Timeline of events in the Rocky and Creed series:
- 1905: Mickey Goldmill is born
- 1922: Mickey Goldmill's professional boxing debut
- 1940: Paulie Pennino is born
- 1942: Apollo Creed is born
- 1943: Mickey Goldmill retires
- 1945: Rocky Balboa is born
- 1950: Mickey Goldmill opens Mighty Mick's Gym
- Adrian Pennino is born
- 1952: James "Clubber" Lang is born
- 1960: Apollo Creed's professional boxing debut
- 1961: Ivan Drago is born
- 1962: Union Cane is born
- 1966: Rocky Balboa's professional debut
- Mike Tyson is born
- 1971: Mason Dixon is born
- Apollo Creed wins the world heavyweight championship
- 1972: Tommy Gunn is born
- 1975: Rocky Balboa knocks down and goes the distance with Apollo Creed
- 1976: Robert Balboa Jr. is born
- Rocky Balboa wins the world heavyweight championship from Apollo Creed
- 1978: Clubber Lang's professional debut
- 1981: Ricky Conlan is born
- 1982: Mickey Goldmill dies
- Clubber Lang wins the world heavyweight championship from Rocky Balboa
- 1983: Danny Wheeler is born
- Rocky Balboa regains the world heavyweight championship from Clubber Lang
- Clubber Lang retires
- 1984: Tommy Gunn and Mike Tyson's professional debuts
- Apollo Creed defeats Rocky Balboa in their secret third fight
- 1985: Ivan Drago kills Apollo Creed
- Rocky Balboa vacates the world heavyweight championship
- Rocky Balboa defeats Ivan Drago
- 1986: Rocky Balboa retires
- Adonis Johnson is born
- Union Cane wins the vacant world heavyweight championship
- 1990: Tommy Gunn wins the world heavyweight championship from Union Cane
- Rocky Balboa defeats Tommy Gunn in a street fight
- Viktor Drago is born
- 1991: Mike Tyson wins the world heavyweight championship from Tommy Gunn
- 1995: Union Cane retires
- 1997: Mason Dixon's professional debut
- 2002: Adrian Balboa dies
- Mike Tyson retires and vacates the world heavyweight championship
- 2003: Mason Dixon wins the vacant world heavyweight championship
- 2004: Danny Wheeler's professional debut
- 2006: Rocky Balboa goes the distance with Mason Dixon in an exhibition bout
- 2007: Ricky Conlan's professional debut
- 2008: Adonis Johnson Creed's professional debut
- 2010: Ricky Conlan wins the light-heavyweight championship
- 2011: Mason Dixon retires and vacates the world heavyweight championship
- 2012: Danny Wheeler wins the vacant world heavyweight championship
- Paulie Pennino dies
- 2015: Ricky Conlan retains the light-heavyweight championship against Adonis Creed then retires
- 2016: Adonis Creed moves up to heavyweight
- 2017: Adonis Creed wins the world heavyweight championship from Danny Wheeler
- Danny Wheeler retires
- 2018: Adonis Creed retains the world heavyweight championship against Viktor Drago twice
- 2020: Adonis Creed retains the world heavyweight championship against Ricky Conlan then retires
- 2021: Felix Chavez wins the vacant world heavyweight championship
- 2022: Damian Anderson wins the world heavyweight championship from Felix Chavez
- 2023: Adonis Creed wins the world heavyweight championship from Damian Anderson