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I cannot do it.

I cannot take this from you.

You're not taking it. You're buying it.

Jimmy, I've bought a lot of your stuff, but this is different. This is your

championship belt.

I'm the customer.

Now give me what you think it's worth.

That's just it. I cannot pay you what it is worth.

Just give me something.

Jimmy.

Come on, come on. Just give me something. Something.

Jimmy.

You're so ugly, you're going to sneak up on a glass of water.

Your teeth are so yellow, you're talking to me in sunglasses.

I'm going to tell this boy who's going to be world champ. Who, Mom? Who's going

to be the champ?

Jimmy.

Jimmy, are you... You don't look so good. Are you all right?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Come on.

Come on.

Best I can do, 100.

You know, you think that's only worth a C -note?

You know what I had to do for that belt? I cannot afford to give you what it is.

All right, all right, all right.

Just give me 20.

Send the rest of the money to the rat at death.

Maple Jamal.

Okay, chap.

I'll see that she gets it.

Thanks.

Hook is going to slap you upside your head, boy, because I'm the champ.

I'm champion of the world.

Watch me. Watch a piece of me.

I'm champion of the world, man.

For a fighter, you sure didn't put up much of a fight.

Change! You could change a world.

Change!

Rearrange your world.

Change!

Take one, divide by two.

Change! If it was only up to you to change.

Never been this drunk.

Actually, you've never been more sober.

Next time, I've got two letters for you that might come in handy.

A .A.

Who are you?

You know, I get asked that question a lot. I'm never quite sure how to answer

it. You can call me Smith.

What's happening with me?

Well, you're down for the count, Jimmy.

We need to get one thing straight right now, pal.

I may have lost some fights, but I have never.

Been knocked off my feet ever.

Come on.

Let's go find some place we can talk.

It's not just some everyday belt.

I think you should have tried to hang on to it.

The Honorable Judge Othniel.

Judge.

What did you expect, a referee?

Did you have to pawn the belt?

I needed to eat.

I didn't see any food in that bag.

Nor did I.

Let's cut to the chase here, fellas.

Where am I?

Judgment court.

I'm here to decide your fate.

To determine where you'll go from here.

What happened to Henry?

Is he okay?

Rest assured.

Your brother's in a good place. It's how he got there that's the problem.

Hey, lover boy.

It's me and Henry. Get a lawyer and sue those lads for non -support.

Shut your pile, Henry. You're so ugly, you gotta sneak up on a glass floor.

Your teeth are so yellow, your tops need sunglasses.

Mama, tell this boy who's gonna be world champ. Who, mama? Who's gonna be champ?

Boys, boys, boys, boys.

Stop now. That's Henry? That's your brother?

Yeah. But he's black.

Yeah.

Work hard.

Don't ever give up. Keep fighting. Keep the faith. You'll both be champions no

matter what you do.

Oh, and one other thing.

Unless you finish your homework, I'm going to kick your skinny little butt.

So that will make me the champion one.

Mama!

Now!

I know she thinks it's you. You heard her, man. It's both of us.

What happened to him?

He died in the ring.

Wait, that's Henry Dremel, the super middleweight champion of the world. That

means you're... The man who killed him.

It was you, Jimmy.

You both died that night.

You drank the rest of your life away.

So what?

Nothing I did could bring Henry back.

What if you could?

Mr. Smith.

We're in the business of saving people. You saw it. He didn't mean to kill him.

Yeah, that's true, isn't it?

So let him go back.

Let him have a chance to make it right.

Judge.

I'd do anything to bring Henry back.

Would you give up the championship?

What?

Your winning the championship cost Henry his life. Are you willing to give it

up?

I'd trade it all.

I would trade it all to keep Henry alive.

Very well.

Jimmy O 'Connor, you will have three days, and three days only to go back.

And save your brother's life.

Your memories will be intact.

No one will recognize you.

You are a free agent in the universe with the blessing of God Almighty and

court.

Sorry, man.

I just stepped right in front of my punch.

It's like you came out of nowhere.

So much for never being knocked off your feet. Whoa, whoa, whoa.

That's me.

Yeah. Oh, man.

I'm young.

And handsome.

Yeah.

I mean, I guess.

For a guy.

I clean up pretty good.

Hey, what do you say if there's time? You and me go look up a couple of my old

girlfriends, eh?

You could probably use a little fun.

Yeah, yeah, that sounds great.

I mean, no, no, we, uh, there's not much time. We gotta stay focused on, uh,

the, uh, you know, what we're here for.

Hey, Jimmy!

I want you to be working combinations here. You know, you double up on them,

go under, you go over. Yeah.

You got it?

Work, work, work, work, work.

That's gonna do it for us, kid. That's Teddy, my trainer.

Chad, go get him. We should play it down after the fight with Henry.

Come on, work it, work it. You've got the biggest fight of your life coming up

three days from now.

As always, perfect timing.

Hey, you're the new cut man.

I guess so.

What's a cut man? When you get cut as a... Quit on me. I hope you're a good

Oh, trust me, you're in good hands.

Yeah, and who's this?

What do you mean, who's this? It's me. It's Ray Tambor. Ray Tambor. This is one

of the best trainers I've ever seen.

You come highly recommended.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I heard of you.

You know much about Henry Jamal? I can tell you what he had for breakfast

You know, between you and me, I may have lost a step.

I'm not the trainer I once was.

Thanks for telling me. You're only 20 years too late. What?

It's nothing.

A kid needs a good corner. Any tips you can give him before the fight would be

appreciated. I'll give him what he needs.

My kid is an underdog, but he's tough.

He's got no quit in him. He'll do anything it takes to win.

You can count on us. Back to the corner in a bit.

Hey, work him, work him.

Under, under, under and over.

Double up on him. Can you stitch me? All right, Jimmy, work hard.

You don't bleed easy, do you?

Huh?

Man, look at who he's met.

I was a rock.

I'm more like a sledgehammer.

Jimmy! Hey, Jimmy, come here.

Come here. I want you to meet Ray Tambor.

I think he might be able to help us.

Huh?

Place in three days. You're a little late. I can still help you.

I can give you just what it takes to put you over the top. Yeah?

Nobody thinks I can win.

Yeah? Well, you just met somebody who does.

I know exactly how bad you want this fight.

What you can give, what you can take.

I believe in you.

When are you going to get a lawyer, huh? Suit those legs for non -support. Hey,

Jimmy.

Hey, Dream.

How's the fiddle, huh? You still sawing away?

Even in my sleep.

And you, you ready for your big fight?

Been ready my whole life.

Oh, yeah? You didn't tell me about her.

There's nothing to tell.

So, uh, when's your next recital?

It's the night after your fight.

You want a ticket? I'll leave you one.

Yeah, yeah, that sounds all right.

Yeah, but don't give it away this time, okay?

You're keeping score.

Yeah, I am.

So, uh, did you want to come to my fight?

You know me, Jimmy. I can't stand the sight of blood.

Hey, you know, either can I, huh? Unless it's the other guy.

I'm really going to try to come this time, though.

Yeah, well, you know don't sweat it. You know you make it you make it you don't

you don't I'll be around

Good luck in the ring

Okay,

you're hired great start jogging now you're getting 10 miles before supper

come on let's go let's go

Let's go. Pick up those feet.

What are you doing? You're supposed to stop the fight. No, no, no. I don't have

to give it up, Smith.

See, I can have it all. I can save Henry and win this fight.

Now, you're playing with fire.

The eternal kind.

Oh, Smith.

You're supposed to be a cut man.

Why don't you try cutting me some slack?

You got to use your jab.

Stick and move.

Deliver your shot and get out.

Let's go.

You hear me?

I don't know if this is going to work.

The reason you were sent back is to save Henry.

Look at me.

I'm alive.

I'm full of hope. You want to put an end to all that?

This is about the girl, isn't it?

Or Molly?

This is about me having a second chance at my life.

Now move your feet.

Move your feet.

Henry. Hey, look who's here. Hey, Jim.

I feel good.

Hey. What's up, friend? Meeting us up? How's it going?

Good to see you, Henry.

He doesn't know you.

You're Jimmy's man now.

Gonna take a miracle, an act of the almighty to beat the mighty Henry Jamal.

Jimmy. What's up, baby?

Two days, Henry.

Keep going for two more days, then I'm gonna shut you up.

I don't know.

Your fist can't hit what your eyes can't see.

Hurts just watching him. Wow.

And I beat him.

I came in today to make an announcement.

This is the place where I first started out. The place me and Jimmy trained when

we were kids.

I think this is the right place to let everybody know that I'm retiring.

What? What?

Wait, Henry.

Come on, we're going to talk about this.

There's nothing to talk about.

This fight here with Jimmy is going to be my last.

Unless you save him, he doesn't know how true that actually is.

Why are you retiring, Henry?

You're still young.

Because I'm smart.

And rich.

And pretty. I plan to keep it that way.

I'm depressed.

Save it now.

Hey, I got a picture. I got a picture of that. Yeah.

Do you have any plans for your retirement? Going out on top, our champ.

Right? You'll be available for a more extensive interview later.

Henry.

Yeah, just keep your hand up in the air like that. Yeah, that's good.

Shut down.

Straighten up.

I was riding the L train and you were always riding in style.

Nice car.

Thank you.

You're so lucky, Henry.

Everybody always loved you.

What can I do for you?

You can be careful.

Say what?

In the last round of a fight, you need to be careful.

Jimmy starts to take you.

Tell the ref you've had enough.

You know, in case you haven't heard, I'm 32 and 0.

You'd be lucky to make it to the final round.

You could get hurt, Henry.

I don't want to see that happen. Mr.

I don't know who you are, but I've been beating on that boy since we were kids.

He's not in my league.

Well, then why are you fighting?

Goodbye.

Why don't you fight somebody who's going to give you a little competition?

You want to know the truth?

Because my mama told me to give him a chance.

Knowing us is going to, all right?

This is where I used to hang before I fell into the bottle.

I want a drink.

Two club sodas, please.

Mabel made him fight me.

Henry never thought I was worth a dime.

No.

But this time, I'm going to beat him.

And he's going to live to remember it.

Do it again, will you please?

What's Teddy doing here with Henry's manager?

Yeah, the night before the big fight.

It's party time!

Whiskey's on me!

Except you.

You buy your own.

Jimmy.

You're drunk.

Just doing a little celebrating.

Oh, yeah?

For what?

You know. You heard it.

See, I thought I was fighting Henry because I was the best challenger.

But no.

It's because his mama told him to.

Aren't I lucky?

To the luckiest guy in the world.

You're done.

You want to throw your life away drinking?

Man, you don't know anything about my life. I know everything about your life.

That girl over there, Ramona Perkins, I know you've been in love with her since

the fifth grade.

Baby! Baby, don't listen to that. Look at her. She's as skinny as a rail.

Jimmy, I care about these girls.

Sure I do.

Who do you care about?

What's this got to do with the fight? Everything.

You care about Ramona. Let her know it.

You care about Henry too. He's like a brother to you.

No, I never had a family.

My parents, wherever they were, thought it'd be best to leave me with a

neighbor. Well, so you're angry at your parents.

Don't take it out on Mabel and Henry.

They took you in. They loved you. They thought it was a charity case.

You want to know what I think of Henry?

Henry's a dead man.

You give no meaning to your own worst enemy.

You deserved it. Oh, you beat yourself up. How could you do that?

Here's a practice.

Maybe I knocked some something on myself.

That one.

Jimmy?

Where am I?

You're home, son.

You don't care about me. You're not my mother.

Look at me.

I'm the only mother you have on this here earth, whether you like it or not.

You hear?

You in or out?

Mama, tell this boy he's gonna be wrong, chap. Who, mama? Who's gonna be the

champion? I know she did. You heard her, man. It's both of us.

Is she killing him?

Oh, what is this? Home remedy to sober him up. Boiled mustard greens, tabasco

sauce, and vinegar.

Keep your hand under his chin.

Why? So he won't drown.

You're supposed to be helping him.

And you're taking him out, getting him drunk? It wasn't me. He was drunk when

got to the bar.

He knows you set up the fight.

Henry told me.

Jimmy overheard.

Oh, Lord.

I didn't want Jimmy to know.

That Henry's got a mouth as big as the Mississippi.

Well, then why are you doing it?

Don't you think that he can make it on his own?

Yeah, well, we couldn't help but hear him, drunk, yelling and screaming.

And all the time that baby would cry and cry, just about broke my heart.

All he wanted was to be held, because when I held him, he stopped crying.

She would always ask me if I would watch him while she went out.

Always said yes, because I was scared she'd leave him if I didn't.

Where would she go?

She never told me, and I never have.

But they were trash.

So don't take no Harvard graduate to realize that wherever it was, it

wasn't any good.

One day the sheriff came to evict them.

You should have seen that baby.

They tried to take him, but he wouldn't go.

He just hung on to me like he had the strength of God in him.

Then something happened that I'll remember for the rest of my days.

The woman asked me how much I could give her.

I told her I had $8 in my purse.

Well, not long after that, I legally adopted him.

Were you able to, um... Love him?

I love him like my own.

Like my very own.

But he was no match for Henry.

He may not have the God -given ability that Henry has, but he has the heart.

The heart of a champion.

He's a winner.

Yes, sir. And I don't care who you are or what you do. The one thing everyone

needs in this world is a chance.

Are you all right, Mr. Tambor?

Huh?

He's really lucky to have you.

I better go check on Jimmy.

Uh, my

hand got tired.

You're pretty smart for a yo -yo.

All right, babe, come on now. Let me get your hand out. Yep. Come on, get up.

Okay.

Sweet Jimmy.

You had it all.

It's all right here.

Back when you were... What?

Did you have a girlfriend?

Family?

I don't know.

But I must have. I don't remember them, but I do remember love.

Don't ever forget it.

You're not ready.

Thank you.

Getting drop dead drunk the night before a fight tells me you're not ready.

You're scared.

He's not scared, Jimmy.

I'm just trying to help you, brother.

You call off this fight and it's over.

You, me, this family forever.

So decide, Henry.

Are we on?

Don't say I didn't warn you, all right?

You know what the problem is?

Ever since we were kids, you never believed in me.

The problem is that you never believed in yourself.

Last round, Jimmy.

You got to listen to me.

If you have to pull back, you got to pull back.

You got that, Jimmy? It's really important.

If I tell you something, you got to listen.

Are you with me, son?

Yeah. That's very important. I can't stress that upon you enough.

Will you please stop doing that?

Thank you.

All right, last round. Last round. What are we going to do?

Come on, come on.

Come on.

Come on.

No, no, I'm not picking around.

I'm betting O 'Connor to win.

25 Gs.

To win.

Yeah, gotta go.

Yeah, say hi to the wife, huh? All right.

A little small talk before the fight?

Yeah, you know, friend.

Did your friend take bets?

What?

No, it wasn't.

Jimmy.

I'm betting on Jimmy. Everything I got. Every penny I got is on Jimmy. My whole

life savings. Well, that, uh, sounds like a sure thing.

You keep your mouth shut. I'll cut you in on the action, okay?

All yours.

All right.

Mama's right.

I got the heart.

I can still do this.

Hey, come on. Trust me.

Then Henry and I can be equals.

Brothers again.

I can even go to Ramones. Henry Strader is going to throw the fight.

I'm sorry?

Henry Strader is going to throw the fight. They don't want Henry retiring.

If you win, it's going to be a rematch.

everybody. Come on, you're pulling my leg.

You've got to listen to me. You've got to listen to me. When Henry started

dominating and you were fading, Teddy signaled Henry's trainer. He had a water

bottle and said, get ready to go.

Every day of my life, I've carried that last round with me.

Now you know.

It's not your fault. Fight was fixed.

I never won.

All these years, and I never won nothing.

I was the loser.

And Henry's dead.

There's a reason you got to come back.

And yourself.

You have to talk to Jimmy.

I am not throwing this fight.

You want him to die?

They're going to drug him.

Henry doesn't stand a chance, Jimmy. No, this is my chance. My chance to have

something because I've had nothing.

You've had it all.

You just don't know it.

You've got to understand that winning this fight isn't going to make

right.

You've got to make it right for yourself.

No, it is right for me. Jimmy, you've got to save Henry. If he starts to take

you, you've got to go down.

I thought you believed in me.

I do believe in you, son.

then believe I can win.

Fair and square right now.

Okay, kid.

Showtime, kid.

You ready?

I'm ready.

Let's go, let's go, let's go.

Some more out there? That sounds good, huh, champ?

If you went clean, they won't have to drug him.

That's what scares me, Smith. I don't know if I can beat him.

Well, this time he's got you in his corner.

Destiny. Destiny. Good night. Good night, Jimmy.

The champ is on his way. Make room. Make room for the Duke champ.

Ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of Godwin Entertainment, welcome to 12

boxing for the super middleweight championship of the world.

In the blue corner, weighing in at 170 pounds even, fighting from Chicago with

professional record of 17 -7.

Tim, from Fighting Irish, O 'Connor.

In the red corner, weighing 169 and one -half pounds, also fighting out of

Chicago, with a professional record of 32 -0, 31 points for the Rockets, the

undisputed super middleweight champion of the world, Henry the Hemp Zamar.

Take a shoot. Take a shoot. Get it, Henry.

I got it. It's going down.

Buck, center of the ring.

Gentlemen, touch buzzers. Have a clean, safe fight.

And we're off to a blistering first round.

Jamal looks like he's in trouble already.

Dear Lord, I'm getting too old for this.

Get out, Sidney. Come on.

A cut has opened up over O 'Connor's left eye. This could mean big

trouble for the underdog.

You got to protect yourself, son. Keep your hands

up. Keep your hands up.

You got to keep going with the body.

You're turning into a tomato can

out there. Come on. You can take anything, but you got to dig deep.

All right? Show her.

Show her what? Show her that you're worth the eight bucks.

Jab,

jab, stick and move, stick and move. You can do it. Now keep your defense up.

All right? Protect yourself.

O 'Connor's in deep trouble here, and the 11th, both of these fighters are

spent, but their chance conditioning is fading off. This is Judgment Day for

Jimmy O 'Connor.

One more round, Jimmy, one more round.

Nice job, nice job.

Keep your eyes open, Jimmy, you keep walking in a jab.

I know, I know.

Yeah, deep breath, deep breath.

Nice and clean. Jimmy! Jimmy!

One point.

Just one point.

Anything else? You're done.

All right. Take care. Thanks, ref. Good fight.

What a good fight.

I believe in you.

Jamal is so far ahead on points in this fight.

that it's virtually impossible for O 'Connor to win without a knockout.

And that doesn't look possible at this point in the play.

Woohoo!

Wait, wait, wait.

Jimmy?

Jimmy?

Are you all right?

Are you all right?

Are you all right?

Are you all right? Are you all right?

Are you all right?

Are you still in here with this family?

Looks like I got it all, man.

Don't ever forget it.

Hey.

We're back at Teddy's. It was Teddy's.

It's yours now.

What? You and Henry own it. You're partners. It's a gym for inner -city

Does it look familiar?

He won the first fight, and Henry fired all his handlers.

Then there was a rematch that Henry won.

Oh. What about the third fight? Was there a grudge match?

There never was one. Maple wouldn't allow it, so you both retired with lots

money. I'm rich?

You and Ramona, you're doing pretty well. She played at Carnegie Hall last

month. Not too shabby.

What?

Me and Ramona?

Henry was the best man at your wedding.

Yo!

Jimmy!

Henry. Come here a minute.

The kids want to talk to you.

They want to know what it takes to be a champ.

Tell them if they work hard and don't ever give up and keep on fighting for

everything that they want, then they'll all be champions.

No matter what we do.

Isn't that right, son?

You got it, Mama.

Hey, it looks like my work here is done. You're not going to remember me for the

last three days. It's all part of the drill. Whoever you are,

you did good.

If I see the judge guy, I'll let him know.

Thanks, champ.

Yo, Jimmy, come here.

All right, you all heard what my mama said, huh?

You work hard, don't give up.

Stay clean, don't give up, have faith.

Don't give up, don't give up, don't give up.

That's the heart of a champion.

Take one, divide by two.

Change. If it was only up to you to change.