He never got a second opinion, in reality his "brain damage" was nothing more than just a concussion. He only retired to lay Adrian's concerns to rest.
shareOriginally, "Rocky Balboa" ran about 2 1/2 hrs. This was the run time when Stallone had a preview in Philadelphia in March 2006. MGM said "We're not releasing a 2 1/2 hr Rocky movie. Cut it down to an hour forty-five." One of the many parts of the story removed (that never showed up on any of the home video release extras) was where they dealt with the brain damage problem from "Rocky V." The battery of tests done to Rocky (which is mentioned during his hearing scene) with newer, current technology reveal that Rocky's brain is fine and he was just suffering a severe concussion at the beginning of "V."
shareI don't think they aimed for strict continuity in the Rocky series -- wasn't he warned in one of the earlier films that he'd go blind if he boxed again, yet he did and that issue was never brought up again?
share"wasn't he warned in one of the earlier films that he'd go blind if he boxed again, yet he did and that issue was never brought up again?"
Even if that hadn't been briefly attended to in "Rocky III," that doesn't really have any baring on what Stallone had written and shot and intended for "Rocky Balboa."
That brain examination in Rocky V takes place right after his fight with Drago, which would have been about 20 years before the events of Rocky Balboa, giving him enough time to heal from his injuries, which the doctors were quick to call “irreversible” at the time not having as full of an understanding of brain injuries at the time.
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