Underdogs

In the fight scene between Barnes and Lawrence, Barnes refers to Johnny as a "cream puff". This is a tie in to the first movie where you can hear someone from the crown say "Johnny You're a cream puff."

To determine which 6 students will go to Barcelona, Mike Barnes has the top 12 Miyagi-Do students participate in a karate version of flag football. The top 4 point scorers are awarded spots on the team. Barnes then says the bottom 4 are tied and he'll evaluate their skills before making a further determination. If there were 12 students initially, and 4 advanced, that would leave 8 additional students, not just 4. Furthermore, if there are 12 students, it would make no sense to allow the bottom 4 to compete for spots on the team (per a literal reading of Barnes's statement), as that would mean the middle 4, who are more skilled than the bottom 4, were eliminated from the process (Anthony was said to be disqualified after Kenny knocked him out, but that would still leave 3 kids unaccounted for).

Features The Karate Kid Part III (1989)