从严格意义上来讲，《奎迪》也许不能算是《洛奇》的续作，而是另一部衍生作品。故事将以曾被洛奇打败的重量级拳王阿波罗·奎迪的儿子为主角，影片的片名也源于此。这位出身上流社会的年轻人具备与生俱来的拳击天赋，立志成为拳王的他却遭到家人的反对。他于是找到了已经退出拳击界并且无意回 归的洛奇（史泰龙饰）来担任自己的教练。Adonis Johnson is the son of the famous boxing champion Apollo Creed, who died in a boxing match in Rocky IV (1985). Adonis wasn't born until after his father's death and wants to follow his fathers footsteps in boxing. He seeks a mentor who is the former heavyweight boxing champion and former friend of Apollo Creed, the retired Rocky Balboa. Rocky eventually agrees to mentor Adonis. With Rocky's help they hope to get a title job to face even deadlier opponents than his father. But whether he is a true fighter remains to be seen....