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Carl Weathers (January 14, 1948 – February 2, 2024) was an American actor, director and football player. His prominent roles included boxer Apollo Creed in the first four Rocky films (1976–1985), Colonel Al Dillon in Predator (1987), Chubbs Peterson in Happy Gilmore (1996), and Combat Carl in the Toy Story franchise. He also starred in the 1988 film Action Jackson and portrayed Det. Beaudreaux in the television series Street Justice (1991–1993) and a fictionalized version of himself in the comedy series Arrested Development (2004, 2013), and voiced Omnitraxus Prime in Star vs. the Forces of Evil (2017–2019). He had a recurring role as Greef Karga in the Star Wars series The Mandalorian (2019–2023), for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series.
John Wayne is retired and enjoying time with family, boxing is a past. After some time, a young aspiring boxer Matthew A. Robinson came to him and wanted John to train him. But John Wayne said he will not return to boxing. He thinks that's what Rose wants and what's right but Rose knows that he misses boxing so she finally tells him that he should train him. So John takes on Matt. Together they also contact John's old team and training begins. Meanwhile, Baer won the IBF against Shadow and Carter won the WBF against Moore. Eaton won the IBU and WBU in a match with Armstrong. Robinson has had his first fight with Tunney and won on points. He then lost by KO to Shadow in a WBO title fight. Then Lewis Ross accepted the IBC fight with Robinson. And the preparations begin. Baer definitively ends his career and frees up his belts for further fights. Robinson is doing well, and as the fight approaches, he's getting a lot of public interest, which he's gained mainly cause wayne coach him. But now there were bar fight, which could let Robinson be suspended from the title fight. John defends him and Matt can continue his training. Ross and Robinson are friendly and in this spirit the whole process around the match takes place, Robinson by KO finally won the match in the 9th. In bonus scene, Archie Cassius comes to John with Joe Barrow and offers him the opportunity to co-found and lead his boxing academy Cassius Academy with Joe, which aims to make the world's greatest boxers in the USA.
