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??[Soft BluesyJazz]

[Woman ]
? No complaints ?

? And no regrets ?

? I still believe
in chasing dreams ?

? And placing bets ?

? For I have learned
that allyou give ?

? Is allyou get ?

? So give it all ?

? You've got ?

? I had my share ?

? I drank my fll ?

? And even though ?

? I'm satisfed?

? I'm hungry still ?

? To see What's doWn
another road?

? Beyond the hill ?

? And do it all ?

? Again ?

? So here's to life ?

? To dreamers and?

? Their dreams ?

? Here's to life ?

? Here's to love ?

? Here's to you ??

[ Radio Announcer ] Good morning,
Las Vegas. 5:58 in the a.m.

Gonna be a scorcher today,
84 degrees at sunrise.

It'll be 1 00 degrees
by fght time.

Who do you like tonight
at the Mandalay Bay?.

Mike Tyson at last returns
to Vegas.

Ringside seats going
for 5, 000 a pop.

Gonna be some heat tonight,
ringside.

Fuck! Freddy!

Man! What--

Freddy, shit, man!

I leave you alone for one hour.
One friggin' hour, man.

You throw it all away
like this?.

[ Sighs ]
Now what we gonna do?. Huh?.

- [ Freddy Mumbles ]
- Yeah, shit.

- Hank ain't gonna like this, man.
- [ Beep]

- [Phone Ringing]
- Ain't gonna like this.

He's dead, he's not dead?.
What?.

He's got drugs comin' out
ofhis ears, Hank. He's so OD'd,
him and a couple ofhookers,

they don't even know I'm standin'
here talkin' toyou, man.

- You let him out ofyour sight?.
-Just for a minute.
Just for one little minute. I swear.

- That's halfmy undercard fight.
- I know. I know.

- Who the hell's gonna fight
Chiquito Rosario anyway?.
- I don't know.

- That's Arum's fghter.
- Who's keepin'an eye on Chiquito?.

I'm sure Arum's got somebody
watchin' him like a hawk.

- Tell me what you got.
- Male Hispanic, mid-'20s.

Smell of alcohol.

Aurelio Chiquito Rosario.

- Chiquito?.
- Yeah. You know him?.

He's the welterweight champ.
He's fightin' Freddy Green
on theTyson undercard tonight.

He's not fightin' anybody. He took
a ten-count from that light pole.

-? Ladyluck anda four-leafclover ?
- ? Yeah?

? Won't ease this hurt
I feel all over ?

- ? Oh,yeah?
- ? My life Was one big
special occasion ?

- ? Yeah ?
- ? Untilyour leavin'
Damn, What a situation ?

- ? Yeah ?
- ? Standin' on shaky ground?

? Ever since you put me doWn ?

? Standin' on shaky ground?

? I'm standin'
Standin' on shaky ground?

? Ever since you put me doWn ?

- ? Ever since you put me doWn, yeah ??
-J ohnny.

Cesar.

- [ Guy ] Hey.
- Did you see All My Children yesterday?.

-Johnny never misses. Check him out.
-Johnny.

- Did that bitch leave the doctor?.
- Which bitch?. Which doctor?.

That little blonde dick breaker
calienta pelota.

- You know. The one who's
always in a bad mood.
- Yeah.

- She left him.
- She left?.

- She took a hike.
- [ Guy] Sorry, man.

What an idiot.
Anyway.

[ Exhales ]

[Phone Ringing]

Yeah.
Just a minute.

Phone call foryou guys.
Joe Domino.

- What?.
-Joe Domino.

Joe Domino doesn't Want to talk to me,
not in fve years. Not since the Garden.

- You fucked up in the Garden.
- Wel l, fuck you,
I fucked up i n the Garden.

Nonetheless, it's Joe Domino
and Hank Goody from Vegas.

Okay. Gi m me that.
Hello?.

[ Man ] Hank and Joe, fellas.
I got Artie here. You know,Joe's guy.

Hey, boys, it's Artie.
How you doin'?.

- Uh, not too bad.
- Fine, I mean--

[ Both Talking At Once ]

Glad to hear it. Now, you know
I speak forJoe Domino, right?.
So we got a little thing--

This is Joe, fellas. You guys
ever take a fight on short notice?.

- [ Together] How short?.
- 6:.00 tonight.

I need two guys. You put on
a really good show. You guys
never fought each other, right?.

- Well, for moneyyou mean?.
- Yeah.
- [Joe ] No!

- For the sheer goddamn amusement
ofit! Where's my cup?.
- In your hand, sir.

Uh,Joe, doyou mind not sayin'
the Lord's name in vain?.

My sincerest apology. Now, ifwe could
get outta Sunday School for a minute,

I got a hundred grand foryou guys
to split, butyou gotta get
your asses over here now.

You guys there?.
Undercard to Tyson.

- You'll be seen in 1 09 countries.
- Hundredand ten.

- Uh--
- We are there. Yeah.

No. No, no, no, no.
We're not there. Listen.

Give us five minutes
to talk and call us back.

- Hey! What areyou doing?.
- Uh-- Wh-Wh--

Who are these over-the-hill
fucks?.

Wh-What the hell areyou doing?.
I mean, 50 grand.

Fifty grand. When was the last time that
you had offered that kind of money?.

This is nothin'. This is nothin'.
We can make a better deal.

- I know these guys.
- Come on, man. Come on!

Theywouldn't be callin' us
ifthey didn't need us.

Nobody's wanted to see
Vince in threeyears!

And nobody's wanted to see Cesar
since the Garden!
He fucked me at the Garden!

You know, they think they're
still names. They ain't names.

We are names to them.
They need names on the undercard.

What-- We are names to us.
We are not names to them.

No, no, look. Answer me this. Answer
me this. Why did you bulk up to 1 63?.

W-Well, because I-I-I want another
title shot, and I got a better chance--

Yeah, right. And middleweight's
not as crowded in the division.
That's why I dropped down.

- So, so.
- Six pounds. Okay. So--

- Yeah.
- This is it. The phone call.
We got 'em by the "ca-hoy-yes. "

- Cajones. By the cajones.
- Cajones. Yeah. Whatever. Look, look.

Boxing is not just about fighting. It's
also about business. So watch and learn.

- Right?.
- You have to-- You have to--

- [Phone Ringing]
- Yeah.

All right, boys. It's Artie here again.
You're on the speaker phone.

- Listen, we want a better deal.
- I'll get two stiffs
to bleed all over each other.

- Artie, get me two bums offthe street.
- No, no, no, no. It's okay.

It's okay. And we have been talking
about this, and the money's fine.

-No. The money's not--
-No, no, only-- There is something else.

This is Hank, guys.
What doyou Want?

Yes, Hank. Hi. Uh, listen.
We want a hundred grand each.

- [ Sputters ]
- [Hank ] TWenty-fve thousand each.

No, no, no. We want a hundred
grand each, and we are firm on this.

Twenty-five thousand.
That's my final offer.

Twenty-five is your final offer?.
How could-- You just said--

- Twenty-five, twenty-five.
- All right, look, look, look.
Fifty's fine.

You got a deal.
What else?.

All right. We Want a trip to the
Holy Land for tWo. Uh, okay, for one.

And We Want a donation
to Mother Teresa's charity.

[ Shouti ng ]
Fuck you!

Forget the whole thi ng!
The deal's off!

I should never have called
you guys in the first place!

Jesus Christ,Joe.
You got shmuts all over the phone.

Okay, okay. Look. No. There's only
one thing that we really need here.

And that is, uh-- Okay.
We want a guaranteed title shot
for the middleweight championship...

ofthe Worldfor the Winner of
the fght betWeen me and Cesar.

- Tell these guys to go fuck themselves.
- Wait a second.

- Turn offthe speaker.
- Hold on for a second, boys.
We'll be right back.

You know, I-- I just wanna cry.
How can you blow it so fast?.

- I mean, how is that possible?.
How is that possible?.
- Hey, would you relax?.

This is the art
of negotiation.

- The art of negotiation.
- Patience.

What does it matter?.
These guys'll fill the hour anyway.

As long as Cesar doesn't
do a Garden number on us.

Vince has never been stopped.
Whoever wins, we'll feed him
to the middleweight champ,

and he'll eat him
like raw meat.

'Course We'dhave to get them ranked,
uh, for the title shot, but--

I-I don't see a problem.

We set aside 750,000
for Rosario and Green.

We saved ourself a bundle.

Hell, I could get Julie here
ranked with a phone call.

Julie's already ranked,
in my opinion.

- Thankyou.
- Hit the goddamn button.

- Vince, Cesar,you there?
- Yeah. We're here.

You're smart guys.
I like smart guys. You got it.

- What did he say?.
- We got it.

- We got it?. Yeah! Yeah!
- Yes! Yes!

Okay, okay, look. It's gotta say in
the contract "guaranteed title shot."

- In the contract.
- Yeah.

In language we can read. We don't like
that lawyer bullshit, all right?.

Anda translation in Spanish
for, uh, technical reasons.

Yeah. Right. And,Joe, don't mess
with us. Okay?. The Bible warns,

"The Wickedshall fall by his oWn
Wickedness. " Proverbs 1 1:5. Okay?

The contract will be clear.

J ust get to the airport,
and we'll pickya up.

Gonna be great, guys.
Gonna be great.

- [ Whoops ]
- [ Laughing ]

Oh!

[ Knocking ]
Grace! Wanna go to Vegas?.

- Hey.
- Vegas?.

- Yep.
- I love Vegas. Why now?.

- There's a big fight tonight.
- I know. You got tickets?.

Actually, I don't need tickets because,
uh, I am the one who is fighting.

Right.
Who areyou fighting?.

Right.
Uh, I'm fighting him.

- You're fighting Vince?.
- Isn't it funny?.
I'm gonna kick his butt.

- In Vegas.
- In Vegas.

- Tonight.
- Tonight,yeah. That's right.

- And you want me to go with you.
- Of course I wantyou to come with me.

I need you. I need your eyes.
I need your skin. I need your hair.

- You need my car.
- I need your car. Uh--
I need your car too.

I mean, we need your car.

- Yeah.
- ? Boom, boom, boom, boom ?

? I'm gonna shootyou
right doWn?

? Right offofyour feet?

- ? Takeyou home With me ??
- [ Engine Rumbling ]

?? [ Continues ]

[ Grace ] There's a lot ofmoney
in Vegas. Investment money.

I 'm gonna look for some venture
capital guys might wanna back me.

Still tryin' to raise money
for that dumb invention?.

I have six patents
and six patents pending,

one ofwhich, may I remind you, made me
enough dough to buy my apartment house.

And we appreciateyou takin' us
to Vegas. Thankyou, baby.

No problem. Vegas is the fastest
growing city in America, and--

You know I got
people skills, so--

Oh, yeah, you got such good people
skills, how comeyou can't keep a man?.

Honey, it's the men
that can't keep me.

Uh, I am keeping you,
sweetheart.

We'll see.

You knoW, I think this trip is
gonna be a good chance for me...

to try out my new system
on the roulette wheel.

That's not a good idea,
Vince, the roulette wheel.

This is a good idea. You got--
You got black, you got red.

It's about a fifty-fifty shot.

And then ifyou--

Where-- Where we goin'?.

The geology's much prettier out here.
You can see the striations...

- in the Calico Mountains.
- Fuck the striations!

- We gotta get to Vegas!
- What is-- What is that idea you got...

- about the roulette Wheel,
What is that?
- Oh, okay, okay.

You got red. You got black.
Okay, there's a ffty-ffty chance.

You miss a bet,
you double up.

I t's fool proof.

Key word: fool.

Grace, can you tell me again,
Why-- Why are We in this road?

- Striations.
- Striations.

Striations.
Jesus Christ.

Uh... dear Lord,
I said your name in vain.

I-- I-I fucked--
I messed up.

I-- Uh, I Won't
do it again. Amen.

Very cool.

They're in...
a fucking car?.

Apparently, yes.

Vince once had 1 4 car wrecks
in 1 4 months.

Well,Johnny said
they're with Grace, in her car.

Uh, Vince don't even have
a license no more.

Grace! Grace. That Wouldn't be
Grace Pasic, Wouldit?

- Yeah.
- She's still with Vince?.
That's amazing.

- No, actually she's with Cesar now.
- I'll be a son ofa bitch!

That chick always had a thing
for middleweights, huh?.

[ Laughing ] Hey, Bobby, Sal.
Go draw up the usual contracts.

Cesar, we need to talk.

Baby, I am not going anyWhere.
Let's talk.

- I think it's over.
- Eh-- Wh-What?.

I think it's over
between us.

Wh-- Hey, baby,
what do you mean?.

Well, let's face it.
It was a fling.

- Nothing more.
- No, no. I-It wasn't a fling to me.

It was a fling that could've developed
into something, but didn't.

Shit.
W-We arejust getting started.

No. We'rejust
wrapping it up.

Don't I have anything
to say in this?.

No.

Baby-- Baby, I loveyou.
Come on. You are the only one.

You are the one...
a-a-and only.

Don't grovel.
No groveling.

- Is this final?.
- Well, nothing's ever final.

I said I think it's over.
I didn't say I feel it's over,

- which would have been a much
more serious problem foryou.
- Much more serious.

But when the thoughts
and feelings start swirling around,
you gotta pay attention.

You knoW?
Besides,you--

You don't love me.

But I-- I'm getting there. You know,
step by step, little by little.

Honey. It's too late.

[Laughing]

?? [Blues ]

? Oh, Why ?

? Baby, Why areyou
so mean to me ?

[ Crying ]

- Cesar?.
- ? Oh, Why ?

? Why areyou so mean to me ?

Pull over.

? I tried to make you happy
little girl ?

? I Was as nice to you
as any man could be ?

[ Vince Sobbing ]

[ Speaki ng Angri ly
I n Spanish ]

[ Continues ]

I s it something I said?.

Oh, no, no.
That has nothing to do with you.

He always cries
the day of a fight.

- [ Spanish Continues ]
- Oh! Huh.

[TrainApproaching]

He's fine.

So what happened to him
in the Garden?.

Well, that's up for him
to tell ya.

But, uh, I don't think
he wants to talk about it.

[ Muttering Quietly]

[ Exhales ]

I don't know
ifl can fight him.

You know, I'm afraid I'm gonna freeze up
and pull my punches. You know?.

We're tight. It's like--

Uh, the worst thing you wanna
feel in the ring is compassion.

Vince, all you need
is the bell.

Aah, it feels
unnatural.

[ Kiss ]

[ Kiss ]

Let's go.

Come on.

We've draWn up neW contracts
on Boudreau and Dominguez.

Wanna check them out?.

Uh, you sure you want to guarantee
a middleweight title shot
to one of these bums?.

I promised 'em,
if that means anything.

Well, We fgured! So, uh,
We dreW up tWo sets ofpapers.

One of'em uses language
we can get out of ifwe wanna.

The other one also has language
We can get out ofifWe Want,
but, uh, it's less obvious.

We figure they'll reject one
and accept the other.

- They're happy. We're happy.
- Fine.

Hank, get our name fighters...

some legal.

Dante, is your license
still good?.

- Uh, it was recently reinstated.
- Good.

You are now the attorney for
Vince Boudreau and Cesar Dominguez.

Well, uh, what's my fee?.

We don't report you to the
state bar forjury tampering,

extortion, paying off
state senators,

sexual harassment,
land fraud--

- Fair enough, fair enough.
- That's a good deal.

I'll be more than happy to represent
these two fineyoung men.

So when did this
Jesus thing start?.

Aw, you know,
I was raised religious.

Sunday school, Bible study,
guilt, the whole bit.

It didn't take long to realize that, uh,
church was misrepresentin'Jesus,

'causeJesus Was allabout
notjudging...

and theywere judging
everybody.

So as soon as I figured out
that the church was a bunch
ofhypocrites, I, uh--

I started focusing
on having fun.

So, you know,
I partied, had--

had a couple girls,
had a couple wrecks.

- A couple?.
- Well, a couple dozen.

I Was Wild.
This Was around the time I metyou.

Yeah.

We hada good run ofit,
didn't We?

We were pretty crazy.

Yeah. Uh, well,
right afteryou left me,

I, uh, ran into a tree
going 75.

I was so wasted I don't remember
a thing till I was layin' on my back...

in a pool
ofblood and gasoline...

with the car
restin' on my head.

And I figured it's my time.
But then I look up, and who do I see?.

Jesus. And He's unmistakable.
Right?.

And He's-- He's lookin' down
on me, and He's smilin'...

Iike everything's okay.

Andthen He liftedthe car
offmyhead.

- Yeah.
- Wow.

It was. You know,
I see Him from time to time.

What's He look like?.

Uh,just like in the pictures.
Same deal.

Well, ifyou see Him sometime,
would you point Him out to me?.

Oh, yeah. Sure.
Huh.

You believe in that, don'tyou?.
Thewhole battle between good and evil.

Sometimes.

Sometimes
I'm not in the mood.

Sometimes I'm in the mood
for a warm bath, fresh robe.

Glass ofwine.
To be left alone.

- I love church music.
- Church music.

It's too goodfor the church.Jesus Was
too good for the church,you ask me.

You knoW, He shook things up.
He Was, uh--

He was a anarchist, you know?.
And He, uh--

You know He threw the money
lenders outta the temple.

First thing He's gonna do when
He comes back is torch the Vatican.

Vince! Come on.

Aw, whatever.

Sometimes I miss you, Vince.

Sometimes I miss you.

You know, my mom died.

No, I didn't.
I'm sorry.

She liked you the best
of all my boyfriends.

Butyou didn't.

I'm lookin' for something else.
I don't know what.

The right man?.
[ Laughs ]

The right career?.

The right circumstance.
I don't know.

But I'm lookin' for something.

Maybeyou're lookin'
forJesus.

[ Laughs ]
No. I am not looking forJesus.

I'm lookin' for money.

One! TWo!

Three! Four! Five!

Six! Seven!

?? [Latin ]

? Corazon, corazon?

?? [Man Singing
In Spanish ]

? Corazon, mi corazon ?

? Corazon, mi corazon ?

Aah.

Guys.

I have come to the conclusion that
I am a truly underappreciated fighter...

- and human being.
- [ Chuckles ]

- [ Laughs ]
- I love you, man.

I do.
I love all Mexicans.

I love Mexicans too,
but I am a Spaniard.

You speak Mexican, right?.

No, Mexicans speak
Spanish from Spain.

- You from Madrid?.
- Yeah.

And Madrid is in Mexico,
right?. Right?.

- [ Laughing ]
- Sure. Yeah.

And besides-- You know, I understand
Mexicans are our neighbors,

but what the hell did Spanish people
ever do to deserve to be
in this country?.

We-- We discovered
this land.

- Italians discovered it.
- And who paid for-- for the trip?.

- Doyou haveyour green card?.
- Of course I have my green card!

- Let me seeyour green card.
- Why--
- Guys.

- [ Both Arguing ]
- Guys, cool it!

- Hey!
- Get out ofhere. Come on.

- Cesar.
- Yeah.

What happened to you
at the Garden?.

?? [Latin ]

Hmm?

?? [Singing In Spanish ]

?? [ Continues ]

[ Cesar]
Grace, the sun is gonna kill us.

- Can you get this top up?
- Yeah. Good idea.
We shouldn't be in the sun too long.

[ Vince ] What are you sayin ' about
the sun? The sun is good foryou.

? Corazon, mi corazon ?

Guys, I ' m gonna stay i n Vegas an extra
few days to make some busi ness contacts,

so you guys can take
the car home.

I'll treat it
like it was my own.

[ Grace ]
Cesar's driving.

What did you want to do
in Las Vegas, alone?.

I can take care
ofmyself.

- It's stuck.
- Oh, yeah. She does that sometimes.

- Be gentle.
- Yeah, right.

Hey, hey, hey.
Not With our hands.

- We gotta save our hands for tonight.
- All right.

Then elbow the son of a bitch
like you'll be doing me tonight.

Hey, I am not a dirty fighter.
All right?.

It's not dirty to elbow
on the inside.

You know, like I've been showin' you.
Roberto Duran had the best elbows
in the business.

Careful.
Come on.

Get offthe paint job!
That's sassy-grass green!

You just gotta coax it.

Hold on.
Come on, sWeetie.

Come on, baby.
Come on, baby. That's it.

Attagirl.

- Now, you see?. You see that?.
- [ Grace ] Goodgirl.

She's really, really behaving weird
with me. I don't understand that, man.

Well, get used to it, man.
I've had that mywhole--

- You know--
- Well, it's an advantage toyou.
You have to recognize that.

- Let it go. Let it go.
- I don't have time to let it go.

Only thing you can do
is let it go.

- That's all you can do.
- Yeah, you got-- You got sixyears--

Well, you gonna hang onto it?. You got
a big night tonight. Don't hang onto it.

- Let it go.
-? Corazon?

? Mi corazon??

- So let's talk about the Garden.
- [Vince ] He don't Wanna talk
about the Garden.

Y-You're leaving me and you're
asking me something like that?.

Well, I'm curious.
I wanna know.

All right, fine. Don't tell me about
the Garden. I'm not gonna askyou again.

[ Sighs ] You know, therewere
not enough tough fights in Europe.

The boxing environment,
there Was almost none.

That's why I moved
from Madrid to Philadelphia,

because the best fighters in
the whole world are from Philadelphia.

I mean, ifthere is two guys you've
never heard offighting each other...

and one ofthem is from there--
[ Chuckles ]

You bet on him.
Isn't it right?.

- Ah, that's true.
- So, I Was 23years old.

- I was 1 9 and 0 and 1 6 knockouts.
- WoW.

And I had the best management.
I had the Duvas in my corner.

I was on the cover of Ring magazine.
Remember?.

True.

And-- And this motherfucker...

Joe Domino came calling.

Ah, he was one ofthe biggest
promoters of all ofthem.

And, uh, now he said to me that if
I left the Duvas and signed with him,

he would give me a title shot
in Madison Square Garden.

NewYork. You--
You imaginewhat that means!

- YouknoW?
- Right.

The-- The Duvas
Were prettyupset.

They-- They said that
I was a couple ofyears away,
that I needed more experience,

and they were probably right,
but...

I broke from the Duvas
and signed with Domino.

I was ready.
[ Chuckles ]

In the red corner,
the challenger,

with a record of 1 9 wins
and no losses,

sixteen byknockout,

from Philadelphia
by Way ofMadrid, Spain,

Cesar "El Califa " Dominguez!

Dominguez!

[ Laughs ]
The guy i n the Garden,

after he says your name,
he says it again.

He says, " Dominguez.
Do-o-o-min-guez!"

- Oh, my God.
- Dominguez!

It Was so cool
just to hearyourname so big.

You know, in front of so many
people. Oh, my God, so good.

So good. You know, the champion
didn't look like much.

[Announcer]
Roberto Velario!

And I didn't care, you know?.
I was ready.

I beat tougher guys
in Philadelphia.

All right, touch 'em up.
All right, good luck.

Cesar, listen. This next 36 minutes
is gonna change the rest ofyour life.

Ifyou've ever listened, you listen now.
You understand that?.

- Yeah, yeah.
- We prepared for this.
This guy is older than you.

He's not as young as you.
He can't stay 1 2 rounds.

But one thing he can do is
he can think, and he can setyou up.

He's gonna come out. He's gonna
throw a few jabs atya.

He's gonna shoot a right hand in front
ofya. It's a fake right hand.

That's not the danger.
The left hook is the danger.

Don't let him moveyou back toyour
right. Don't! Not even for a second.

Because ifyou do, it's gonna
be over. Doyou understand that?.

- Go out there now,
and let's get a title!
- Yeah. Yeah. Come on, come on.

- Let's go, let's go! Come on.
- [Bell Dings ]

[ Cesar]
So the champion comes out, and then...

I start circling
to my left, uh,just, uh,

keeping my left foot
outside his right foot.

And just I i ke the guy said,
you know, he just fi res a jab.

Nothing. And anotherjab.
Nothing.

And another one. Nothing.
And then a straight right hand.

And I slip it, and-- and here he comes.
You know, the left hook.

Andjust like the guysaid, nothing.
Hit myshoulder. PoWderpuff.

- Powder puff.
- PoWderpuff! Nothing on it.
You can hit harder.

I n fact, you have hit harder.

[ Clears Throat ]
Don't go there.

Amen.

So I continue circling
a bit, you know,

sizing him up now,
uh--

You gotta understand something
about this guy, Velario. [ Chuckles ]

He's got a sweet face.
He's like--

A little smile, almost,
you know, when he's out there.

So another couple ofjabs,
just little flicks, don't do nothing,

and I stop circling for, I don't
knoW, a millionth ofa second.

Yeah. Here it comes.
A straight right hand.

But, oops, the guy did a movement
like this, you know, and pulls it back.

A-And that's it. That's the feinted
overhand right my guy told me about.

And I am thinking at that point--
I am thinking.

Because sometimes in the ring,

all time stops and--
and you can think.

You cansee everything
sloWmotion and--

And time stops.

And I-- And I am thinking,

[ Chuckles ] "This guy--
This guy ain't got shit." You know?.

And then I'm thinking the other
thing my guy told me, you know.

That it's over.

[ Punch Landing ]

That it's over. You know.

Cesar, get up!

Get up! Get up,
you Mexican motherfucker! Get up!

I picked up the count at five,
a-and I got to one knee,

and I'll get up at eight or nine,
you know, get through the round.

And I thought I got up
at nine.

- [Referee ]Six! Seven!
- Cesar, get the fuck up!

Eight! Nine! Ten!

- You're out.
- [Domino ] You're a piece ofshit.

- I'm all right. I'm all right. Come on.
- You piece ofshit.

- Get him outta here.
- But I didn't.

I could not hear too good.

[ Distorted Voice ]
You motherfucker.

I couldn't hear too good. You know,
you gotta play things all the way.

- To the bone.
- Yeah.

You gotta playit to the bone.

And I thought I was.

I mean, it's just like
the blink of an eye. You-- You--

You take your eyes offthe road and--
and then you are in a car crash.

[ Chuckles ] Thirty-seven seconds.
That's how much I lasted.

Well, your fight was over,
but your life wasn't over.

Yeah. But they thought that
I could have beaten the count.

They thought I Was Waiting
till ten to get up, so--

so it Would look like I tried
to beat the count, but I failed.

I -- I swear on my father's grave
that I --

I couldn't hear the count.

- I-- I couldn't.
- Motherfucker.

[ Sighs ]
Joe Domino told everybody I quit.

He said that I have no heart.

- Domino's a dick.
- Yeah, but he's the man.

Yeah, the man's a dick.

You know something?.

- Velario was a fag.
- Oh, yeah?.

- Nah.
- Oh, yeah! Men, women, whatever, man.

- I got beat by a fag.
- [ Chuckles ]

There's a lot offags
in boxing.

There's not a lot offags
in boxing!

Sure there are.
More than average.

Wha--
What isyourproofofthat?

- What's your proof ofJesus?.
- Myproof--

Proof just confuses
instincts!

- What the hell are you saying?.
- Never mind.

You know, afterVelario
knocked me out,

I became a fag
for a while.

Wha--
What?.

Let's back this up.
What did you just say?.

Uh, I told you.
I told you already.

No, y-you told me jack.
You tellin' meyou're a fag.

No, no, no, no.
I was for a little while.

You know, I experimented
with a lot ofthings in my life.

Experiment-- Hey, hey, Grace,
did you know about this?.

- Sure, I kneW.
- You know, I mean, it only lasted
for a year. I didn't dig it.

Well, ifyou didn't dig it, why didn't
you quit after five seconds?.

You know, uh-- You know,
I got a dick up my ass,
I don't need a fuckin' year...

- to figure out whether or not
I like it!
- Well, I was trying things!

You know?. I mean, you got
humiliated by a fag,

and you figure that maybe he knows
things thatyou don't know, huh?.

Hey, look, hey, hey.
I get knocked stupid by some fag,

it doesn't make me want to drop
to my knees and suck some dick!

- Lighten up!
-Jesus! I--

[ Sighs ] Oh, dear Lord,
I just said your name in vain.

Please forgive me.
It won't happen again.

I-- I was-- I looked afteryou.
Why didn'tyou tell me about this?.

Because I thoughtyou'd go off
likeyou just did. And besides,
it's notyour fucking business!

- Oh, not mybusiness.
- Christ, I never got arrested
for assault and battery and dealing.

Hey!
The drug charges were dropped!

- I'm sorry!
- Guys, cool it! Calm down!

[ Groans ]

My best friend's a fag.

- [ Speaking Japanese ] Goddamn it!
- [Accented] Goddamn it.

- What's the holdup, man?.
- I don't know.

So this is
a total blowout, man.

Jesus Christ, fx it!

- I can't fx it. I don't knoW hoW.
- Oh,you're so incompetent!

- I don't care! It's a stupid car.
- It's not a stupid car.

- I paid $ 1 00,000 for it.
- But it doesn't work! Call Triple A.

- Triple A? I-I-- What is Triple A?
- Oh, my God.

You don't know what Triple A is,
then you are stupid.

Uh, uh, where you going?.
Huh?.

[Man ] Y-You saidyou Were
gonna rock my World in Vegas!

What about our sexy trip
to sin city?.

[Shouting InJapanese ]

- Hey, what can I do foryou?.
- Waffles.

I'll have a lot ofwaffles
and some oatmeal. Need them carbs.

- Yeah, me too. Waffles and oatmeal.
- Okay.

You knoW What Sugar Ray Robinson,
the greatest fghter ofall time--

- you know what he used to have
for a meal before he fought?.
- No.

- A glass of blood.
- Mmm.

He used to have it every
couple ofdays for Weeks...

in training camp
before he fought.

- Along with the waffles,
I'll have a glass ofblood.
- Large orsmall?

- Large.
- You know what?. We're out ofblood.

- Out?
- Out ofblood?.
What kind ofjoint is this?.

I'll have, uh--

- Hmm. Oatmeal.
- Oatmeal.

- And waffles.
- Good.

- All right. Where's your ladies' room?.
- Restroom's outside.

- Excuse me.
- Miss you already.

- Hey, you should've told me
you're a fag, man.
- Oh, man.

I am not a fag just because I tried
some things a fewyears ago. Come on.

- Some things?.
- Yeah, some things.

You ever hear that saying, "A man builds
a thousand bridges and sucks one dick.

To theworld, he's not
a bridge builder, he's a cocksucker."

- No. No. I never heard
that old expression.
- Verywell-known.

- It's verywell-known.
- Can you take a chamomile tea
and just takeyour rosary...

and go outside and pray a little bit
and leave me alone for a while?.

All right, whatever. You know what,
yourjab?. Yourjab, it don't scare me.

Your fucking left hook
doesn't mean shit to me.
Everybody knows it's a limp dick.

Whyyou havin' waffles?.
You never have waffles before a fight!

You are having waffles.
I'm having waffles.

Oh, yeah. I teach you everything I know.
Nowyou gotta eat what I eat?.

Exactly! You told me just to copy the
great ones and to study the great ones.

- So I am having Waffles.
- Kiss my ass.

I might do that. You know?. Because
ever since you shaved your head...

you look so pretty
and I love you so much--

- I knew it, I knew it, I knew it.
You're still a fag!
- You are obsessed with that.

- You are obsessed with that!
Yeah! Yes, you are!
- I'm not!

You are obsessed With that!
That's gonna happen toyou.
That's gonna happen toyou.

Hey, I'm not obsessed. You knoW What?
I'm obsessed With one thing...

and one thi ng only,
and that's gettin' another title shot,
'cause I can beat Campas.

Yeah, but you cannot beat me
to get to Campas, so who gives a shit?.

You know what?. I reallywish
you believed in Jesus Christ,

- becauseyou'd feel much less
depressed after I bury my fist--
- Who had the Waffles?

We all did!
How fuckin' tough is that?.

Thereyou go.

You guys hate each otheryet?.

You don't have to hate another man
in order to destroy him.

- It's just the sport ofit, right?.
- Right.

Good.
Let's eat.

- Excuse me.
- You're excused.

Grace. I-Ifyou have to
bet on tonight's fight,

uh, who doyou think
is gonna win?.

Me orVince?.
N-N-No bullshit about it.

Be straightwith me.
Me orVince?.

[ Sighs ]
He's gonna kickyour ass.

- No.
- Too much experience.

- I'm quicker.
- He can take a punch.

He'll slipyourjab, workyour body,
and he's a great counterpuncher.

I'm sorry, Ces.Just circle
to the left, and you'll be okay.

- Circle to the left.
- Yeah.

Well.

But, uh, who is
the better lover?.

Me or Vince?

No contest.
You.

All right!
[ Chuckles ]

St-Stay right there.

Stay right there!

Grace, come here.

Come here!
Hurry, damn it!

Well, I--
I am the better lover.

What is it?

- He was here.
- Who?.

Jesus!
He was right here.

Jesus?
Maybe He's hiding.

He doesn't hide.

- Hey.
- Shit. Jesus!

- What happened?.
- [ Grace ] We missedJesus.

Oh! Oh, right.

- Shit.
- Oh, right.

- [Laughing]
- Hey, fuckyou.

No. I mean,Jesus was hanging out
behind the Mad Greek restaurant...

in Baker, California,

halfway between Death Valley
and Las Vegas, right?.

It's as good a place as any!

- Right.
- I believeyou.

- She believes me!
- Well, she's a girl!

- I'm a woman!
- She's a woman!

You knoW-- You knoW What?
You have to carrya video camera...

- to record these sightings, you know?.
- Hey!

It's not a fuckin' U.F.O.!
It's the Son of God!

Besides, ifyou're Spanish-Mexican,
then you gotta be Catholic.

Andifyou're Catholic, thenyou gotta
believe in the Virgin ofGuadalupe,

Who appeared 500 years ago,
not 2,000 miles from this very spot!

I 'm a atheist!
Thank God!

- No shit.
- No shit! So give me a break.

- Oh, I 'll give you a fuckin' break.
- Vince. Hey, Vince!

- Hey!
- I'll breakyour fuckin' nose.

- What is that finger?.
What'd that finger mean?.
- Guys!

- What the--
- Tell me! Huh?.

Hey! All right!
That's it, forfuck's sake.

Save it forVegas.
You got a title shot and 50 grand!

What are you thinking?.
Five hours you gotta wait!

Yeah. $50,000, man.

- That's a lot of money.
- Yeah.

The title shot.
The title shot. The title shot.

I can wait
a couple ofhours.

-Just don't tell me I don't seeJesus
when I seeJesus.
- All right.

- All right.
- And who cares ifhe sawJesus?.

- And who cares
ifhe sucked some dick?.
- Hey, I didn't suck no dick!

I don'twant any details.
Okay?. No details!

Shake hands.

I said shake hands,
for Christ's sake!

Goddamn it!

NoWlet's eatsome Waffles!

Uh, it's rejected.

- What?.
- Your credit card.
Doyou have another one?

No. I paid my bills.
Just run it through again.

I run it through three times.
It's dead.

- It's good.
- It's bad.

- Are you saying I don't pay my bills?.
- I'm calling the owner.

The Mad Greek?.
Fine. Call him!

- But just don't say
that I don't pay my bills!
- It's not a lot of money.

- Why don'tyou just pay cash for it?.
- Because I don't have any cash.

I thought I'd get cash
in Vegas. Guys!

- Pay the check.
- We left in such a hurry--

[ Both Mumbling ]

[ Grace ]
You don't have anymoney?

- We need gas!
- Well, I guessyou guys...

are in a little bit oftrouble
then, ain'tya? Huh?

- I 'll write a check. It's fine.
- No checks.

- I 'm callin' the cops.
- [ Both Talking At Once ]

I'll pay the bill.

I need a ride to Vegas.
I'll pay for the gas.

Just leave the top down
so I can get some sun.

[ Lia ] Anybody got any coke?.
I could use some blow.

No cokeheads in this car.
Just former cokeheads.

- " Former."
- AW, come on. You got any Weed?

No, no, no.

You guys are squares.

Anybodywanna fuck?.

- [ Grace ] Honey,just relax.
- I just wanna have a little fun.

J ust relax.

Ooh, hey.
Check it out.

Little Miss Asia.
What do you think?.

- Muy calientita.
- Muy calientita.
[ Continues In Spanish ]

Whatever.
You know what?.

I love black hair,
black eyes.

Ohh. Mm. I think that's why things
didn't work out between me and Grace.

Aside from the fact that she dumped me,
you know, she doesn't have dark hair.

It makes me
a fuckin' lunatic, ya know?.

Black hair. Just see those
white panties come slidin' down.

There's that jet-black bush
sayin', " Hi, there."

Hola. Hola.

Well, personally,
I don't care what color it is.

I gotta have her.

Well, maybe after the fight
you guys can hook up.

No, no, no, no, no.
Now.

- Now?.
- Now.

We fight in-- Grace,
how long till the fight?.

- Uh, about five hours.
- [ Cesar] Five hours, man.

I'm not talkin'
about a quickie here.

I thought we were not supposed
to get laid for a couple
ofweeks before a fight.

- Says who?.
- Everybody knows that.
You know, it's an energy thing.

All ofthe great ones
got laid before they fought.

I mean, the more,
the better, man.

- You never told me that.
- Yeah, well, I thoughtyou knew, man.

The words go together:
champion and pussy. Champion, pussy.

- Think about it. It's a natural.
- Oh,Jesus Christ.

- Hey, hey, please.
- Oh, I'm sorry. I'm sorry about that.

Anyway, I gotta hammer this chick.
And obviously she ain't picky.

You know what?. Ifyou're
getting laid, I'm getting laid.

- What?.
- Yeah.

Look. This ain't like waffles:
Just 'cause I do it, you gotta do it.

What?. I-I don't wantyou to have
any kind ofadvantage tonight. Any.

Well, good luck, okay, because Grace has
checked out on you. She's feelin' it.

- Maybe not. Maybe not.
- Maybe so. Maybe so.

- Maybe. We'll see.
- Yeah. We'll see.
- Yeah.

Hey, uh, so--[ Clears Throat ]
Wh-What'syour name again?

- Lia.
- Oh, Lia.

That-- That's beautiful.
Hey, uh, Lia,

I couldn't help but
notice your outfit.

- It's--
- Oh, thanks. I made that skirt myself.

- Really?. Can I-- Let me just touch--
- Uh-huh.

- [ Vince ] Oh, that's nice. Wow.
- [ Giggles ]

- Anyword on the undercard guys?.
- Nothin'.

- Tyson?.
- He's at home. Just spoke to him.
He's ready to go.

- And Rustikov?.
- He's scared to death.

Who's my date
for the fight tonight, Rudy?.
I can't keep track ofthese things.

Yourwife.

- Mywife?.
- Yeah. There's a lot
of cameras there tonight.

I figured yourwife
would be a good call.

Mywife?.
You're right.

Good call.

??[Gospel]

[Lia Moaning]

- [ Continues Moaning ]
- [Woman Singing]
? I must haveJesus ?

? I must haveJesus ?

? I cannot bear ?

? These burdens oflove ?

I used to have the 1 970
426 HemiCuda, the Pink Panther?.

490 foot-pounds of torque
in a 3,800-pound package.

I got it
my first divorce.

Ah. Smells like freedom. Then I traded
it straight up for a GTO Ram AirThree.

You don't come across those
very often.

? Oh,Jesus
Yes, I love him ?

? I cannot bear ?

? These burdens oflove ?

Who'd have thought the Oldsmobile
would come up with a muscle car?.

It's unbelievable.

Listen to this.

[ Engine Revving ]

That's beautiful.

I don't
trust a quiet car.

Oh, I am so hungry
foryou, man.

You're "so hungry for" me, "man"?.
What is that supposed to mean?.

It means that I wantyou,
to make love...

and-and sex, you know?.

- Now.
- Go get me a quart of30-weight.

- What?.
- Thirty-weight motor oil. Over there.

Yeah.

"I'm hungry foryou, man"?. That ain't
gonna make too manywomen hot.

Goddamn it.
Can we have a final moment?.

-"A final moment"?.
-Yeah. A final screw, a farewell fuck?.

- No.
- Why not?.

- I'm not interested.
- A hand job?. A blow job?.

A chicka-chicka-
chicka-boom-boom?.

Cesar, it was a nice
three months together.

[ Sighs ]
Six. It was six months, honey.

But only three
were nice.

I mean, somebody tell me
why that-- that Christian...

is getting laid,
and a heathen like me is not?.

- He's gettin' laid?.
- Grace. Grace.

You know what?.
You are too quick for me.

I am completely off-balance now.
Why didn'tyou leave me tomorrow?.

And I'm angry,
and I'm confused now.

You fight better
confused.

- [ Both Moaning ]
-? Oh,Jesus, he's mysavior
Oh,Jesus ?

- ? Yes, I love him ??
- Oh, yeah. Ooh.
- No, no.

- Where you going?.
- No, no, no. I gotta-- I can't.

I got-- I got--
I gotta save something for tonight.

No, no, no, no.
Come back here and take care of me.

No, no. It's not-- nothing personal.
It's just I got-- I gotta get to Vegas.

- ?? [ Continues, Indistinct]
- I gotta get somewhere else.
What kind of man are you?.

It ain't a manly thing.
It's nothin' to do with m-manly.

-Just--
- Hey, you lovebirds!

- What?.
- We gotta hit the road.

Five more minutes, baby.

- See?.
- Come on, baby. Please?

- [ Groaning ]
- [ Moaning ]

- Oh-- Okay. Five minutes.
- Three.

Okay. Okay.
All right.

- Let's take care ofyou.
- Mm, yeah.

[ Inhales ]
Ooh. Right there. Uh-huh.

Ohh. Oh, yeah.
That's good.

- Mmm.
- Ahh. Ooh. Keep going.

So whereyou from?.
Vietnam, China, Korea?.

- Oh, no. From Monterey Park.
- Oh?. What high school?.

[ Gasping ]
Alhambra High till I dropped out.

- Alhambra High?. What?.
You know Rob Moran?. Clem Franny?.
- [ Moaning ]

Oh, yeah. Clem.
He was a seniorwhen I was a freshman.

- Right. He was in band.
What about Doc Lawrence?.
- Who?.

- Did you have him as a teacher?.
- Yeah. Two-finger Doc, yeah.

I'm sorry.

I overreacted and--

And you know me.
I have my ups and downs.

That's okay.

And I didn't mean what I said.
We had an amazing three months together.

And two
were pretty good.

What areyou gonna do afteryou quit
boxing?. Haveyou thought about it?.

- No, not really.
- Well, you oughta, maybe.

- You know?.
- Mm.

Vince is gonna become a preacher
or minister or carpenter.

We know a contractor in South Gate's
got a job waiting for us.

I mean, ifl become
the world champion,

there will be
more opportunities.

Yeah.

Yeah.

But I wouldn't lose the name of
the contractor, you know?. Just in case.

Vince wrote it down.

And ifVince tries to drag you
in his roulette wheel system,

don't listen to him.

- I feel good.
- I got a little babyjoint in mypurse.
Anybody got a light?

No, no. No marijuana here.
You knoW? We might get some
in our hair and our skin...

and fai I the drug test and have
to give the money back.

- Forget it. No way.
- Drug test?
Where are you guys going?

- We're going to a fight.
- Who's fighting?.

We are fighting.
We are fighting each other.

- Why?.
- 'Cause they pay us.

- [Vince Laughs ]
- We are professionals.

Then Whyain'tyou flyin', huh?
It's fast. It's cheap.

Well, you know, we like the countryside.
It got a lot of striations.

Striations out there
in the countryside.

- This countryside sucks.
- [ Vince ] Yeah, We like it.

Hey, are you famous?.

Well, you know,
I used to be. I was, uh,

I was ranked seventh in the world
for over a year by Ring magazine.

- [Lia ] Hey, I Wanna go to the fght.
- We got no tickets.

That never stopped me.
Hey, are you famous?.

Uh, uh, I was ranked tenth
until I went to the Garden.

What happened
at the Garden?.

- None ofyour business.
- [ Low ] You're such a bitch.

All right, that's it,
you little junkie tart! I didn't
likeyou from the moment I metyou,

and ifl say it's none
ofyour business, it's none
ofyourfuckin' business, you got it?.

- Hey, hey. Everybody relax.
- All right, all right!

- What's so funny?.
- [ Mutters ]

So, um, so hoW come
you're not famous anymore?

It's none
ofyour fuckin' business.

He got robbed.
That's what happened to him.

I got robbed.
I got fuckin' robbed.

The champion
was Skeeter Lewis.

He'd been duckin' me since
I clocked him as an amateur.

I beat him three times
in the Golden Gloves.

Skeeter Was quick, quick as a cat,
but I got him in mykind offght.

I got him on the inside.
I put a terrible hurt on that man.

I Wore his kidneys out
all night. He--

He was pissi n' blood
for a week, he told me.

I fgure out ofthe tWelve rounds,
I Won nine easy.

Maybe-- Maybe I Won 'em all. You knoW,
and plus I knock 'im doWn in the eighth.

I'm on the verge
ofbeing World champion.

- [ Bell Dings ]
- Ladies and gentlemen,
here is the decision ofthe judges.

J udge Wiley Braden scores the bout
98, Boudreau, 95, Lewis.

[ CroWd Cheering]

Judge Arman ButterWorth
has it scored 97, LeWis,

- Lewis?.
- 96, Boudreau.

Lewis. I 'm goin' crazy.
Ray Charles could call the fight better.

- [ CroWd Booing]
- You knoW What?
That motherfuckin'judge...

is in the promoter's pocket,
but there is one more judge,
and he has got to give it to me.

And judge Lou DeBello
scores 97, Boudreau,

97, Lewis.

- No! That's bullshit! Bullshit!
- The decision is a draw.

[CroWd Booing]

I'll kickyour ass! You fixed it!
You fixed it! You fixed it!

A draw.

You know what happens
with a draw?.

The champ stays. The champ.
That's what fuckin' happens.

- [ Exhales ]
- Fuck. Well, that's not fair.

Fair?.
Nothing is fair. Nothing.

The only shot I got left
is winning tonight.

That is not going to happen.

- We'll see.
- Yeah. That is the deal.

- Bullshit! Bullshit!
- Ladies andgentlemen,
here is the decision ofthejudges.

The decision is a draW.

Get up!

[ Woman ]
?Jesus ?

? I tell him
all about my trials ?

? And my tribulations ??

Li ghts! Hey,
Mark, Mark, yeah.

You gotta work with me on this.
I mean, if they're breathin',
you gotta sanction it.

I mean, if they're standin',
you gotta sanction it.

No. Okay. Ifthey know
their ABC's up to " F" --

- [ Cesar] Uh, what's happening?.
- [ Grace ] Pit stop.

Vegas is
just down the road.

- [ Lia ] Hey, why are we stopping?.
- Gonna freshen up for the fight.

[ Lia ] Oh, come on.
Let's keep going. We're almost there.

Don't whine.
I hate whining.

- It's right there.
- [Grace] I feel like a bag ofdirt.

- A woman can't go to a fight
without lookin' like a lady.
- "Bag ofdirt. " [ Chuckles ]

Hey, little Miss Dirtbag!

- What was that?.
- " Dirtbag."

How old are you?.

Twenty.

Another five years,
you're gonna be sucked out,

fucked out, doped out,
lookin' for a handout.

Oh, but what
a five years, huh?.

[ Both Laughing
Sarcastically]

That's a choice.
Go for it.

Excuse me.
I said, " Excuse me."

- I'm going to the ladies' room.
- Ah.

- Twenty-five on East.
- Twenty-five on Grace.

All right.
What is it?.

I just
don't likeyou.

Ohh.

- Ohh.
- [ Chuckles ]

[ Grunts ]

I don't likeyou
either.

- You all right?. You all right?.
- [ Groans ]

[Vince]
Come on.

- Get the fuck off me, asshole!
- What?. I'm just tryin' to help.
Come on.

Where wereyou five minutes ago,
butthead?.

- We were watchin'.
- Fuckin' yellow-- [ Groans ]

- You're bleedin'--
- Hey, bitch--
Get off of me. Want some, huh?.

- No, I--
- Hey, bitch, don't forget
that I bought you--

I boughtyou gas and Waffles,
all right?

You Wanna freshen up?
Freshen up this!

What are you lookin' at, Kojak?.
[ Panting ]

Fuckin' asshole.

You thinkyou got something?.
You got nothin'! Like that!

Hey! Hold on!

- I need a lift.
- [ Trucker] Come on in, honey.
Let me giveyou a hand.

- Fuck off!
- [ Both ] Bye.

- [Vince ] I'm gonna miss her.
- [ Cesar] Bye-bye, Madame Butterfly.

- She was nice.
- What did she mean by this?.

- You know, she meant like that.
- That's not too big, really.

- Well, no. Flaccid.
- Okay. Whatever.

[Man ]
? Look out, babe?

? I'm in a dangerous mood?

? Look out, baby ?

? I'm in a dangerous mood?

? I done called up the busman ?

? Told him Where to go
andjust What to do ?

? Call me crazy ?

? I did What I had to do ?

? You can call me crazy ?

- Oh, my.
- Oh, my God.

[ Vince ]
WoW.

My goddess.

[ Cesar GroWling ]
Oh, WoW.

I was overmatched
with her.

- Yeah, you were.
- You too?.

Any guy in With any girl
is a mismatch from the start.

- We're just not equipped
to go the distance.
- Wow.

We lost our friend,
huh?.

- Uh, no.
- Uh, yeah.

So, how do I look?.

- [ Both Chuckle ]
- Knockout, baby.

- Knockout. Incredible.
- Really.

- Really unbelievable. Beautiful.
-Just transcendent. Beautiful.

- [ Both Grunting ]
- You rode most of the way.

- Excuse me. No, no, no. Excuse me.
- No, no, baby.

- [ Cesar ] Would you--
Would you get in the back?.
- Go ahead.

- I'm not gonna be invading.
- We have-- We have here--

- Go ahead.
- We have to respect things
and the way they are.

- Go ahead.
- Thankyou. Thankyou.

? I'm in a dangerous mood?

? I got this one last paycheck
baby ?

? And I'm gonna
spend every dime onyou??

[ Artie ]
Where you been?.

- [ Vince ] Hey.
- [ Cesar ] How are you?.

- Doin' okay?.
- [ Cesar ] Everything's fine.

Cesar, Cesar. Yeah. Rudy.
Hey, hey, Vince. Who the hell is this?.

- [ Cesar] That's my girlfriend,
Grace. Her name is Grace.
- [ Vince ] Was your girlfriend.

- I 'm Grace.
- Hi, Grace. I 'm Rudy.

- And we have a special
V.I. P. ticket for you.
- Great.

And Hank Goody would like you to join
him in his special, uh, pre-fight suite.

- Wait a second. What's goin' on here?.
- I gotta get these guys...

- to the doctor,
and we need their physical.
- Right. Right.

The commissioner's waitin'
to certify them, so--

- Can I have a word
with the little lady here?.
- What?.

- Right quick, huh?.
- Uh, Cesar--

- All right. What?.
- Go get 'em, champ.

You keepyour hands
off my girlfriend, all right?.

- Ex. Ex-girlfriend.
- I don't trustyou.

- Ex.
- Well, it's not official yet.

- What's up?.
- Hey, uh--

[ Clears Throat ]
You, uh, think I could take him?.

I think he's too quick foryou,
and he wants it real bad.

Yeah.

Still, uh...

I'm the better lover,
right?.

No contest.

- I still loveyou, you know that?.
- I know.

- So that's your girlfriend?.
- Yeah, yeah. It's my girlfriend.

Yeah, it's my girlfriend.
What?.

- They're talking. They're friends.
They can talk.
- Yeah.

You'd better go.

Eh, eh, eh, eh!
I can seeyou! I can seeyou.

You'd better go.

[Artie ]
Vince. Vince, come on.

- What the heck is that?.
- Nothin'.
- Here we go.

- Here we go. All right.
- Oh, nothing?. You were touching her.

- You Were kissing herjust
right in front ofme.
- [Vince ] You Wanna fght?

[ Cesar] Yeah, let's fght.
Absolutely. Let's fght.

Theypassed the physical.
The commissioner sanctioned
the Whole bloody thing.

We're home free.
Right.

Hank, I have someone
I'd like you to meet.

- This is Grace.
- Hello.

She's got some great product ideas,
andshe's looking for some investors.

- I 'm Hank Goody.
- Mr. Goody.

Hank to you. I 'm always interested
in investment opportunities.

- What do you have?.
- Well, I have a prototype
for a new men's sock.

I have one in here, in fact.
What separates this sock...

from all other men's socks
is its unique design.

You see, it has a silk ankle, but it's
attached to an all-cotton athletic boot,

good for those men who suffer
from athlete's foot
and can't have unnatural fibers...

or colored dyes
on their feet.

- But still wanna look sharp?.
- Exactly.

Rudy?. Rudy?.

Yeah.

- What else have you got?.
- Well, I have a periscope
forwatching TV in bed...

endorsed by the Chiropractors'
Association of America.

- A periscope?.
- A periscope.

- Maybe we should find a bed
and try out that thing.
- [ Laughs ]

I'm not that easy.

- Lamps. Lamps. Al, hey.
- [ Telephone Rings ]

-Joe, how areya?.
- Good, thanks. Howyou guys doin'?.

- Yeah. Fine.
- Look. I need a little help.

I don't give a rat's ass
what the papers say tomorrow,
but I want to look good tonight.

- Two over-the-hill white guys--
- Hey, one ofthem's not white.

- He's, um... Latino.
- Spanish.

Hey,Joe, I don't care what you
call 'em. Both these guys should retire.

No, no, no, no. They're gonna do great,
but because ofthe tragedy to--

- Rosario.
- Rosario. The tragedy of
substance abuse, etcetera--

Maybe afteryou did
a little elegy, you could put
the best face on the substitute bout.

- I need to talk to Rattner.
- Didn't Cesar Dominguez...

have a detached retina in his left eye
a couple ofyears ago?.

Not true. Not true.
Hey, Mark! It's Joe! Hey!

-Can he see?.
-Come on, guys.Just a little spin here.

Vince. Cesar.

Howyou guys doin'?.
Physical went great.

Let me haveyourvaluables.
Put 'em right in here.
Wallets, watches,jewelry--

- Uh, I left mywallet
in Los Angeles this morning.
- Mywallet is notwith me.

- What about this here?.
You don'twanna wearthis in.
- Oh, yeah, right.

Put it in there.
I'll take goodcare ofit.

Yep.

Okay.
Thereyou go.

- Thankyou.
- I got you some great cornermen.

Since I know on such short notice
you might be a little unprepared--

- Not completely. No.
- Soyou care Who's inyour corner?

- Actually--
- Personally--
- Good. Okay.

Lupe, you're with Vince.
Jesse, you got Cesar.

The rest ofyou guys just kind of
work it out, okay?. Good.

Great cut man, by the way.
Great cut man here.

Oh, great. Listen,
the main thing is the contract.
We Wanna see about the title shot.

- That's fundamental for us.
- I think it's important
about the title shot.

Of course. Of course. I'll bring it
to your dressing room in a few minutes.

Okay. Vince, you're in there.
Cesar, you're in here. Okay. Let's go.

- Good.
- Let's go.

Good. Great.
Gonna be great.

[Artie ]
You look strong, kid.

[ Retching ]

[ Woman ]
? Hey ?

- ? Hey ?
- [ Toilet Flushing ]

I can't read too good.

But Vince, you were reading
the Bible a minute ago.

I can read the Bible good, but I just
can't read other stufftoo good. Wh--

- He's not gonna sign.
- I'm gettin' worried here about the--

Stop it.
Stop it.

? Hey?

? Hey?

? Hey?

Should I sign this?.

? Hey??

You got no choice, man.
Sign.

- Okay. Where?.
- I'll showyou. I'll showyou.
Just be cool, okay?.

Yeah. Yeah. Hey, okay.
Looks good. I'll sign.

[Joe ] Got one word foryou.
I got it five times--

no, no, no, no
and no, okay, asshole?.

- Hang on. Cesar, my man!
- Hey.

How long has it been, huh?.
Good trip?. Everything okay?.

- Huh?. Been a while, eh?.
- You know how long.

The Garden, right?.
Fuck the Garden.

- Yeah.
- Fuck the Garden. You're here.
That's what counts.

Look. I wantyou to meet
your attorney, Dante Solomon.

- It's a pleasure.
- This is your attorney, right?.

- He's yours. He's all yours.
- I'm yours.

- Do I get a choice?
- There's no time.

Dante is one ofthe finest human beings
I have ever been associated with.

- The Man ofthe Year
in Clark County twelveyears ago.
- No, no. Eleven years ago.

- It seems likeyesterday, huh?.
- These contracts are very sound.

- I studied them.
- The only thing that matters to me...

- is the middleweight
title shot guarantee.
- Oh, sure, sure.

- See, it's right here.
Look. Right here. See?.
- Yeah.

Here. "Within a six-month period,
as sanctioned by the world's
boxing ruling bodies--"

- Etcetera, etcetera.
- And-And what is all
ofthis other 50 pages?.

- No, no. This is the crossing
ofthe T's, dotting ofthe I's--
- Dotting ofthe I's.

- You know, all you gotta sign
a few more things and then--
- [Artie Continues, Indistinct]

- Why-Why all ofthis
is necessary?. Why?.
- [Joe ] Goddamn it!

Goddamn it, Cesar,
'cause I said so!

I've been thinking about you,
Joe, for the last five years.

I did not take a dive
in the Garden.

I just got caught,
like many other fighters got caught.

Happens every day all around the world.
You know that.

You took a dive
likeyou were lookin'...

for the bottom ofthe swimming pool
in Beverly Hills, you fuckin' punk.

You embarrassed me. Now this
is your chance to redeem yourself,

and the only reason you're
gettin' that chance is 'cause...

one guy's doped out ofhis mind and
the other guy's in the fuckin' morgue.

Okay?.

- Sign.
- No, don't do that.

Sign.

[Patting Cesar]

What?. No,
you're a dog, motherfucker!

Your fighters are dogs.
Yourwhole stables are dogs.

- Fuckyou! Take that.
- Cesar. Cesar.

- Sign.
- Please sign, huh?.

Where?. Where?.

- There.
- [Pen Scribbling]

[Dante ]
Okay.

So we get up in the night.
You know, gotta go to the bathroom
about 2:00, 3:00 in the morning.

I don't know ifthe bathroom's
on the right, on the left,
in back of me, in front of me.

So Edie says,
" How much longerwe gotta do this??"

I said, "Well, the first one of us that
pees in the closet, we're offthe road."

Seeyou, Steve.

Good to seeya, Hank.

[Hank ] Bobby's selling.
Where areyou staying?

- I don't have a place yet, actually.
- Ohh.

Rudy, see that she gets
the key to the Pago Pago suite.

- You got it.
- That's really not necessary.

Hey. It's my hotel.

Alexei Rustikov. We're live at the
fabulous Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino--

Well, the fight's starting.
We'd better go.

I don't go down
until the, uh, main event.

- Ah.
- Rudy'll escort you to the fight,

and I'll see you
at the party afterwards.

Rudy, take care ofGracie here
and make sure she gets to the party.

- Absolutely.
- That's Grace, Mr. Goody.

- It's Grace.
- It's Hank, Grace.

- It's Hank.
- See you later.

[Man ]
? Ah-ha?

[Lupe ]So Vince,
you knoW anything about this Dominguez,
this guyyou're fghtin'?

- ? Ah-ha ?
- [ Huffing ]

[ Scoffs ] Don't worry about it.
We'll figure him out forya.

- ? Ah-ha ?
- [ Grunting ]

? Ah-ha ?

Fuckyou! Fuckyou!
Fuckyou! Fuckyou!

Fuckyou! Fuckyou!
Fuckyou! Fuckyou!

? Ah-ha??

Fuckyou! Fuckyou!
Fuckyou! Fuckyou!

Fuckyou! Fuckyou! Fuckyou!
Fuckyou! Fuckyou! Fuckyou!

[Jim Lampley]
Larry, Rustikov has beaten a lot
of guys whose names we don't know.

Does that make him a threat
against Mike Tyson?.

Jim, 1 1 5 countries have bought
the televison rights for this event...

hoping that Rustikov
can and Will fght Tyson,

but read my lips
in 1 15 languages:

no refunds.

I got it. No refunds.
No recriminations.
No regrets. No recourse.

That's the sport
we know so well.

Two-time heavyweight champion
George Foreman here...

to tell us more about
the chances of Mike Tyson--

He's hada lot ofbadmovies
in his life, George.
Could this be a good one for him?

[ George ] You knoW What?
He's still got that poWerful punch.
What can I say?

[Jim ]
Well, We'll fnd out Whatyou can say
a little bit later on this evening,

but fi rst, a fasci nati ng
prel i m i nary bout.

A last-m i nute,
once-in-a-lifetime chance...

for tWo guys Who've been throWn in
Within the past 24 hours.

Let's get ready
to see the battle between--

They're telling me Mike Tyson
has just entered the arena.
We'll go and take a look now.

- [ All Shouting, Clamoring ]
-?? [Loud Rap ]

[Artie ]
Hey, Cesar, it's time. Let's go,Jess.

Come on.

You look good, kid.

[ Chattering ]

?? [Man Vocalizing]

? Hey ?

?? [ Vocalizing Continues ]

- [ I naudible ]
- [ Referee ] Equipment check.

? Hey ??

Mouthpiece?.

[ Artie Speaking,
I ndistinct ]

Equipment check.

Mouthpiece?.

Cesar. Cesar!

Be strong.
You can do it.

- You all right?.
- [ Mouthing Words ]

You're the man.

Vince. Vince!

Be strong.
You can do it.

And noW, ladies andgentlemen,
We go to the middleWeight division.

This is a substitution from
your program for our semi main event.

I ntroducing first, fighting out of the
red corner, weighing in at 1 63 pounds,

With a professional record
of32 victories,

six losses
and fve draWs.

A native ofMadrid
by Way ofPhiladelphia,

now fighting out of
Los Angeles, Cal ifornia,

here is Cesar
" El Califa" Dominguez!

- [ScatteredApplause ]
- And his opponent across the ring,

fghting out ofthe blue corner,
Weighing in at 1 66 1/2 pounds...

With a fne record of 42 victories,
1 1 losses and 9 draWs,

he is the former number-one ranked
super middleWeight in the World.

Also fghting out
ofLos Angeles, California,

here is Vince Boudreau!

- [Applause ]
- [Artie ] Vince.

[ Screechi ng ]

Dom i nguez,
Boudreau.

[ Referee ]
Gentlemen, you both receivedyour
instructions in your dressing rooms,

and I expectyou
to keep your punches up.

Any questions?.
Now, I want a clean fight.

Protectyourselfat all times.
Obey my commands at all times.

T ouch gloves.
Let's go.

That's fine. Now, I know this guy,
and he's lost his speed.

- Right.
- All right.
Now, stay away from his left.

- I know.
- He hits like a mule.
Stay away from the left.

- I know. I know.
- They say this guy's got a good jab,

but he's open
for the left hook.

- Let's go, baby.
- [Bell Dings ]

- Okay, box.
- [Lampley] Round one begins.

We're told that Boudreau
is a pretty good bodypuncher,

so you might look for him
to start Working to the rib cage early.

- Lookin'good, baby.
- [ Foreman ] I like the footWork.

Oh, you can see that these are
real professional fighters, George,

both of them with 1 2, 1 5 years
of solid experience in the sport.

- Come on!
- ThroWsome heat! ThroWsome heat!

Boudreau looking to fnda Way
to get hisjab in against Dominguez,

-[ Man ] Hey, hey!
-Who for the moment controls the action.

There's a terrifc left hook!
DoWn goes Dominguez.

- Shades ofDominguez' one
title shot fve years ago...
- Cesar, get up! Get up!

- against Roberto Velario
in Madison Square Garden...
- Cesar, get up.

When he Was flushed in less than
a round on an identical left hook.

- Tie hi m up and clear your head.
You said you'd make me proud.
- We could have an early fnish--

- Six! Seven!
- Come on, Cesar. Get up.

- Count reaches six, and he's up.
- Eight!

- You okay?.
- And Dominguez Will continue.

So one knockdoWn already
for Vince Boudreau.

And Boudreau,
hoping to make a big splash...

- in front ofthis croWd,
noW moves in to try to fnish.
- [ CroWd Cheering ]

- Second knockdoWn
on a straight right hand!
- Get up!

- [ Man ] Boudreau!
- DoWn goes El Califa again.

How could you do that,
Vi nce?.

- Get up! Get up!
- Three knockdoWn rule is in effect.

- You can do it!
- So even ifDominguez
makes it to his feet,

- Five! Six! Seven!
- he must survive more than
a minute remaining in the round.

- Eight! N i ne!
- Round one ofthe scheduled ten.

- Cesar Dominguez
trying to make it up...
- You okay?.

from the second
oftWo knockdoWns already...

at the hands
ofVince Boudreau.

- Fi ght!
- And Dominguez gets up.
But noW obviously shaken.

A monster left hook
and a solid straight right hand.

You Wonder hoW he'll
make it out ofthe round.

Good Work to the body.

Tie hi m up!

- Referee looking, looking closely.
- Wait. Wait.

- Stop punching.
- [ Lampley ] Boudreau closing in again.

Dominguez fring the jab
to try to survive.

Dominguez, getting his feet under him,
noW ducks a couple ofbig punches.

- Attaboy! Attaboy!
- And that'll do it.
Dominguez makes it...

out ofthe frst round despite
the tWo knockdoWns already.

I 'm fi ne. I 'm fi ne.

- Okay. That's okay. Relax.
- [ Mumbling ]

Okay, he's out on his feet,
but you got careless, okay?.
Stay focused, and you got him.

- [ WolfWhistling]
- [Jesse ] You gotta
stay underneath his left.

- All right?. You want us
to throw in the towel, huh?.
- No way.

- No way.
- All right. Okay.

Don't give up thejab.
Don't give up thejab. The hook
comes offthejab,you knoW that.

There.

Okay, keep throWin' combinations,
all right, and open up for the big one.

- Stay away from his left.
- Combinations, all right?

- Double up on those jabs.
- Double up, triple up,
bust him up, and he's out.

- Stay away from that left.
- Cesar, don't slug it out!
Stick and move!

- Box hi m. Box him.
- Okay. All right.

Stay focused.
Stay focused, okay?.

[ Merchant ] It is my understanding,
Jim, that both ofthem drove doWn here,

and that must've been
an interesting drive.

[ Lampley ]
Too bad they didn't get here early
enough to tell us anything about it.

Used to be the only way
to get around.

[ Lampley ] NoW Dominguez
fring thejab and making contact.

- And Boudreau is on the defensive.
-J ab! J ab!

- Demonstrating to the croWd
that he's got his energy back,
- Come on! Wake up, Vi nce!

after having been on his back
on the canvas tWice in the frst round.

- [ I naudi ble ]
- There's a cut above
the left eye ofVince Boudreau.

Vince, it's a nothin' cut.
Forget about it.Just throW somejabs.

Vince! Somejabs!

- Dominguez noW With a target
at Which to fght.
- Who you rooti n' for?.

- Both of them.
- Shifting tides offortune already...

- I love these guys.
- in round tWo of
the scheduled ten-round bout.

- I thought you left 'em.
- Circle to the left!

Dominguez an entirely different fghter
than in round one.

Fighting With energy
and commitment,

the same Dominguez,
in his only title shot,

Was doWn in less than a round
and couldn 't get up.

NoW the croWd at ringside
beginning to pay attention...

- to the pitched battle
in front ofthem...
- [ Bell Dings ]

as you have one fghter
Who's been doWn tWice...

and another Who is bleeding
from a cut above his eye.

Boudreau looking and looking
for his corner.

Hasn 't found it yet.
There it is.

- How bad is it?.
-I t's nothi n'. I t's nothi n'. We got the
best cut man in the business with us.

- [ Catcalls, Whistles ]
- [Man ] Yeah!

Now you're lookin' like
your old self. That's the jab
that got you to the Garden.

All right to cut him to shreds, baby.
You can cut him to shreds.

- You can handle him.
You can handle him.
- Let mesee that eye.

- It's nothin', Darrell. We got
it taken care of. It's nothin'.
- You keep an eye on that.

Vince, you got away
from our plan, man. Okay?.

You gotta circle around the jab,
circle from around the jab.

- I couldn't see with
all that blood in my eye.
- Now, we've got it taken care of.

NoW, listen. Listen to me.
You can still slip thejab,

counter with a left hook,
okay?.

- Listen to me!
- Yeah.

You couldstill slip thisjab
and counter With a left hook,
the Way Lopez did With Quarteya.

Remember that fght? Okay, your eye's
nothin'. It's fne, all right?

Got the best cut man in the business.
Don't Worry about it.

NoW, listen to me.
NoW, I Wantyou to Work the cut.

Al I ri ght?. You can open it up,
and he'll bleed to death
right here. You got it?.

- He knows.
- All right. Work the cut, baby.

- Work the cut. All right.
- [ Spanish ]

- [ Muttering, I ndistinct ]
- [Bell Dings ]

- Work the cut!
- [ Shutters Clicking ]

Vince Boudreau and Cesar Dominguez
Working out in the same gym
in Los Angeles.

They've been around each other's
neighborhoods for a long time.

- This is the frst time
they've ever met in the ring.
- Yeah!

What a battle this largely
anonymous undercard bout has become.

- [ CroWd Gasping ]
- Yeah, that's what I 'm
tal ki n' about, baby.

Tremendous left-hand shot
by Dominguez.

Ohh.

CroWd herejust beginning to
sense What they're Watching...

as both fghters reach doWn deep
for something neW.

[ Both Grunti ng ]

Each fghter pushing each other off.
Oh, What a right hand!

- Whoa!
- [ Vince Gasping ]

- [ Fai nt ] T ake an eight count.
- One!

- [ CroWd Cheering, Faint ]
- TWo!

- Three!
- What kind of man are you?.

- Four!
- Come on, Vince. Take an eight count.

Five! Six!

- Seven!
- Get up.

Eight!

Nine! You okay?.
Step to me.

Box!

[Lampley]
Dominguezpressuring noW.

He has become the hunter
in controlling the hunted...

as the croWd along the expensive seats
surrounding the ring...

-beginning to Watch in rapt attention...
-[ Bell Dings ]

as the action from this bout
galvanizes the arena.

- [ I naudi ble ]
- That Was another big round,
the second in a roW...

for Cesar Dominguez.

So a rare opportunity here to shoW What
they've got for a WorldWide audience,

and the tWo fghters, for the moment,
making the most ofit,

- at least in terms of entertainment.
- [ Bell Dinging ]

... the middle rounds
ofa scheduled ten-rounder...

betWeen Cesar Dominguez
and Vince Boudreau.

Dominguez, right in control
With both hands again.
There 's a right-hand shot by Boudreau.

- [ CroWd Booing ]
- Referee calls time
and Warns Boudreau...

against using his elboW,
one ofthe oldest tricks in the book.

[ Continues, Indistinct ]

Both fghters having their moments--
another Dominguez rally--

- [ Man ] Get 'em up! Get 'em up!
- [ I naudi ble ]

- [ I naudi ble ]
- Arena beginning to fll up.

Some ofthe HollyWood stars
Who are here for this big occasion...

starting to line the seats at ringside
and beginning to pay attention...

- [ I naudi ble ]
- to the spirited battle
in front ofthem.

- [ Man ] Move, move, move!
- [ Bell Dings ]

?? [ Woman Vocalizing ]

Step away from the jab.
Counter with a left hook, okay?.

- You're the champ, amigo.
There you go. There you go.
- I knew that.

[ Man ] J ust stay on 'im.
J ust stay on 'im. Stay on 'im.

[Bell Dings ]

- [ I ndistinct ]
- Go to work.

- [ I ndistinct ]
- Okay. All right.

- Six! Seven!
- [Man ] Come on.

Eight! Nine!

- Let's go.
- [AnnouncerSpeaking, Indistinct ]

[Bell Dings ]

[ Grunts ]

[ Gasping ]

J ust relax. Put your arms down.
Put your arms down.
Relax your arm. All right, now.

He's gettin' tired in there.
I Wantyou to put more pressure
on him. Just put pressure on him.

- Uh-huh.
- [ Vince ]
You ever hear that expression,

"A man could build a thousand bridges
and suck one dick.

To the World, he's not
a bridge builder. He's a cocksucker. "

[Jesse ]
You got it. You got it.

- He 's a cocksucker.
- You okay?.

- Cocksucker.
- All right. Get on him. Get on him.

- Smash his face.
Smash his brains. Go for it.
- [ Bell Dings ]

- Holy shit.
- [ Mumbling, I ndistinct ]

[ Moaning ]

[ Indistinct ]

Go, go!

[ Indistinct ]

- [Bell Dings ]
- All right. You been doin' good.
You're doin' good.

I wantyou to keep pressure on him.
Don't back off ofhim.
Just keep pressure on him.

??[Woman Vocalizing]

I Wantyou to keeppressure on him.
I Wantyoupushing him.

?? [ Vocalizing Continues ]

Jesus.

- [Bell Dings ]
- Let's go. Box.

[ CroWd Cheering ]

[ Referee ] Hey, hey, hey, hey.
Let's keep those punches up.

- [ Bell Dings ]
- [ I naudible ]

? I get a little feelin'
deep doWn inside ?

?? [ Continues,
Indistinct ]

[ Bell Dings ]

- Stay down!
- [ Referee ] Two!

Three! Four!

Five! Six!

Seven! Eight!

N i ne! You okay?.
Step to me.

- Come on! Get up!
- [ Lampley ] What a tremendous
punch by Boudreau,

and it'sjust impossible to imagine
Dominguez getting up from that.

- Three! Four! Five!
- Get your ass up.

- Come on, Cesar. Get up.
All right. Okay. Okay.
- Come on, Jesse.

- [ Grunting ]
- Seven!

- Referee Darrell Foster in close,
continuing to count.
- Eight! Nine!

- And Dominguez is up again!
- You okay?.
- Yeah.

Step to me.

Let's go! Box!

- [ Bell Dings ]
- [ Referee ]
Okay, break, break, break!

Whoo!

- [ I ndistinct ]
- [ Muttering, Indistinct ]

Head back. Head back.

Sit down. Listen.
Suck it up.

- All right. This is it now.
-J ust relax.

[Lupe ] Ginsberg, he's fne.
He's okay. It'sjust a scratch.

[ Ginsberg]
I have to look at this cut.

[Lampley]
Ring doctor Velvo Ginsberg...

- checking closely to see Whether
Boudreau is able to continue.
- Let me look at it.

- Spit it out.
- Al I ri ght, Vi nce.
How many fi ngers do you see?.

- Vince, how many fingers?.
- Ah.

- Three.
- It's not good.
I'll let him go one more round.

- Darrell, let's let it go one more.
- You can still slip the jab...

and counter it
with a hook.

Got it?. Catch him with a hook.
Catch him with a hook.

Let me see him.

- Let me see him. Let me see him.
Can you see my fingers?.
- Yes, sir.

- How many doyou see?.
- Two.

All right. He's doing fine.
Just keep it up.

[Lampley] I guess he got the right
ansWer. They're gonna let it go on.

- [Jesse ] You're doin'good.
- [Bell Dings ]

[ Bell Dings ]

[ Bell Dings ]

You're the man. This is your night,
okay?. You knock him out,
it's a title shot, man.

Knock him out, title shot.
You understand that?

TWo more rounds. This is the night.
You can do it. No mercy.
No mercy. Go for it.

- [ I ndisti nct ]
- You got it. You got it.

[ Bell Dings ]

- [ Growls ]
- [ Referee ] Fight!

[ Lampley ] Round nine ofWhat
has clearly been the fght ofthe year.

Back and forth they go.
[ Indistinct ]

Another perfect shot,
and Boudreau hits the canvas!

[ Cesar ]
Don't get up!

[Joe, Faint ]
Get up! Get up! Get up!

- [ I ndisti nct ]
- [ Referee ] Four!

Five! Six!

- [ I ndisti nct ]
- Seven!

- Eight! Nine!
- Up, up, up, up!

You okay?. Step to me.

All right. Step to me.

Let's go. Box!

[Lampley Continues,
Faint ]

Come on!
Take Califa down!

Fight yourway out.
That's it. That's it. Tie him up.

Tie him up. That's it.
That's it. Tie him up. Hang in there.

Okay. Break, break.
All right. Break! Break! Box.

Box yourself out. Get out of
that goddamn corner. Get out of there!

Double up on him!

- Right, right, right, right.
- Get outta there.
Get out of the corner. Get out.

Yeah!

See that?.
Did you see that?.

- [ Growling ]
- [Bell Dings ]

[Lampley] Nine rounds in the books.
Three minutes to go...

in this epic battle
betWeen tWo fghters...

Who before tonight had been
completely forgotten by boxing fans.

I t's too dam n close, okay?. I fyou want
the title shot, you gotta knock him out.

You gotta knock him out,
take him out! Take it to him!

[ Grunts ]

This is a war.
Where you goin'?.

- I can't watch this anymore.
- Ohh, tough girl.

Fuckyou.

- What round is this?.
- It's the last round, baby.
Three more minutes.

- Last round, baby. Get 'im.
- Yeah.

You want the title shot,
you gotta knock him out.
You gotta knock him out, take him out.

- Finish him off.
- AndnoWhere comes the tenth
andfnal round...

in a bout
Which has had everything.

- They've knocked each other doWn.
- You go for it, man.

- You take it to him,
and you stick it to him.
- They've bruised each other.

Put El Califa on the fuckin' canvas
and don't ever let him get back up!

Title shot! Title shot! It's your
night! Go get 'em, baby. Go get 'em.

- [Lampley] And Vince Boudreau
gets ready to come out.
- Vince, get over there...

and kick his ass!

[Lampley]...bloody mask.
Dominguez doesn't look much better.

- Both men have had
their moments in the fght.
- Let's go. Touch gloves.

Both have been doWn more times
than We can count.

The croWd on its feet
at ringside.

This isn't a boxing match anymore.
It's a Pier 6 braWl.

Both men unloading poWer shots
over and over...

in a fnal desperate effort
to knock the opponent out.

They Were friends this morning,
but this is another World noW.

The tenth round of What has been
a brutal and debilitating bout.

Boudreau's head snapped back
by another Dominguez right hand.

And noW--
[ Continues, Indistinct ]

Body shots coming back
from Boudreau.

And doWn goes Dominguez.
And Boudreau continues to punch him
as he goes doWn to the canvas.

Break! Break!
Stop punchi ng! Break!

Get out of here, Boudreau.
Get in a neutral corner.

-...fnally manages
to Wrestle them apart.
- [Man ] Don't stop it.

[Referee ]
Three! Four!

- Get up.
- Five!

- Come on. Get up.
- Cese, get up!
- Six!

- Get up. Come on. Get up.
- Seven!

Come on, Cesar!
Cesar!

- Eight!
- And up gets Cesar!

- [ Sighs ]
- He cannot get enough
ofthis punishment.

- Step to me.
- Yes, sir.

Let's go. Box!

[Lampley]
Less than tWo minutes to go.

[ Lupe ] Come on, baby.
Come on. Let's go, baby.

...his right-hand shot backs Boudreau
up all the Way across the ring.

- And Boudreau goes doWn!
And that's Dominguez!
- [ Shouti ng, I ndisti nct ]

And noW it's Boudreau
Who punches back from his knees.

[Joe ]
Vince, get up!

Vi nce, get up.
Get up!

Don't stop! He's fine!
Vince, you're fine, right?.

- [ Panting ]
- Four!

- Get up and beat that Mexican's ass!
- Five!

- Six!
- Don't fuckin'stop this!

Seven!

- Eight!
- Hey, Vince! Vince!

- Vince! You okay?
- Box!

- [ I ndistinct ]
- Let's go.

Knock his ass out!

- Stop the fight. Stop the fight!
- Hey.

Stop the fight!

[Bell Dinging]

- [Lampley] There's the bell!
There's the bell!
- That's it.

And the conclusion
to this epic battle...

betWeen Vince Boudreau
and Cesar Dominguez.

Years from noW, the real fght fans Will
be telling each other they Were here...

to see this bout.

- You're ki nd of
a good fi ghter, you know?.
- You ai n't bad either.

- I think I won, man.
- I think I won.

[ Woman ]
? Mmm ?

? Oh-ooh ?

? Mmm ??

Vince! Vince!

You Were amazing.
You Were great.

- [ Chuckles ]
- [Lupe ] Good fght, Vince.

Cesar! Cesar!

- Cesar!
- Hey.

- You were brilliant.
- I -I was?.

- Brilliant.
- You really think so?.

[ Kisses ]

See you later!

All right. Thankyou.

[Bell Dings ]

Ladies and gentlemen,
before we go to the scorecards,

a round of applause please
for these two fighters.

This was one hell of a war!

[ Crowd Cheering ]

And now the official scoring.
Judge Harrison Pearl...

scores the bout 96-95.

- He has it for Boudreau.
- What'd I tell ya?.
What'd I tell ya, huh?.

- You got it. You got it.
- [ Cheering ]

Judge Abrams Harlems
scores it 96-95 for Dominguez.

- [CroWd Cheering]
- [Jesse ]All right. All right.

[ Muttering ]

Andjudge Steve De Roshe
scores the bout...

95-95.

This bout is a draw!

Great job. Great job.

This gentleman from the commission's
got your check right here.

You guys put on a hell of a show
out there, a hell of a show.

- It wasn't a show. It was a fight.
- Yeah, I know.

What is this?. It-It says 24,000.
The deal was 50,000.

Promoter's fee, attorney's fee.
Your cornermen need taking care of.

- All these deductions were
in the contractyou signed.
- [ Cesar] Vince. Hey.

- Vince, did you see this, man?. 24,000.
- Yeah.

- I mean, where is the rest?.
- Boilerplate, fellas. Boilerplate.

- Boilerplate. What does that mean?.
- It's good.

Listen to me. Listen to me.
Joe Domino Was very impressed
With your performance tonight.

- That's the good news.
- Bullshit.

- He wants to work with you boys again.
- You guys are back in his good graces.

- What-What do you mean?. Rematch?.
- Something to talk about.

- What-What about the title shot?.
- Lots to talk about.

- Rematch?. Who knows, huh?.
- Look. Tyson's comin' out.
Good job, you guys.

I gotta go. You guys
got great seats for the main event,
and you take care of that eye.

You don't wanna end up lookin' like me.
I'll seeya up there.

- Great job, guys. Great job.
- Come on, son.
Let's go to the hospital.

We'll take care ofit right noW. We'll
do a goodjob. We'll get it over With.

- Thanks.
- I can't believe this.

?? [ Woman Vocalizing]

[Lampley] So once again,
Tyson versus Rusticoff...

turns out to be a 52-second
fsted pay-per-vieW fraud.

And Tyson has another,
quote, victory, unquote.

?? [ Piano ]

Hey, Hank. When Was the last time
you made that much money that fast?

- Pretty quick, huh?.
Have anythi ng on it?.
- Sure did. Thanks.

- Hey, Dick. Glad you could make it.
- Hi, Hank. How are you?.

Patricia.

- Hey, Hank. How are you?.
- How are you?.

- Enjoy the fight?. A little fast.
- It was too fast.

[ Chattering, Indistinct ]

[ Both Speaking
Foreign Language ]

[ Laughs ]

Would you excuse us, please?.
Rudy, would you see that Grace's
friend here gets a drink?.

- Oh, yeah.
- [ Woman ] Oh. Ciao.

[ Foreign Language ]

- How doyou likeyour suite, honey?.
- I haven't been thereyet.

I could takeyou up
on the, uh, private elevator.

Ifyou don't mind,
I would love to showyou the plans...

of my product idea, the periscope
I was telling you about?.

It's upside-down.

Interesting.
Very interesting.

[ Groans ] Vince, I don't know
about this, man. Really.

Hey, hey, this'll work.
Trust me.

- Thousand, red.
- Right here.

- [Ball Rolling]
- [Vince ]
You gotta bet some to Win some.

[Dealer]
Eleven, black.

-Jesus Christ.
- Hey, hey, hey.

No problem. Let's double the bet.
Two thousand, red.

What-What
ifyou play black?

- No, the odds'll kick in, all right?.
-Just to try it?.

- The odds?.
- The odds.

- [Ball Rolling]
- Oh, okay. The odds. All right.

- Thirty-five, black.
- Ohh. Foo. Sh--

Okay.
Three thousand, red.

The dress
is a Bardot thing.

- I knew Brigitte Bardot.
- I bet you did.

You know what, man?.
I don't like taking off
without saying good-bye to Grace.

- This is not right.
- She deserves better than us.

Certainly better than you.
[ Chuckles ]

Hey, after tonight,
the wayyou hit,

I got new respect
for fags.

Vince, Vince, I--
I am not a fag, you know?.

I mean, that's
a very primitive way ofthinking.

No, no, no, no.
I'm saying, ifyou were a fag,
ifyou were-- You know, it's okay.

You know,
ifyou were a fag.

Rudy, get this bitch
out ofhere.

- Uh, Security.
- Yes, sir?

- Take the bitch out.
- Don't touch me!

[ Gasps ]

All right.
J ust leave me alone.

Guys, wait!
Where you goin'?.

Get in the back.
I'm driving.

- Yeah, yeah.
- What are you doin'?. Get in the back.

[ Cesar]
In the back.

??[Woman Vocalizing]

Grace, did you go
to the party?.

Mm-hmm.
Didn't like it.

Why do rich men thinkwomen'll sleep
with them just 'cause they got dough?.

A woman would rather have a poor guy
that knows how to make love to her...

than a rich guy
who doesn't.

- Am I wrong?.
- Uh, oh--

- No.
- Maybe not " poor" poor,

but moderatelywell off
would be okay.

Moderatelywell-off guy
who's a good lay...

and who ain't threatened by a woman
who wants to run her own company.

- Yeah.
- I gotta be my own boss. That's clear.

I can't work for anybody.
I just wanna hit 'em all the time.

Let me see.

Hey, you know with
these new product ideas I got,
I'm gonna look for money in L.A.

- I like L.A.
- Yeah.

Most people don't,
but I do.

What about an extremely poor guy
who's a moderately good lay?.

No?. Well,
just curious.

So where wereyou guys?.

- Oh, we went out, walked around
the pool, talkin' to people--
- We were just hanging around.

- Got anything left?.
- Thirteen grand.

- You still owe me five.
- Can I payyou two
and oweyou the rest?.

- Sure.
- That's good.

I got 1 1,000.
Vince's fucking system.

Hey, hey.
Look at it this way.

This is moneywe didn't have
when we woke upyesterday, right?.

- Yeah. [ Mumbles ]
- Huh?. [ Chuckles ]

Grace,

who doyou think
won the fight, Vince or me?.

I think
it was a fair decision.

- Fair.
- Okay. Fine.

Did you hear those people
cheering for us, man?.

- That was great, wasn't it?.
- That was fucking great.

- Oh, that was great.
- That was fucking great, man.

- [ Vince ] Yeah.
- It was great.

- [ Clicks Tongue ]
- Yeah.

I loveyou guys.

?? [Rap Beat]

- [Man ] ? Come on?
- [ Chorus ] ? When I Wake up
in the morning, love ?

? And myheart is flled
With pain ?

- ? LordJesus ?
- ? The sun I have up on my face
is all ?

- ? Mm-mm ?
- ? Can't see the sunshine
from the rain ?

- ? ButJesus ?
- ? When I think ofyou ?

[ Man Laughs ]
? That's right ?

[ Chorus ]
? When the World's all right With me ?

? Lord,just one thought
ofyou ?

- ? Hallelujah ?
- ? Then I knoW it's gonna be ?

- ? A lovely day ?
- ? Lovely day, lovely day, lovely day ?

? Lovely day, lovely day
lovely day ?

- [ Man ] ? Thank you,Jesus ?
Come on.
- ? Lovely day ?

- [ Woman ]? A lovely day ?
- ? Lovely day, lovely day ?

? Lovely day, lovely day ?

- ? It's gonna be a lovely, lovely day ?
- ? Lovely day, lovely day ?

- ? Let's sing it ?
- ? Lovely day, lovely day ?

? Gonna be a lovely day ?

- ? Gonna be a lovely day, yeah ?
- ? A lovely day, yeah ?

- ? A lovely day, yeah ?
- [ Man ]
? That's right, that's right ?

- ? Sun 's shinin ', birds chirpin '?
- ? That's right, that's right ?

- ? The birds are flyin '?
- ? Come on, come on ?

- ? A lovely day ?
- [ Chorus ]? A lovely day, yeah ?

- [ Man ]? Hallelujah ?
- ? It's gonna be a lovely day ?

[ Chorus ]
? A lovely day, yeah, a lovely day ?

- [ Man ]? Come on, come on ?
- ? A lovely day, yeah ?

- ? Thank you,Jesus ?
- ? A lovely day, yeah
lovely day, yeah ?

? Lovely day, yeah ??

?? [ Piano,
Tempo SloWs ]

[ Woman ]
? No complaints and no regrets ?

? I still believe ?

? In chasing dreams ?

? And placing bets ?

? For I have learned?

? That all you give ?

? Is all you get ?

? So give it all
you've got ?

? I had my share
I drank my fll ?

? And even though
I'm satisfed?

? I'm hungry still ?

? To see
What's doWn another road?

? Beyond the hill ?

? And do it all again ?

? So here's to life ?

? And everyjoy it brings ?

? Here's to life ?

? To dreamers
and their dreams ?

? May allyour storms ?

? Be Weathered?

? And all that's good?

? Get better ?

? Here's to life ?

? Here's to love ?

? Here's to you ??

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