would have been ruled a slip, and Rocky would have won by knockout anyway.

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