What I hope for in this movie

I really hope that they don't go the same route as the old Rocky movies where every battle becomes some kind of personal grudge like Rocky. I'm kind of hoping that there's still a good story without Creed and Drago having to hate each other's guts, Rocky having to face off with Ivan, etc. Hopefully they get all that personal baggage stuff out of the way early and just let the characters focus on being the best that they can be leading up to their fight.