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Don't fight love, he knows just how you felt.

He played unfair and hit you below the belt.

Don't let love knock you out or get you down for the count. You got a right to

live, you got a right to love.

I want you to walk for a while and jog another half mile to the camp.

Yes, sir.

You're fine to let you?

Yeah.

Johnny!

Oh, hi, Sammy. I thought you went back.

This is Denise.

Johnny, you know this is against training regulations.

Gosh, I forgot, Sammy, but we was only talking.

I didn't mean to get him into trouble.

No, Sammy, she didn't do nothing wrong.

Don't be mad at her. It was my fault.

If you want to see Johnny, you'll have to clear with me at the training camp.

You can ride back with me and we can discuss it if you like.

Gee, that's great, Sammy.

Why don't you do that and I'll come back in a little while and you can get to

know Sammy.

He's a great guy.

Yes.

Can

I

try this?

Sure.

You know, it's too exciting to see where a famous boxer actually exercises.

I bet you're very proud of Charlie. Of course.

There's not a whole bit of roses.

You have no idea what a manager goes through just to make a champion fighter.

Look at all those things.

I bet Johnny's awfully strong.

I wonder how he lifts it.

Until I trained him, he couldn't.

A manager works day and night with his men.

And all they have to do is get in the ring and fight.

I didn't look at it that way.

Ours is an unheralded existence.

We do all the work and they get all the glory.

I didn't know that.

I have all the travel problems. I have all the money problems. I have all the

fight promotion problems.

Sometimes, sometimes, I don't know whether I'm just coming or whether I'm

Oh, you poor man.

Oh, yes, that's very true.

The manager just gets no love at all.

Sammy, say, do you want us to sweep up in here now?

Vinny?

No, Vinny!

You don't want me to sweep up? No, Vinny!

It's awful dirty, Sammy.

Vinny, would you just get the hell out of here? Oh, sure, I'll go.

You sure you don't want me to sweep up in here?

Vinny, just get the hell out of here!

I guess you don't.

Right outside!

Why does everyone hate me?

Don't worry.

Everything will be okay.

Let's go out by the pool.

Benny!

Get lost for the rest of the day, all right?

The rest of the day, Benny, leave!

Take it with you!

Now, Benny!

Now!

Oh, we never sleep worrying about the problems our boys have.

Managers are all giving, always giving.

I get up each morning just to make sure that he has a good breakfast.

Hey, Sammy, we don't have any cereal for breakfast. What's wrong with hot dogs?

I'm constantly worrying about his balanced diet.

I have to be a doctor and a lawyer and a chaplain.

I think I hurt my thumb, Sammy.

You'll live, Johnny.

Spiders are all babies.

You have problems?

More problems?

Well, it's become my problem.

My mother wrote me a letter.

Said she was sick all month.

Well, you think I am? Your chaplain?

Hold me, hold me closely, strong

but gentle as a dove, and I'll teach you

the soft, gentle art of love.

Touch me.

Touch me deeply.

Caress me with a velvet glove.

Kiss me and touch me.

Let the love flow free.

Cause there's no defense against the eye.

Hold me, hold me closely.

Strong but gentle as a dove.

And I'll teach you the song, gentle heart

of love.

And I'll teach you the soft,

gentle art of love.

Boy, you know, Johnny, I remember when I used to do road work.

I was the best in them days. I used to run all day and then

I'd drink all night.

You know, I still could, but it's pretty tough to get a break when you're

my age.

Well, I heard you had a great ride, Benny. Yeah.

Yeah, them... Them was awful good days.

Hit him with a left, hit him with a right.

Hey, hey, uh, hey, Johnny.

Johnny, maybe, maybe, maybe sometime, Sam, you'll let me spar with you, and

I can show you some of my old tricks, yeah?

Gee, that'll be great, Benny.

Hey, Johnny.

Denise,

you shouldn't be out here. I ain't got no clothes on.

Okay, you've got a towel on.

No, it ain't the same as having clothes on.

It's okay. I was just going to tell you that Sam is giving me a lift home.

Okay.

But go away.

Bye -bye.

You're drunk.

Thanks, Billy.

That's the kid, Johnny.

Now listen, I'm going to get control of him and you're going to help me,

understand?

Sure, Mike.

And another thing.

I'm Mr.

Gardino around here with all these bums.

So don't you get out of line.

Because if you do, it's your ass.

And that means you won't have anything to sell.

I ain't going to do nothing wrong, Mr. Gardino.

Honest. You just see that you don't.

And just watch your action and take good care of yourself and make sure of him.

I'm to play up to him and find out everything I can. I'll do it. You got

message. That's it, honey. Just like that.

Hey, Mr. Gardino.

What do you say, kid?

How's it going?

Fine. You remember Benny, don't you?

Yeah.

Benny, sure.

How's it going, champ?

My name was Benny Bravo back when I was fighting.

Boy, I sure do remember you, Mr. Gardino.

You used to handle Kid Pulaski.

Yeah.

Pulaski. I remember that kid. He was a good kid.

Too bad.

Had a bad fall in the third round.

Never fought anymore after that.

Say, I still can fight.

If you ever need a boy someday.

You look great, Benny.

I'll keep you in mind.

Hey, Johnny. This is Lisa.

She wants to meet you.

Go ahead, Lisa.

Hi, Johnny.

My, you're strong.

Thanks, ma 'am.

Just call me Lisa.

I know we'll be good friends.

Could you take me for a walk and show me around the camp?

Well, yeah, I guess so.

Johnny, Johnny, you haven't finished your workout yet. Go ahead, Johnny.

Take ten minutes. It won't hurt anything.

Well, I'll talk to Sammy.

He'll be all right. Don't worry about it.

Okay. Sammy's going to be mad.

Hey, Benny, don't I know about fighters?

Oh, you sure do, Mr.

Gardino. Benny, come here.

Let you sit down.

Tell me about some of those great fights you had. You know, there's only one

thing I like better. Let me ask you something, Benny. How many fights you

altogether?

Oh, I love the wood and the country.

I just love the sun on my body.

Don't do that, Lisa.

Haven't you seen Evelyn before?

My God, would you stop that?

Did you know that that's John?

No.

Remy, put your clothes back on.

Just a second, Johnny.

I'm having trouble with my button.

You can wait a second.

Can't you, Johnny?

Yeah.

You can turn it on now, Johnny.

Wow!

Hi,

Johnny. Where's Lisa?

What's the matter?

Sure, I just got to get back to my workout.

Where's Lisa?

See you, Johnny.

How'd you make out?

Shit, the guy never been laid before.

He run like a jerk, Robbie.

Well, you better catch up with him. That's what I'm telling you. What did

tell me? He was still Mama's baby.

How the hell would I supposed to know?

Let's get out of here.

Hiya, Sammy.

Christ. What are you doing here?

I ain't done nothing.

Shit.

God, I ain't done nothing.

It's okay, Sammy.

Relax.

Just a social visit.

Sure.

Yeah, sure.

It's nothing.

Just a broad.

She won't bite anything.

Everything going fine, Sammy?

What are you doing here, Louie?

Man, don't you understand if anybody sees you here, it'll clear the whole

What's your problem?

There's nobody here but your own boys.

And they don't talk, do they?

Johnny, I'm sorry.

It's okay. I gotta go see what Sammy wants. Excuse me.

Sammy. You don't make any mistakes this time.

This is for all the money.

There are a lot of people, Sammy, all over the world.

They got their eye on... How are you doing, Johnny?

Johnny, this is Louie.

We met.

Hi, Johnny.

Is this guy a friend of yours or you want us to throw him away?

No heat, Johnny.

We're just cutting up a few touches.

Yeah?

You better not put the arm on Sammy because I don't like that. Johnny,

You know where I'm at.

Louie understands what I told him.

See in the ring kid keep your left up.

Yeah, sure

I

Saw

you talking to that chick Johnny now, you know, that's against training

regulations

If I can go without a piece of ass, you can too.

Hi, baby.

Hi, Sammy.

Where's Dimple?

No, I don't know. That's why I'm asking.

Where's Dimple?

In the hospital. You gotta know that.

I don't gotta know nothing.

Where's Dimple?

Sammy, you did it. You beat her.

I beat her? I didn't beat anybody, lady. You understand?

Huh? You understand me? I don't beat people.

Maybe I was mistaken, Sammy. Maybe it wasn't you. Maybe it was somebody else.

don't like lies. You understand?

I don't like lies.

Okay, Sammy.

Do you think you could fill in for dimples?

Gee, Sammy, I was just going out.

Maybe some other time, huh?

It's money, huh?

It's money. That's all you're interested in, right?

It's money.

Let me tell you something.

You'll get money from me when I'm finished. You understand?

I'll give you a C -note. I'll give you two C -notes. You understand that?

Sure, Sammy.

But right now, right now, it's just you and me.

Have you got that clear?

Sure.

I just want you to understand.

Okay, Sammy.

Will you please be gentle?

Oh, God.

Be gentle.

Take him off right now.

Can you see me? Take him off.

Okay.

Take him off the couch!

Quick,

quick! Quick!

Take him off the couch!

Okay. Okay, I won't hurt you.

I can't catch you.

I can't.

Come back.

Please. Please don't hurt me.

Okay. Okay.

Okay.

Relax. Move, move, move!

Relax.

You know you get your pay, don't you, huh?

Sammy always pays, doesn't he?

You know Sammy, I've got all the money, right?

Yeah, Sammy. All right?

Don't worry about that.

Move, move. I want to watch you move.

Move, move!

Don't watch me.

Dig it, dig it, dig it. Just get into yourself, huh?

Women

like

it, huh?

They like it when I talk dirty to them, huh? You like that?

You fucking cunt!

Huh?

Shoot, Sammy.

Shoot. But spread them wide, huh?

Spread them alone will make you sick.

What? I don't like this.

Okay, what?

Stop.

Stop. Stop. Stop.

Stop.

across to the right, and that makes him want to tie me up, see? And he throws

his arms around me, and I'm standing there struggling with his arms thrown

around me, and I'm telling you, Johnny, his breath was so bad with whiskey that

I almost went out for the count right there. So I said to him, Dutch, you got

bad breath.

Well, he comes back. and I thought he was going to kill me. I mean, he just

couldn't wait to get at me. I thought he was going crazy.

You know, that's the first time I've never seen him take a drink of whiskey

between rounds. He was that mad at me.

Anyway, he comes out like a bullet to Bell and he's just swinging and I'm

hiding. And he's just swinging and I'm hiding and suddenly I see an opening and

I give him a right uppercut that would have put old Hurt Louise to sleep.

And he just jumps back against the rope.

You know, I never said nothing ever again around his breath.

What's the morning line on the odds?

Seven to five?

Well, my boy's supposed to be the underdog.

Well, word's out that Louie likes him. You know, if Louie likes a boy, he must

be good.

But Jake's boy's got the experience.

Don't forget the two inches in reach.

Listen, what makes you think that Louie likes him, huh?

They know very against him that I hurt him.

In my book, that means he likes him.

Hey, look, maybe he's holding back, huh?

Now, look, God damn it.

You do your training and you let me figure my books.

As of now, it's seven to five. You can take it or leave it.

All right, I'll talk to you tomorrow.

One for Sammy.

Two for Sammy.

Three for Sammy.

One for Johnny.

Two for Johnny.

One for Sammy.

Another for Johnny.

Anybody call? No.

Rock?

This is cuz.

Yeah.

Just the towns and the numbers.

Okay, shoot.

Miami.

50.

Atlanta.

30.

Jacksonville. Come on, Louis. You've been doing this all night.

Okay.

Great. Keep punching.

That's 50, 30, 42, 56.

You've been doing this all night.

What am I, playing games?

I'm doing my business.

Wouldn't you like to go to bed, Lloyd?

What the hell is playing in bed?

Yeah, this is Cuzz.

It's a buke.

Sixteen.

Check.

Wheeling.

Twenty -seven.

Charleroi.

Eighteen. God damn it!

Now get your ass out of here!

I don't care where. Go on anywhere. Go and see Linda.

I'm busy.

He's always like that before a fight.

You're just going to have to get used to it. Come here.

Yes, there's his cousin again.

I don't even remember having a mother.

Just my old man, and it doesn't limit.

It's all right. Don't cry.

It's good.

Bye.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Wow.

Peace.

Bye.

Hey, all right.

That's it, baby.

You're looking great. You're looking great, kid.

You've got to protect yourself from that left hook, though. You've got to

protect yourself from that left hook.

You've got three in that round.

Look, don't let him tie you up so fast, huh? You see him coming in? Hit him.

Just hit him in there, and he won't come in so fast, huh?

All right.

Just keep him out.

Punch him, man. Just punch him.

Watch out for that left hook.

Punch him a good one, right? And just keep him out.

He won't come to you anymore, you know?

Like this.

Now you're looking good.

You're looking great.

All right.

Go, Johnny, baby! Come on!

He's looking pretty good, Sammy.

Yeah.

Hey, Benny, get me a stool, will you?

All right, take a break.

Could I have a drink?

Sure. Yeah, sure.

You got a shiner?

Did somebody belt you?

No, Johnny, no, really.

Louie, you have no idea what you coming here is going to do to my odds.

Your odds?

Listen, you little mooch, who gives a shit about your odds?

Don't you know that if it's not for me, there's no ring, there's no fighter,

there's no fights, there's no betting, and there's no odds.

You better worry about my odds.

You're so pretty.

Was you a model?

I did some modeling before I met Lloyd.

He seems an all right guy.

He's all right, but sometimes shiny. Sure, he gets mad.

Did he give you that, Shiner? Oh, no.

You ain't got to lie for him. It was an accident.

You're lying to me, Lisa. I can tell.

That creep.

What do you say, champ? You look great.

Oh, Johnny, no!

Oh, Christ!

Vinnie! Vinnie, bring the salt!

Get him the hell out of here, quick!

No.

That's a pretty good right you got, kid.

You better use it in a fight.

And don't you lose that fight, either.

Let's get the hell out of here.

She don't have to go with you if she don't want to.

You shut up now, Johnny, now!

Listen, you punk.

You better do your homework.

Because you're way behind in class.

And as for you, you better stay with him. And you better see that he studies.

And nothing better happened to you either.

And you better get some fresh air in your lungs. Because after the fight, you

may need it.

I got to go, Johnny. Honor.

If that'll be okay.

I'll see you later.

I don't like that guy, Sammy.

Well, you don't have to like that guy, Johnny.

And forget the coos, too.

I like her, Sammy.

She's nice.

Nice girls are like fielding first basemen.

You shake them out of trees.

And besides that, she belongs to Louie.

And Louie eats guys like you for breakfast.

This is a free country, Sam, and she don't got to belong to nobody if she

want to. Oh, shit!

Go punch your damn body back. Let's get back to work.

Here you go, Sam.

Say, Johnny, I know it ain't really none of my business, and I know

you don't care, but Mr.

Gardino, he's an awful big man.

He could have you killed first for what you did not run to him.

Nobody would do that, Benny.

All I did was punch him.

I've got a favor I'd like to ask of you.

Okay.

I want you to get in touch with Borsellino for me.

Yeah, that's easy.

Just ask Louie.

I'd kind of like for you to do it without me having to go through Louie.

Johnny.

Hey, Johnny.

Hey, take it easy.

You're going to hurt yourself.

You think she likes me, Benny?

Who's that, Johnny?

Lisa. Oh.

Sure, sure. She likes you. I can tell about things like that.

Only, Johnny,

you know, you...

You really got to pay attention to your fighting until after the big fight's

over.

Yeah, I know. I was just thinking about her.

You know, Benny, I ain't never told no one before, but I

ain't never had a girlfriend before.

All I grows is to think I was dumb or...

Ugly or something.

I don't know. I just kind of feel she likes me.

I'm fine.

Hello, Sammy here.

Look, I want to meet with Barcellino.

Louis set everything up.

Oh, come on. Can't you do it for me?

He's the only one you can talk to. I told you that before.

No, no, look.

I've tried all day to find him.

And I can't. That's all.

Hello? Yeah.

Yeah, this is Brady.

Give me the odds on the Monaghan and Tamera finds.

I, uh, I don't know what you're talking about.

A friend of Borsaleno's.

Look, I never heard of you, Mac. You must have got the wrong number, huh?

It's 275, your boy.

I ain't gonna take it.

Well, suit yourself, Sammy.

Hiya, Linda.

Yeah, is Louie there?

No, he's not.

No.

Well, look, when he comes in, would you tell him that I called and would he call

me, huh? I sure will.

Okay, then.

Something crazy here.

Brady.

Friend of Borsellino's.

Marty, how's your brother?

He's great, Sammy.

And I ain't forgot I owe you one.

Collection time's come, Marty.

I gotta talk to you, now.

How's tomorrow, Sammy?

It's gotta be now, Marty.

Come on over, then.

I gotta be going to your tired party going.

But we can go in the other room and talk.

Maybe you'd like some of the broads. I'll be over.

Keep it moving Benny.

I'm gonna jump into town for some supplies.

I'll probably be back late. Look, there must be some stuff in cans in there that

you can find to eat, okay?

Hiya, Tommy.

Let's go talk, Marty.

Sure, sure. Come on in. No.

Get away from the house, okay?

Let's get away from the people. Sure.

Louie's going to put a contract on me after the fight's over.

No shit.

That don't make sense.

He likes your boy.

Yeah, well, he does, or he did.

But you know the fight game, Marty.

Look, if he wins, that means he's going to be a contender.

That means that Louie's going to step in and take over.

Man, I ain't got no choice.

But the boys will give you a piece and let you start with another boy.

Maybe and maybe not.

I don't think he's got very much love for me, especially after the day.

Man, he practically told me that I'm not going to live much longer after the

fight's over.

Well, what do you want me to do?

What, Morty, do I have to tell you, man?

Sammy, ask me anything, but you got no right to ask my life.

Man, you ain't never had no dealings with Louie.

Nobody's gonna know.

You know what?

Why not call Borsalino?

It won't take the pressure.

Sure, Sammy, that's it.

Louis is his boy.

He can do it.

Don't you think I've thought of that, man?

Look, I can't get a call in through to Louis unless he sets it up.

No, man, that ain't gonna work.

Why'd he get pissed at you?

Johnny knocked him in the hip over some fucking hooker.

Boy, I'd like to see that.

Wow. I'd hate to be Johnny if he don't win that fight.

Fucking man.

He took his own grave.

I've got my life to think about I'll call the truck tonight, son

To there we can make a head for the right kind of bread

You got the money Don't worry about the money money.

I'll have the money to you Okay, Sammy it's done let's go inside and eat

some of the boats

having slave market.

You want to bid?

If you bid, you can touch.

Now, uh, look at this one. She's got nice tits, but, uh, a lot of bush

ain't too good.

On account that she just had a recent case of the crabs, and, uh, well, they

to trim it up a little bit.

But, uh, look at this nice pump ass.

Hey, it don't look like it's been too used to.

Now, let me see. Now, uh, what am I bidding?

Huh? What am I bad?

Five bucks.

Where's your teeth at?

I'll make it ten.

Ain't it cheaper when a bush dies like this?

How would you know? You never had anything but a cheap bra. I'll give you

bits.

But I want to know what's going to take a beat.

You know something?

I can't stand a woman who can't take a deep breath.

Do I hear any other beds?

Going?

Going? A hundred bucks.

Now, punk, you want to hit somebody?

Try me. No.

No. You want to hit me free? No.

No.

Cut her down.

Get your clothes on, baby.

We're splitting from these perverts.

Well, I'm sure glad she didn't buy me.

Oh, I don't know. I kind of like that action.

But it don't mean nothing, Sammy.

It ain't important.

Just get me her name and her address.

That's all, man.

Just her fucking name and address.

And I'll see how tough she is, huh?

This here is what we call a nymphomaniac.

And she's been wearing this here chastity belt for about three months

Look at that.

And in case...

that you guys think that you can get around the chain, she wears a horse bit

her mouth when she goes to bed at night.

Twenty -five bucks.

Thirty. Thirty -five.

Hey, what's the matter with you guys? Can't you handle a nympho?

Twenty dollars.

Come on, let's air it up a little bit.

Come on. Better than that.

You'll do just fine. You do just fine. Slut.

Huh? Oh, God, I'll watch that fight, huh?

Enough of this fooling around. Now, let's get on with the bidding.

50. 50.

70. 125.

Going.

Going.

Gone.

Give me the key, huh? Come on, the key.

Here.

Here,

come on.

Yeah.

Huh?

Oh, the key.

Go on. Just come on down.

Go

away.

No. No.

No.

No. No. Drink some.

You're crazy! I am crazy, man! I am crazy!

You sit there.

like me huh?

No. No.

I'm going to take the key. No.

I'm going to take the key.

No way.

The key.

That's the key.

No. No. I'm going to take the key.

Take it.

Take it.

Take the key.

The lock.

No! Ah!

No.

Your mother's out in the back garden.

It is a fact that Mother Nature has her right here while God has her left.

If it weren't for your dear mother, half the flowers in the world wouldn't know

how to grow.

Johnny? Mother?

Oh, I'm sorry. I was thinking about something else.

Don't get up.

Hey, hi, Lisa. Hi.

How come you come over?

I was worried about you, Johnny.

I haven't seen Roy all day, and I saw he might come up here.

Send him someplace, too. Maybe they had a meeting.

Tony, you just don't understand anything, do you?

What do you mean?

Luis met with you and Sammy.

He just assumed he might kill both of you.

Oh, he was probably mad at me before, but I'm sure he can't still be mad at me

now.

What the hell's going on here, Johnny?

I came out because I was worried about Johnny. I haven't seen Lloyd since he

took me back.

Well, he ain't here.

And you don't belong here either.

Now, how'd you get here?

About... Get in the car and I'll drop you off at the bus stop.

He was only trying to help, Sammy. I'm not trying to help, Hellmatch. If you're

trying to steal, I guess more. That's what she's trying to do.

Benny, I'll pick you some tea.

Hey, Benny.

Hi, Johnny.

Hey, Johnny, do you ever notice that no matter how hard you try...

You just can't float a beer can right side up when it's in the water.

I wonder how come that is, Johnny.

Benny, I'm so mixed up.

Lisa says that Mr. Gardino's mad enough to kill me.

I think it might be true because Sammy just said something about death also.

The fight game is always talking about death, Johnny.

That's because the mob owns so many of the fighters, but guys like you and

me, we ain't got nobody else that we can turn to.

Sammy's not like those guys anyway.

Sammy's just a little fish.

Johnny, they're all gonna come to see you if you win the next fight, John.

I don't care about them.

I just want Sammy for a manager.

Well, you can want anybody that you want to, but they

always do what they want.

Sammy knows already he don't stand a chance.

The boys, they come to see my manager once.

They heard about my great right, you know, and they thought maybe I had a

at doing something big.

They come out, and they talk to him.

They leaned on him pretty heavily, and he gave them some lip, and they left.

Then that night, they come back.

In the middle of the night, they...

They broke both of his legs.

We took him to the hospital.

They put him in one of them beds, you know, and his feet was up in the air

them ropes and them weights and his feet sticking way up in the air. And then

the next night they come back and they cut the ropes.

The nurse said that you could hear the screaming all across the hospital.

Benny, I ain't never heard nothing like that before.

It don't do you no good to hear about it. Whatever happens

is gonna happen, that's all.

Besides, you ain't got nothing to worry about until the next fight is over.

Well, I won't fight then.

Johnny, you ain't fooling nobody with talk like that.

I know I don't remember most things too well, but there's one thing I'll never

forget.

They got ways of making you do what they want you should do.

Come on, tell me what you think.

Go ahead. He ain't gonna tell you nothing true.

Sammy, Ben.

Oh, Johnny.

I got Richard on his last big night.

Well, he tried to win with a big... Hi, I'm Mr. Gardino.

Say, where's Sammy? I gotta tell you, I still got the old right hand.

Now, I was in the ring today, and it was really working for me. You see,

first...

Sammy,

Sammy, look at you now.

I only made two speeches in my whole life.

And this is the second one.

I told you a long time ago when you were a punk that the lowest thing that ever

lived is a mooch.

Because a mooch is a smartass who beats the price and blows the game.

That's what you did, Sam.

And I'd like to take your picture and put it on a postcard.

and send it to every goddamn mooch in the world so that they'll always know

sure that being dead don't move you up in class.

Boy, I...

I know I'm out of shape, but I'll bet if you wish to handle me again,

I'll bet I could make it big again.

Come on, champ. We got a spot for you.

Don't fight love.

She knows just how you felt.

He played unfair and hit you below the belt.

Don't let love knock you out or get you down for the count. You got a right to

live.

You got a right to love.