Avildsen fought to get the producers to spring for the giant posters of Rocky and Apollo hanging in the arena during the fight. The mistake with Rocky’s shorts (they were red with a white stripe in the poster, but Rocky was planning to wear white shorts with a red stripe) was unintentional. Ultimately, Avildsen was happy about the mistake because it allowed for an exchange between Rocky and promoter Miles Jergens in which Jergens says the mistake “doesn’t really matter, does it?” Once again, the audience was reminded just how little everyone thought of Rocky. 
