Rock was the emotional heartbeat in the first Creed, he tied all the feels together and that made it a better movie. That wasn't in the second Creed, which is fine, there was a different theme off father's that I think they went for, it just seemed odd to make Creed's opponent likeable in a sense. It was a different dynamic for sure, but it was weird cheering for Creed when I felt bad for who he was fighting.Finally watched Creed 2... Basically a sequel to both Creed and Rocky IV. I did like the fact that they flushed out the Drago back story a bit. Perhaps there could have been a bit more story for Rocky as I believe eddy mentioned earlier in this thread, but at the same time, he is no longer the focus of the movies. At any rate, I enjoyed it.
Not sure where they could go from here, but if they keep making them, I'll keep watching em.
I liked the movie, just couldn't capture how good the first one was (much like the Rocky franchise)