All language subtitles for Bleed.for.This.2016.BDRip.x264-GECKOS + YTS.AG-English

Fixed & Synced by bozxphd. Enjoy The Flick

Uh...

Vinny went to the wrong hotel.

The wrong hotel?
Yeah.

Motherfucker, how many Caesar
Palaces they got in Las Vegas?

He'll be here!

We are going to
start the weigh-in.

If Pazienza is
not here by 7:00,

he will be disqualified.

Shit.

Ash.

Ash, answer the phone!

Hello?

Tell Vinny they're going ahead.

They're going ahead.

Just hold them off.
Tell them I'm coming.

He's coming.

Where's he at?

Where's he at?
He's on the fucking bicycle.

No, dummy. His weight.
What fuckin' weight's he at?

Where you at, Vinny?
I'm coming!

He's coming.

139 pounds
and three-quarters.

Fuck.

Tell Vinny that
Roger made weight.

Where the fuck's your boy?

What are you so worried about?
Where the hell you have to be, anyway?

Beating your pizza-faced,
Liberace-son back to Boston.

Hey! Hey!
We're from Providence!

He'll be here. He'll be here.
He'll be here.

Don't you worry about that.
He's gonna be here. He's gonna be here.

He gonna make it?

Got a little surprise for you.

Get your motherfucking
dick out my face!

He can't take his eyes off me.

He still looks big.

This is gonna be close.

140 pounds even.

Yeah!

Behind me,
the casino here at Caesar's,

and, yes,
the eve of the big fight.

Roger Mayweather defending
against Vinny Pazienza.

For the WBC super
lightweight championship...

Bottom line is that I'm willing

to die in that
ring tomorrow night.

I don't think he's ready
to make that sacrifice.

Damn straight. 'Cause
there ain 't no need to.

Boy thinking about
dying instead of boxing.

That should tell you
all you need to know.

Motherfucker,
tomorrow night, you gone.

I'm gonna rain on you
like a thunderstorm.

Be scared.
Yeah.

Do me a favor though, tomorrow
you get yourself a Tic Tac.

And if you're this
close to me tomorrow,

I'm gonna knock you the fuck out.
Okay.

You all right, champ?

Yeah, yeah.
I'm feeling good.

Yeah.

I know you are.

You need anything?
Nah, I'm good.

What you doing? You going to bed?
Yeah. Big day tomorrow.

Hey, you should
hit the hay, too.

Yeah, definitely, Pop.

Okay, good night.
Good night.

Ride the fever.
Wally Cleaver loves the beaver!

Blow on those.

Yeah!

Baby. You're up 100K,
all right?

Shouldn't you
just call it quits?

Yeah, yeah.
Just order another OJ.

I'm not thirsty.

What are you doing here?
I'm splitting 10s.

I mean,
don't you think you should be

getting some rest for tomorrow?

It is tomorrow. Yeah, relax.
Just go ahead.

Okay, yeah.

I don't like this.

Too many, too many! Yes!

Baby, come on! Yeah, baby!
Vinny! Vinny!

God, Vinny!

Yeah. Yeah!
Too many!

Boom!

He's an animal.

Who splits 10s
on a $20,000 hand?

You shut up.

Come on, Vinny!
Come on!

Solid right hand
inside by Mayweather.

Pazienza stopped in his tracks.

Got his attention
pretty good right there.

What are you doing?
Get in there.

- Solid right hand right on the eye!
- That hurt him.

I question, though,

whether we'll ever see
Pazienza in the ring again

after taking
a beating like this.

That guy's got a lot of heart.

I'm telling you, he's got a lot of heart.

More action after the bell.

I can take that all day!

You got nothing!
Come on! Come on!

I got it. I got it.
I got it. I'm fine.

I got it. I got it.

I got this. I got it.

Darryl, give us your score.

Okay, I've got it to
eight rounds to three.

107-101,
favor Roger Mayweather.

I think he's winning the fight big,
and certainly the night.

Good right hand right there.

That was the best
right hand of the fight.

Why let it go any further?

Well, because he's a fighter.

- Watch him finish the fight.
- Well, that's true.

What's going on?

Nothing, Ma.
He's still in his corner.

I'm stopping that fight.

I'm not waiting for a doctor
to make the decision.

You're not gonna win on points.

You gotta knock him out. Vinny,
you gotta knock him out.

Hey, champ.
Champ. You all right?

Yeah. Yeah, I'm fine.
You all right? Okay.

You got this. You got this.
Now let's bury him!

Two hands, Vinny!

Oh, God.

Look at his arms.

You have ketosis.

What does that mean?
I'm just dehydrated, Pop.

We're in the desert, Vinny.

I see a lot of dehydration cases.
This isn't that.

Doc, I've been doing it this way forever.
This is how it goes for me.

Well, you can't keep
doing it like this.

Yeah. Thank you, Doc.

Appreciate it.

It's weird, Ma.

It's not weird.
Don't put too much salt.

I'm not gonna put salt,
I'm putting parsley.

If you hadn't
knocked this thing over...

Would you stop crying about
the fucking elephant already?

All right, there we go.
Honest.

I'm just sayin', I'm not crying.

Hey, you want to
set the table, Jon?

Sorry.

Hey, Ma.
You watch the fight, yet?

No. I can't
watch you get hurt.

Yeah, well,
you know I don't get hurt.

Where's the tape at?

It's in the VCR.

Can you put that there, please?

Well, will you move
this thing off the table?

I can't do two
things at once, can I?

The WBC super lightweight title.

If "will" and "want to" alone
was all that mattered,

Pazienza could beat this guy,
but "will" would only take you so far,

unless you can bring
some skill along with it.

That's called an old-fashioned
paintjob in Philadelphia.

And for about the half-dozenth time,
they scrimmage after the bell.

And Lou Duva goes
after Roger Mayweather.

Now that's one of the silliest
things he could ever have done.

Well, Mayweather punched him!

We're talking about
a guy in his 60s...

Vinny, shut it off!

We're eating.
Okay. I'm coming.

How'd it feel to take
a shot from a world champ?

He hits like a altar boy.

What do you think will be the
next move for Vinny after this fight?

Next. I don't know if
there's gonna be a next.

Now's not the time
for an announcement,

but as far as I'm concerned,
Vinny Pazienza shouldn't fight no more.

Now, boxing's been good to him
and he's been good to boxing,

and that's where it should end.

Excuse me, I'm sorry.

I'm good. Vinny, darling,
come here.

I'll have more.

Ridiculous.

Just be happy with what you got.

It's gonna fall out of her head now,
you know...

Pop, stay calm, all right?

I need them to
set the next fight.

Vinny, Angelo, come on in.

Angelo. Uh...

What a surprise.

How you doing, Vinny?

They block the driveway?

We need to talk.

You should have called first.

You know I don't like to
take meetings in the house.

Yeah, and you should have thought
before opening your fucking mouth

and telling the whole world
my son should retire.

All right, all right, all right.
Come on, now, Lou. Let's talk.

Come on.
Fine. Let's talk.

Vinny ain't done, Lou.

And even if you think he is, you've
got no business announcing it on HBO.

What the fuck.

Vinny'll decide when he's done.

Well, I wish we'd spoken first,
but it's not a perfect world.

It's fine. It's all right.
Lou, I need another fight.

What's with
the deep fuckin' breath?

You owe him another
fight on his contract.

Pop.

Lookit, Vinny.

All I'm saying is that

I think maybe you ought to start
thinking about more important things.

Your sister's getting married.
You should consider doing the same.

Start a family.

What the fuck does that have
to do with him fighting?

Pop, please.

Even when you win,
we end up in the hospital.

Who's "we"?
I ain't never seen you there.

Huh?

Lou, for fuck's sake,
say something!

You got heart, kid, but you
wear it on your fucking chin.

I seriously think you ought
to consider hanging it up.

I'm not done yet, all right?
I got more in me.

That's not the problem.
You always got more.

I'm begging you here, Lou.

Give me another shot.

Just one more.

Fuck. Shit.

Rough night?

No. Great night.

Rough morning.

You're early.

You're drunk.

No, I'm hungover.

There's a huge difference.

Well, you smell like liquor.

And you smell like Rhode Island.

What? You've never
had a big night before?

No. I don't drink.

Yeah?

Good for you.

Now, if we're done with the
fucking introductions...

I can't see shit out here.

This is where you
trained Tyson, huh?

Yeah.

That is crazy.

This your family?

Yeah.

You guys go to Disneyland?

World. In Orlando.

Oh... Not yet.

So, why did Tyson fire you?

What?
Was it that DUI thing?

What are you, a newspaperman?

Nah, I'm just asking.

Do you not want to be here?

Yeah, I'm standing here,
aren't I?

All right, listen.
Let's get real, Vinny.

Yeah.

You lost three in a row,
last one, a title fight,

you got nothing lined up
'cause you're not a draw,

your own manager, on fucking HBO,
said you should hang it up.

The only reason
you're standing in my gym

is because Lou sent you here
to put us both out to pasture.

So, if you want to get this over
with, let's get it over with.

You all set?
Yeah.

All right.
This is Manny.

How we doing?
How are you?

You'll be sparring
with him today.

Okay.

How much you weigh?
190.

You know that I fight
at junior welter, right?

I know. Head-gear's in
the locker by the wall.

Come on.

That's enough!

That's enough!

Get on.
Why?

What, "why"? Why not?
Gotta know where we're starting.

I'm not in camp or nothing.

I haven't been training.

Let's see.

All right.

There's no point.

I'm gonna be way over.

You just fought at 140 two weeks ago.
What, did you eat a horse?

I told you,
I haven't been training.

That's not what I usually weigh.

I'm not at my
fight weight right now.

Hey, Vinny, I just
saw you use your weight.

It wasn't
slowing you down. At all.

Look, I don't need to cut corners, Kev.
I can make weight.

No, maybe you're at your weight.

Cutting corners is
what you've been doing.

I won my first world title...

As a lightweight, I know.

The first time I got laid was
in my high school parking lot.

You see me taking my wife there every
time I want to get my rocks off?

Look at you.

You're a different fighter,
your body's changed.

You're bigger.
You hit with more power.

You think I should move up?

Eh...

Welterweight?

Junior middle?
Are you nuts?

You're outta your head, Kev. Come on.
Nobody jumps two classes.

That's...
No, no, that's a huge risk,

which is the exact opposite
of what everybody tells me

I should be doing right now.

It's a risk.

This is The Clock.

He's gonna teach you
how to move and time.

Jesus Christ, Kev!
What's that thing made out of?

Rock maple.

And you don't get to hit
The Clock back yet, neither. Not yet.

I only want you
to avoid him for now, all right?

Bend your knees.
Move your head.

Right, left.
Move your head. Left, right.

Throw a punch,
you move your head.

You look like
a two-by-four.

No. Come on,
Vinny. Move your head.

Come on.
Look at it. Anticipate it.

No. Punch, move.
Punch, move.

I got this. Come on.

Here we go.

That's it, that's it, that's it.

On the side, sit down on it.

Bad intentions.

Bad intentions.

Now you're moving.
Bend your knees.

Keep your hands up.
Keep your hands up.

Good.

You're looking good now.
You're moving your head.

All right, stop. Okay, Vinny, that's good.
Vinny, Vinny! Stop!

What?
Stop.

What?

What is that?

Huh?

What?

You fight the same way.

It's like if you're
not completely spent,

then you must not
have tried hard enough.

Yeah. I don't mind the pain.

Good, 'cause it's comin'.

I'm sayin' you don't have
to send out invitations, you know?

You can't brawl at this weight.
You have to box.

You have to defend.

Yeah, my offense is my defense.

Yeah? Where'd you
come up with that gem?

Don Shula's autobiography?

Listen to me, some hits you aren't
being tough by taking.

So, when I say "stop," you stop.

You hear me?
Yeah, I hear you.

Put the plate down there.
You did a very good job.

Everything's fine.
Everything's good.

I think it looks lovely,
I do. I just...

Your ma religious, Vin?

Yeah.

What do you think, Kev?

Spiritual.

Yeah.

Christ and elephants.

Honey, you did so perfect.
The knife goes on that side.

You made it.

And honey, you look great. Great.
Thank you. Thanks.

And, Ma, this is Kevin.
Mrs. Pazienza.

Thank you for taking
such good care of my boy.

Yeah. It's nothing.
I like your elephants.

Oh, those are mine.
Yeah, I love elephants.

Yeah. Hi,
I'm Vinny's sister, Doreen.

And this is my
retarded fiancé, Jon.

The fuck's wrong with you?

Be quiet, all right?

And this is...
Oh, yeah, I remember.

Hi, Shelly.

Actually, it's Heather.

Oh, I'm sorry.
Hey, how are you?

Hi, Mr. Pazienza.

No. Angelo.

Angelo. Nice to meet you.

- Hey, sweetheart.
- Hey, Pop.

Champ.
Hey, how you doing?

Jesus, you're huge.

What are you at, 150?

154.

What are you doing?
No, it's a good thing. Trust me.

Kevin knows what
he's doing. Yeah.

What are we having for dinner?
I'm starving.

All right,
everybody sit down. Come on.

All right.

Doreen, serve the salad.
Sorry. Sit down.

Darling, here you go.
Yeah, there you go. That's right.

You sit down.
No, I got it. I got it. Sit.

Babe, you good?

What else do you need?
No, no. I think I'm good.

Everybody start with the salad.
All right...

You settled in all right?

Oh, yeah. Thanks.

You got everything you need?

That mattress is brand new
that we put in for you.

Oh, yeah?

I'm good.

So, let me ask you,

who told you to come in here
with your missionary bullshit

and change the whole program?

Behind my back no less.

I mean, it wasn't a secret or nothin'.
If Vinny didn't tell you...

I'll deal with Vinny.

I'm talking to you.

And I'm telling you that pushing
him up two weight classes

is a dangerous fucking move.

How do you expect the Duvas
to find him a match?

That's their job.

Vinny made this decision,
Mr. Pazienza.

I don't know why you're so worried
'cause he's a great fighter.

Yeah, I know
he's a great fighter.

He was a great fighter
before he met you.

All right, you be first.
You be first.

There you go.

All right.
That's enough.

That's enough.
You tired?

No, no, I'm good.

Let's go one more round.

Vinny, Vinny, Vinny,
that's enough.

- Kev...
- Don't "Kev" me. Come on.

All right.
See you tomorrow.

Hey, champ, Kev, my office.
Both of youse.

All right.

Sit.

The fight came in.

Hey.

And it's a fucking title bout.

Are you serious?
Yeah.

Who?
It's the French guy. Deal.

Dele?
Yeah, Dele. Whatever.

He's back in,
with a title fight!

Kev, you hear that?

I got a title fight.
I got a title fight, baby!

Are you kidding me?
Come on! Hey, Vinny, Vinny.

Get back to work.
Get back on your game!

Come on! Yeah!

It's bad enough that
you're promoting both fighters,

but I know you
made a deal for Dele

to fight Rossi in
Europe in three months.

$250K.

And we both know he's only worth that
much if it's a unifying title fight.

You need Vinny to lose.

It's worth just as
much to us if Vinny wins.

We'll make
Dele-Rossi the under-card,

put Vinny in the ring
with Sugar Ray or Duran.

Duran!
That's a big fucking "if".

Did you buy your
tickets to Italy yet?

Huh?

I bet you did.

Nah. It's too soon.

Forget using Vinny
as a stepping stone.

You're making him
a fucking doormat.

We had options at 140.

At 154, our hands are tied.

You said you wanted a fight.

Yeah, a fight.
You're sending him to the lions.

And I thought he was coming here
to bring us a bottle of champagne.

I just talked to Angelo.

It don't sound like nobody over
there is too upset. Just you.

Go home, Kev.
Relax. This is good. For who?

If you didn't finish his career in Vegas,
you're doing it now.

We are?

We were the ones
who asked for this?

We were the ones who bumped
him up two weight classes?

We were the ones who wanted
to make a big splash

so that the world
could know Rooney's back.

This is on you, Kev.

Vinnie Pazienza is hoping
to find some stability and consistency

at his new 154-pound home.

Vinnie Pazienza has perhaps one last
shot to win a world championship

when he takes on undefeated WBA
junior middle weight champ,

Gilbert Dele.

When Dele won
the title in February,

he cold-cocked
a helpless opponent

named Carlos Elliott.

Elliott left on a stretcher,
face down, with a broken jaw.

Well, good news is,
he hits like a girl.

The Providence Civic Center.

Fighting here has been one of
Vinny Pazienza's greatest dreams

since becoming
a professional boxer.

Well, it's no longer a dream.

Coming up, Vinny Pazienza,
the homecoming.

Gilbert is cool, nice.

Well, you know,
he's a very fine guy.

He's a fine guy, but he's a rough,
rough, rough guy.

What does that mean?
Does he got rough hands?

T ell you what, my mom owns
a salon in Cranston.

He can go get a manicure,
if that's the problem.

Gilbert says he can kick your Italian
ass in any country you like.

Yeah? Well, not this one,
Gilbert, all right?

You're stepping in
front of Providence,

you're stepping in
front of my people,

I've worked really
hard to get here.

I'm not going anywhere
without that belt.

He wishes you the best of luck.

Come on.

Come on, Kev, turn the music up.
I'm feeling good.

I want you fresh for tomorrow.
Come on. All right. All right.

Come on, Jon!

What? He asked me to hold the bag.
You want me to say no?

Come on, man.

What?

This fight...

We gotta be careful.

Yeah.

Kev, you bumped me
up two weight classes,

it's the night before the fight,

you're telling me to be careful?

No kidding.

Come on, what are you
doing right now?

How is this
supposed to help anybody?

I could ask you the same question.
It's 9:30.

I mean, come on.

Kev, look. I get it.
You need this win as much as I do.

You're damn right
I need this win.

But this isn't about me.
It's about you!

You're all in.
All the time.

Scares the shit outta me.

What do you want me to do?

You want me to be half in?
Want me to be a quarter in?

You want me to, like, smoke a
cigarette between rounds? What?

I want you to understand the difference
between a risk and a gamble.

Yeah. Risk, gambles,
whatever.

No, not whatever.

This, what we do here,
this is calculated, okay?

We weigh the odds.
We make a choice.

This ain't blackjack, Vinny.

It ain't orange juice
and tit-jobs and sunglasses.

This is it.

This is fucking it!

Do you think I'm
going to lose this fight?

No.

Good. Me neither.

They come from
opposite ends of the spectrum.

Suave, smooth gentleman from Paris,
the champion, Gilbert Dele.

Going up, the blue collar fighter
from Providence, Rhode Island,

Vinny Pazienza.

Sarah, come on,
it's starting any minute!

Come on, champ!

You be first, Vinny.
You be first!

He's got...

Go on, Vinny!

Come on, let's go.

Come on, Vin.

Twist off the ropes!

Dele nails Pazienza upstairs.

Again, again!
Push off! Push off!

Get off the ropes!
Twist off the ropes, Vinny!

Come on, Vinny!
What are you doing?

There you go.

Vin...

Doreen, why are you so quiet?

Come on! Come on!
The fuck is he doing?

I've been here all day. I love it.
I can do this all day, baby.

I'll see you right after this.

What are you doing, champ?
Stop playing around!

Come on!

Give me water.

This wasn't
the game plan, all right?

Why are you going
toe-to-toe with this guy, huh?

Hey, Vinny, look at me.

You don't move and you're gonna get hurt.
You're gonna get hurt!

Don't let the feelings
get the better of you, okay?

You don't have to slug
with this guy, all right?

What?

What is it?

He doesn't hit
like a girl at all.

Jesus Christ.

He actually hits pretty hard.

Vinny, move your head,
all right? Come on!

You kick his fucking ass!

There you go!

There you go! There you go!
Now you're moving!

Yes, baby! Yes!

Stay on him!
That's it. Yes!

Come on!

What are you doing, Vinny?
Come on!

Come on, Vinny!
Come on, finish him off!

This could end in a knockout!

Go to your corner.

Ma! He did it!
Ma! He just did it!

He knocked him out!
He knocked him out?

Oh, my God!

What are you doing?

Vinny!

Oh, my God!

Whoo!

Oh, my God, he did it!

You stuck it out, Vinny.

I did it with dogged determination
and persistent perseverance.

I'm back on top!
How do you feel, champ?

I feel like I should be on a box of
Wheaties, doing a Gatorade commercial.

I feel like I should be going to
Disneyland or something, I'm just...

I'm so happy!

So what?
You bulk up. No big deal.

It's Duran.

You'll have to fight
him super middleweight.

Yeah, you think
I can handle him?

I'd rather you fight
where you naturally live.

I don't want you to have to
starve yourself or bulk up.

But, yeah, you can handle him.

"Handle him"?
He's gonna murder him.

You're too fucking nervous, Kevin.
You know that?

Hey. You're not
nervous enough.

Yo.

Hey, you got it?

She's outside.
Nice!

Where you going?

We're just going to Dunkin'.
Grab some coffee.

All right.

You be back for dinner.

Yeah, well, he just
got this new car, Pops.

So I might be
a little late for dinner.

Does this mean
we're not going to AC?

Nah. Gotta be back tonight.
Let's just do Foxwoods.

All right.

Hey, so did you
figure out your next fight?

We're gonna skip
the rematch with Dele

and go in straight
to something bigger.

How big?

Like Duran big.

Holy shit. How much?
Jimmy!

Vinny. Vinny. Vinny.

Vinny.

Fuck!

Hey.

Hey! Call a
fucking ambulance!

You see the way he hits now?
Like a fucking bull.

Come on. Deal.

You're so quiet tonight,
Anthony.

I almost forgot you were there.

I came to play cards, not to hear
about your fucking kid all night.

Yeah. Fuck you.

Hey, Angelo, Vinny's on TV!

Jesus Christ already.

Good evening.
Rhode Island's own Pazmanian Devil

is in Kent County Memorial Hospital
tonight with a fractured neck.

News Watch 10 has obtained
these photographs

taken at the accident scene
not long after it happened.

They show the car in which
Vinny Pazienza was riding

as well as the other car...

...here at Kent
County Hospital

as friends and
family are gathering

to see what actually
happened in the accident.

Champ.

Champ...
No, honey, he can't.

They got him all drugged up
because he couldn't breathe.

What happened to him?

He got hit by a car.

No, what happened to him?

Angelo, sit down.

Champ?

Pop?
Yeah, I'm here.

Pop?
Champ.

Yeah?

- Your breath is killing me.
- Oh!

Thank you, God.

How do you feel?

Like I should be on
a box of Wheaties.

Why am I in this thing?

What?

You were in an accident.

Your neck's broke.

What are you talking about?

No, it's not.

Pop, I...

What are you talking about?
Ma, stop crying.

I'm gonna get the doctor.

I feel fine.

You're not fine, Vinny.

The break on the C3 is less than an
eighth of an inch from your spinal cord.

You don't need to be a radiologist
to see this is a problem.

Vinny, you're seriously injured.

This is going to be
a long road to recovery.

How much time?

How much time, what?

How much time until
I can fight again?

Vinny.

What?

Doc, how much time
until I can fight again?

Vinny, this is not the time
to be talking about this...

Ma, please. Let him answer.

I can't say with any certainty
you're going to walk again.

What are you talking about?
I can feel everything.

I feel fine, look.
Nurse...

I'm moving my toes.
Look, I can feel that.

Vinny, calm down.
Calm down.

I feel all this stuff.
I can move everything.

What are you talking about?
I can feel that.

I feel that! I feel fine!
Vinny!

Vinny! Vinny! Vinny!

Vinny, it's all right.
It's okay.

I feel fine, Doc.
You don't know... Stop.

You got my arm right there.
What are you talking about?

Okay. Kev, tell
them I'm going to fight again.

You tell them!

Kevin, just tell them...

How you feeling, Vinny?
Fine.

Listen, I want to talk to you one
more time about your options

before we proceed tomorrow.

No need.
Well...

If I install the halo, there's
no guarantee that it will work.

The halo relies solely on
your body healing on its own.

Well, that's good,
because I heal fast.

Not that fast.

It'll be six months until
you're really out of danger.

Until then, one bump, one fall,

any kind of movement and your
spinal cord could sever.

Any doctor in the world
would be telling you

that spinal fusion is really
the preferred procedure

with this severe of an injury.

You already told me all this.
You and my mom would get along great.

If you let me do the fusion,

I can guarantee you'll
be able to walk again.

That's not enough for me.

I need to be
able to fight again.

I need you to
understand the risks...

I understand.

I don't think you do.

You're not fusing my neck.

I want you to count
backwards from 10, Vinny.

Didn't they tell
you I'm a boxer?

Eight, seven... Not sure
if you know this, but...

...six, five...

Have you ever been to Mexico...

...three, two...

Where's my mom?

Okay.
Let's lift the head.

Careful.
You okay?

Come on. Come on.

- There he is. There he is.
- Get out of here.

Get out of here.
Come on, come on, get out of here.

You're gonna get run over
by the car, come on.

Nah, I'm fine.
I'm fine. I'm fine.

Ow!

Christ, you okay?

Come on, let me help you!
Let me help you, for Christ's sake!

Dad, get off me! Stop.

Come on. Come on.

All right.

Yeah.

Nah, I'm not getting
in that thing again.

Come on...
Nah. Put it away.

It's a...
It's a Craftmatic.

We got your room all set
up down here in the den.

Yeah, I saw that.

Brought your posters
down and everything.

Thanks, Jon.

What do you need?
Where's the parm?

I got it.

Look, I appreciate what you guys
are doing, but I'm not a handicap.

We left the wheelchair
in the car.

We just want to make sure that
you don't hurt yourself, Vin.

What are you trying to prove
getting up, anyways?

I'm not trying to
prove anything, Doreen.

If I would have asked you to
get me the parm a week ago,

you would have told me
to go fuck myself. Hey!

All right.
Yeah, that's fair.

There's your parm.

Vinny, I got two
color appointments,

but I'm gonna come home
and make you lunch, all right?

All right.
Okay.

Get some rest, champ.

I thought
the kids were gonna be...

Just curious. You know, you
kind ofjust wonder about these things.

Time may be running
out for the Red Sox. They may...

You like that?
Mmm-hmm. Yeah, I do.

Yeah, it's like a little jungle gym.

Yeah, swing around on it.
Yeah?

Go crazy.
I don't wanna hurt you.

No, you're not gonna hurt me.
Hey!

Give me a kiss.
Ow!

What? Come on.

Vin.
What?

My fuckin' hair's caught

in your fuckin' thing!
Sorry. Sorry. Sorry.

Ow!

Yeah, I got you.
It's fine.

Look at my hair now!

You look good. I'm sorry.

No. I can't do this.

Yeah, we don't have to kiss.
We'll figure something else out.

- Where you going?
- Come here.

Come here.

You see, that's not nice.

You can't just come over
here and tease me like that.

Vinny...
You know I'm right.

I gotta tell you...
Let it go. What?

That thing, it's freaking me out.
Yeah?

I don't know what
you want me to do.

Call me when
it's like a sweater.

Are you serious?
Yeah.

You rest. You need to rest.
Yeah.

Yeah, I know. I've rested plenty.
I need to not rest.

Yeah, don't come back.
All right.

You kiss me like that...

Fuck.

...for some time,
Midnight Madness became March Madness.

Welcome to the Robin Hood
Basketball Redemption Tour.

Hey, Kev. Hey.

This is how you're
spending your birthday?

Yeah, you know.

Come on. Get dressed.
I'm taking you out.

I don't wanna.

Come on.

Nah.

Let's go. Come on.

Let's go, come on!
We're gonna have fun tonight.

We'll do the Elevator.
We'll do the Elevator.

Look at that. Come on.

God, Kev, you're scarring me.
Sit down.

Come on. Come on.

I can't unsee what I just saw.

Get up. There you go.

Happy birthday, kid.
Hey, good to see you. Thank you.

I almost forgot.

All right, now hold on.
Yeah.

All right, come on.

There you go.

Kev, come on.
What's with all the moping?

Kev, come on.
Get me outta this thing!

Loosen up.
My God.

Why couldn't you
drive a minivan?

God.

All right.

Hey, what... Why are we going here?
What?

I'm gonna know
everybody in here.

You're not gonna know anyone.
It's a Tuesday.

Only skanks and
hoes work Tuesdays.

Or you may know everyone.

Surprise!

Happy birthday!

He had no idea!

Then why is it called an island?

It's not an actual island,
it's named after an island.

Rhodes.
Yes. The island of Rhodes.

Yes. See?
Cape Cod. Nantucket.

What are you talking about?
It has nothing to do with...

Here you are, champ!

This is it.

Huh?

This is it.

Vinny!

Oh.

Yeah.
Look at that.

- Beautiful.
- Really nice.

"WBA,
Junior Middleweight Champ."

You are.

All right.

Yeah, thanks, guys.
It really means a lot to me.

Everybody showing up here
and supporting me.

I just want to say thank you,
it really means a lot.

To Vinny!

Cheers!

All right!

This whole thing's a machine.

When the machine runs,
it feeds everybody.

When it's down, when it ain't running,
nobody eats. You understand?

The machine,
it don't stop for nobody.

Not for me, not for Don King,
not even for you.

Now, we know you still have three
months to defend your title...

We're asking you to
give that up now, Vin.

Defending your title in March
is just not a possibility.

Sometimes you gotta cut your
losses to count your gains.

Am I right?

You got your belt. Everybody
knows you're the champ.

It ain't personal.

Hey, happy birthday.

Thanks.

What'd those two
dumdums want from you?

Eh, nothing.

Huh?
Nothing.

You all right?
Yeah, I'm fine.

What's up?

Hey, we're not done here, Vinny.

We're not?
No.

We just need to figure out
what's next for you.

There's a whole
world outside the ring.

You know, Kev,

I'm getting pretty sick of people
talking about me like I'm dead.

Like I died in that car wreck.

Like it's just over for me.

Kev, I'm gonna fight again.

No, you ain't, Vinny.

That's what
everybody here knows,

but are afraid
to say it to your face.

You're not gonna fight again.
It's over.

You gotta let it go.

Make sure my folks
get home all right.

Twin River.

Jesus, Vinny.
Hey.

I know. And I can't even
park in the handicap spot.

How you feeling, honey?
Uh, I'm feelin' good. Yeah.

Thank you. You look good.

Good to have you back, Mr. Pazienza.
Hey.

Hey.

Hey, guys, how we doing?

Hey. How are you?

I'm Vinny Paz. Yeah.
Oh, yeah?

Can you take this off the table?

Yeah. Sure.

Twenty-two.

Easy! Easy, Kev!
Easy, easy, easy!

Your cab's coming.
Stand right here.

I don't want a cab!

Yeah, I know you don't,
but you're gonna get one.

Just stand right here.
All right, all right!

I'm not gonna get in the car!
Kevin!

Stay away from that car, Kevin!

Don't go in the car.
Kevin, don't do it!

You're right.
Come on back.

Ah, Jesus Christ.

Come on.

Hit me.

I'm sorry, Vinny.

Come on.

It's coming up right up here.

Vinny?
What?

What are you doing down there?

I don't know.

Come on, Pazman.

Let's go.

Fuck.

Ah!

Let's go. Come on.

Come on!

Come on, Vinny. Come on, Paz.

Come on.

Come on.

Come on. Yeah.

Come on, Paz.
Let's go, baby. Come on.

Let him sleep.
He was probably up reading.

Reading?

Why are you this stupid?

Hey.
Hey.

What you watching?

Just watching
the fights a little bit.

So, you get any
action at county or what?

Fuck off.

Jesus.
When did you get out?

Nah, I never went in.

I got released after 12 hours.

I lost my license. On probation.
It's fucking stupid.

Well, I'm glad you came over.

Nah. I should have
come by sooner.

I'll be right back.
I'm gonna say hi to your mom.

Yeah, hold on. Let me talk to
you about something real quick.

What?

I need your help.

What happened?
You in trouble?

What, gambling?
You need money? What? No, no.

No. None of that stuff.

Vinny, come on.
What? Say it. Yeah, yeah.

I know, I know.
I'm just going to show you.

Vin, come on.

What, did you buy
a new jean jacket?

I need you to start
training me again.

Fuck you.

Right?

Stop it.

I'm serious.
I see that.

Vinny, come on.
Sooner or later,

you got to start
accepting that maybe...

Look, I already started, Kev.

Started what?
With just the bar.

Now, I've been going real slow,

and I haven't rushed through anything,
just like you taught me...

Vinny, Vinny, Vinny.
Whoa! Vinny, no!

No!
What?

What are you doing?
This is insane.

You looked in the mirror lately?

You seen that
thing on your head?

Come on, you heard what the doctor said.
You're risking your life here.

What life?

Upstairs?

No, I can't do it.

This is a fucking
Hail Mary at best.

No it's...
No it's not. It's a gamble.

Yeah, I know that.

But, look, if there was a time to
roll the dice, this is it.

I mean, you just
don't know how to give up.

No, I do. Trust me, I do.
I know exactly how to give up.

You know what scares
the shit out of me, Kev?

Is that it's easy.

Something goes wrong and I'm involved,
I couldn't live with that.

Doreen, it's your play.
Come on.

Doreen.
What?

It's your turn.

I know it's my...
Give me a second.

I gotta figure
out what I'm doing.

- Doreen.
- What?

Come on, you're up.
Oh, my God.

I know it's me.
I gotta figure out something to do.

- Here, put this down there.
- You're awfully quiet tonight, Kevin.

I'm fine, Mrs. Pazienza.

It's your turn.
Yup.

Isn't Vinny doing great?

He's doing great.

What's this?

Kev, you think drinking is
such a good idea right now?

You're gonna
lecture me on moderation?

The balls on this kid.

Yeah. Since forever.

All right, you know, Kevin,
you're welcome to stay here on the couch.

You know, maybe you
shouldn't be driving.

No, I'm fine.

Ma, he can't drive.
He lost his license.

Vinny.

Louise?

There we go.
Okay, I got my card.

All right, Kevin, your turn.
Come on.

Kevin, you're up.

Come on.
I'm done.

What do you mean?
No, no, no, no...

Kev, what are you doing?

Go upstairs.

I'd love to.

I don't think I can
make it up the stairs.

Where's the bench press?

I threw it in the garbage.

Why would you do that?

Leave it.

You're a big dummy,
you know that?

Bench pressing.

How is that a good idea?
You should be doing shoulder work.

At least that will
help with your injury.

This way, you're gonna just look like
some I-Tal on Venice Beach.

You put me in a hell of a spot,
you know that?

Had to decide if it'd be worse to watch
you kill yourself or help you do it.

That's, like, the nicest thing
anyone's ever said to me.

Sit down, asshole.

There you go.

There you go.
Straighten up the back.

You get cable with that thing?
Yeah.

Is this making too much noise?

Nah. We're good.

Come on.

Vinny?
Vinny, I got to get the Christmas box.

Kev, get that box
right there. Yeah, Ma!

Kev's bringing it up to you.

There you go, Mrs. Pazienza.
All right.

Yeah, he's got it.
All right. Thank you.

What are you two
doing down there?

We're just going through
some of Vinny's old tapes.

Ten more.

Come on.

Come on, you're not
even counting. Five.

There. How do you feel?

Good? All right.

Hey, what happened to you?

Oh, yeah, yeah, I slipped coming
out of the bathroom yesterday.

Peppers.

- Peppers are good.
- All right, darling.

One day you're fighting
and calling each other names,

now you're giggling
like a bunch of school girls.

What the hell's
the matter with you two?

I don't know.
I don't know, Pops.

Just having a good day, I guess.

Yeah?
Well, knock it off.

So, you don't mind the
construction site on his face?

Construction
doesn't last forever.

You know,
I'm actually kind of into it.

It's like braces times 1,000.

I think this
might be the one, Vin.

That's it.
I told you.

Come on, do it again.
Baby, come on.

Oh, my God.

Hey...

Get out of my house.

You've been training under
my roof without telling me.

Pop, listen...
Right under my fucking nose.

You been doing
this the whole time?

Yeah.

It's been the only thing that's kept
me alive these last few months.

You lied to me, Vinny.

I lied to you?
Where were you tonight?

The fuck did you just say to me?

I'm sorry, Pop.
I didn't want you to worry.

Vinny.
What are you doing?

We gotta get
the show on the road.

Yeah, I know.
I told her I'm good.

You have to be given a sedative
for me to remove the screws.

Nah. Let's just do it.

Vinny. I can't do this without
giving you an anesthetic.

Listen to me, Doc...
It would be excruciatingly painful.

Okay, listen to me, Doc. I've never
done drugs in my life, all right?

I've never taken a hit, not a bump,
not a drag on a joint.

Nothing. So, I'm not
gonna start now.

Just take 'em out.

You ready?

Yeah. Let's do it.

Holy shit, Doc.
You're going the wrong way!

I'm not, Vinny.

Listen...
Are you sure?

It feels like you're
screwing it deeper!

What do you say we
give you a sedative?

No, I'm good.
Come on. I'm good.

Shit, Doc! It's leftie-loosey!
Do you know what you're doing?

Yes. I know. Thank you.

It's the calcification around
the threads breaking free.

It's like a rusty
bolt with Loctite on it.

Okay.

All right. Let's go.

Ah, fuck.

Okay. Breathe.

Oof!

Okay, there we go.
There we go. All right. Okay.

Piece of cake.

Whoo.

Okay. Got it.

There you go.

Come on.

Hey.

I think I'm gonna be all right.
Yeah?

Yeah.

Oh, thank you. Thank you.

- Thank you so much for helping out.
- You're welcome.

- Hey.
- I so appreciate it.

Thanks, Doc.
Thank you. Yeah.

Thank you, Doc.
Let's go.

Fuck me.

Good. Good.

How's that weight?

All right?

Sorry, Vinny, it's impossible.

I can't get anyone
to issue a fight.

Listen to me, Lou. I've been busting
my ass over here, all right?

Only one thing
got me through that.

Come on.

I don't care who it's with,

where it happens,
how much money it's for.

None of that.

I made the calls, Vinny.
No one will fight you.

No one wants to be the one to
send you back to the hospital.

I don't want to be
the one to say it...

Then don't.

Because I worked
too hard to hear it.

Vinny...

...tonight, any shot of
catching the Yankees,

the Red Sox play three in
Detroit starting tonight.

And let's face it, at six back,
they need a minor miracle,

probably a major miracle
to win this wildcard race.

All right. Thanks, Jo.

The dream lives on, Vinny Paz
anxiously awaiting the chance

to once again
pursue his boxing dream.

In the meantime, the Pazman is doing
all he can to keep his body in shape

as we discovered today.

There was always something ironic

about seeing the Pazmanian Devil

wearing a halo.

But the irony is gone,
replaced by iron.

Vinny Pazienza is
pumping iron again...

Hey.
Hey.

What did you do?

Hey. I didn't know
it was gonna get this crazy.

Come on.
We'll make it work. Let's go.

Whoa.

Hey, everybody,
how are we doing?

Vinny,
how you feeling? Hey, Vinny.

Good to see you guys.

Getting that right there?
All right, Vinny. Come on.

Okay, thank you, guys.
Go get changed.

Really, really appreciate it.

Give them a little show.
Okay.

All right.
The champ is here.

Hey, Vinny, how you feeling?

How am I feeling? I'm feeling like
a two-time world champion, Nicky.

I feel like
I'm moving faster, hitting stronger.

Looking good.
When's the next fight?

Uh, I don't know, but it's going to be...
It's gonna be huge.

All right. What's your
weight class gonna be?

Uh, super heavyweight.

I don't know. It's a good question.
Kev keeps fattening me up.

Can we get some
footage of you in the ring?

It'd be great for this piece.
Yeah.

No.
Hey, love to, guys,

but we didn't set up a sparring
partner for today's work, all right?

Kev, you guys wanna see me spar?
Yeah!

You guys wanna
see me spar? Come on.

Kev, seriously,
find somebody. I'm fine.

And they said I'd never walk again,
said I'd never box again.

Hey, Dino.
Go a couple of rounds?

What do you mean "no"?

Here I am, six months later.
Had screws in my head. I got these scars.

Chicks dig scars though,
right, Cindy?

Jose.

Hey, time flies.
Jose, let's go. Get in the ring.

Coming at his head.
Come on. Come on.

Kev, how we doing?

I don't know, Vinny.

Yeah.
What?

What, nobody wants to
spar with me?

Let's do it another day...
No. Come on.

Hey, Tommy. Come here.

Tommy, I need you
to spar with me.

Nah. I can't.
Why?

I just can't.

Come on.

Tommy.

What, nobody wants to
spar with me?

Hey. I'll spar with you.

Yeah? Good.
You're doing a good thing. Yeah.

- How tall are you?
- Like, six foot.

Oh, my God, you are huge.

Come on.

Wait. What are you doing,
man? Let's go.

Come on.

Come on.
What are you doing? Hit me!

I... I can't hit you, man.

Come on,
we're not dancing, bitch!

- Oh, shit.
- Whoa.

Shit.

Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm good.
Thank you.

Okay.
All right, champ. Way to go.

If all goes well at the
doctor's office on the 14th,

it won't be long until Vinny's
back here in the ring

bobbing and weaving and sparring
his way to fighting form.

As one of the most courageous comebacks
in boxing history continues.

The familiar desire and
determination are still there.

The halo that's got
a whole new appreciation...

I can sell this.

Come on.

This is too soon.

Is this Ma?
No.

I mean, yeah,
we talked about it,

but how many times you think
we had that conversation?

No, this is different.
This is me.

You don't think I'm ready?

I think you're in great shape.

Then what is it?

This whole thing.

The accident.

It woke me up.

I got a taste of
what it'd be like if...

Yeah, Pop.
That's what it did for me.

I got a taste.

When I was lying on the cot,

that's all I was
thinking about, was,

"What am I gonna
do after this?"

Am I gonna train
kids at the gym?

You know, bartend at night?

Talk about how I used to be a fighter,
used to be world champ?

No, this is what I do.

And I don't know
how not to do it.

Okay.

Look, I know you think I've been
doing a bang-up job all these years,

but that ain't exactly true.

I let you put yourself
in harm's way.

I... I pushed you to it.

No, you didn't.
No, I did.

No, you didn't do it.
I did! All right?

And I know it's a little late
to be making a change,

but...
What change?

I can't be in your
corner for this one.

Or any of them.

I can't be part of you
getting hurt no more.

Why are you
doing this right now?

I should have done
it a long time ago.

All right.

Vinny! You got a second?

Yeah. What's up, Lou?

I got a hell of
an offer for you.

Look, I told you I don't need a hell
of an offer, I just need a fight.

Under-promise, over-deliver.

Here comes the good news.

Okay, first off,
we've been trying

to get you
a fight this whole time.

Obviously the recent
press coverage...

Save it, Dan.

What are you bringing us, Lou?
Roberto Duran.

IBC World Super
Middleweight Title.

1.6 million dollars.

Biggest payday of your career.

So, we're good?

I mean, it's up to...
You know, up to Kev.

1.6 million...

Let's get it on.

Yeah, let's get it on!

- All right. Let's get a fight.
- Come on.

Come on.

Come on...

Vinny was the man,

the junior middleweight
champion of the world.

When a brutal car accident left him
inches away from complete paralysis,

doctors said he'd
never box again.

And the doctors told him,

"You'll never even walk again,
let alone fight."

He said "No, Doc,
I'm gonna fight!"

Doctor says,
"You're crazy, you can't even walk."

It's a fascinating story.
Vinny Pazienza.

Say hello to him.

Pazienza, Pazienza!

Oh, my God!
Look at him.

Oh, he looks so handsome.

You broke your neck, obviously.

I see you wearing
that brace there.

Then what?
The doctors told you, what,

you'd never even walk again,
let alone fight again?

Never fight again, but now
I'm about to fight Roberto Duran.

June 25th at
the MGM on pay-per-view.

We're a little
bit more than 48 hours away

from the showdown in Las Vegas between
Vinny Pazienza and Roberto Duran.

Duran's record, 93-9,
64 knockouts.

It's scheduled for 12 rounds,
and it should be one heck of a fight.

Twelve rounds of boxing

for the IBC Super
Middleweight Title!

Tonight's main
event is sanctioned

by the Nevada
Athletic Commission

and the honorable
Governor Bob Miller.

First,
introducing the principals.

Boxing out of the blue corner,
wearing the red trunks,

weighing in at
an even 165 pounds.

From Cranston, Rhode Island,

this man is a former two-time
world champion!

The Pazmanian Devil!

Vinny Pazienza!

And his opponent,
boxing out of the red corner.

This man needs no introduction.

Wearing the black trunks
with a solid gold trim,

he weighed in at a fit and
fighting-ready 165 and a half pounds.

93 wins with 64
coming by knockout.

He's a four-time
world champion.

El hijo de la
República de Panamá.

From Panama City, Panamá,
Manos de Piedras,

the Hands of Stone,

Roberto Duran!

These are dramatic
moments for Vinny Pazienza.

He has made it back
from a broken neck.

Doctors telling him
he might never walk again.

He wore the halo for six months.

The metal brace screwed into
his skull in four spots.

That he's standing in this ring
is a minor miracle in itself!

That and the fact that
he's jumped three weight classes

from where he won
his first title.

That makes this
a long shot at best.

All right, gentlemen, you know the rules.
I'm addressing them.

I want a good, clean fight.

Obey my commands at all times
and protect yourselves.

Now, tap gloves,
and come out fighting.

And what is
on everyone's mind is,

"Will the neck of
Pazienza hold up

"at a 12-round
championship fight?"

He's only sparred up until now.

And these are,
after all, the Hands of Stone

coming at him tonight.

Angelo Pazienza is
not in Vinny's corner tonight

for the first time in
his son's boxing career.

Come on.

And down goes Pazienza!

He took a huge shot
on that damaged neck!

Duran putting Pazienza
on the canvas in round one!

Four,

five, six...

Pazienza refuses
to take the entire count.

Not wise but
certainly consistent.

How are you
feeling? Huh?

You gave him a free shot.

How's the neck?

I'm good.

Every time he's
looking at that left hook,

you're under,
back with a left one, okay?

Move! You're bigger, you're stronger,
you're faster, all right?

The guy can't even move!

Everything off the jab.
Everything off the jab, all right?

Put your punches together.
Let's go! Okay.

All right.

Go kill him.

You can see it already.

Pazienza's moving well, but Duran's
catching Vinny on the way in.

He can't even get close.

Combination by Duran!

Move your head, Vinny!
Move your head!

Oh, God.

Vinny, what are you doing?
Keep your hands up!

Give me defense!

Good combination by Pazienza!

Right hand from Duran!

Duran with the big right hand!

Come on, Vinny! Why are you
going toe-to-toe with him?

And it's all Duran
here in the early going.

Don't slug with this guy.

You're a better boxer.
Everything off the jab.

On to round four.

It's been all Roberto Duran.
Good right hand there by Pazienza.

There you go!
Follow it up! Follow it up!

Keep moving!
Keep moving! Keep moving!

Pazienza's shaken by
the right hand delivered by Duran.

Use the ring!
Use the ring, damn it!

What's he doing?

I can't watch this.

Come on! Jab!

Roberto Duran
taking this fight over.

Watch out for the hook!
Watch out for the hook!

Every single time, he's looking

for that left hook, I told you.

I want you to move
away from it, all right?

...as Pazienza tries to
get his rhythm going in this fight.

Call it.

Call the fight,
for Christ's sake.

Not yet.

Come on!
He's dyin' out there!

Go sit down.

Relax, relax,
relax, relax. Huh?

Take a breath.

What'd my dad say?

It don't matter what
he said, all right? I can't...

Hey, Vin, listen to me. Hey!

If he didn't think you could
win this fight without him,

he'd be here
in the corner, okay?

Vinny, we started
this in a basement.

In a fucking basement!

Now, go out there
and show me how you do things.

Show me how you live.

Show me how you fight.

Want me to show you how I fight?

Yeah.

Show me who the fuck you are.

Again, Pazienza
backed into the corner.

Duran misses!

Big overhand
right from Pazienza!

There you go, there you go!

Move! Move!
Move! You got him, Vinny!

There you go! Get him! Come on!
Get him! Get him!

Through the body, Vinny.

Give him a 5-6, 5-6!

Pazienza turning
things around... There you go.

...in the 7th round.

5-5-1, Vinny.
5-5-1! Go big!

Come on, kid.
Listen to me.

That's how you fight. Huh?

That's how you box!

You're a fucking animal, Vinny!

What a round for Vinny Pazienza!

And now, this is
the Pazienza we've seen before!

The brawling, powerful Pazienza!

Pazienza laying
through the pit of Duran.

You hear them? Yeah!
Yeah.

You got him! Go!

Pazienza with a wicked
shot to the side of Duran's head!

These are huge moments
for Vinny Pazienza!

Lovely combinations!

Do the jab, nice, Vinny!

Pull it together!
Pull it together!

Left hand planted by Pazienza!

Another left by Pazienza.
And a win by Pazienza!

...I don't think any of us
thought we were going to be here now.

A wild 11th round with Pazienza
making what looks like

an improbable
comeback in this fight.

It is a
street fight at this point.

Pazienza does not look good.

He is bleeding from everywhere.

If Vinny Pazienza came in with
one plan, he's got another now.

Last round. All in, Vinny!

All fucking in, you hear me?

Now finish it!

That's what you do best.
You finish, all right?

Three minutes,
you're champion of the world.

Three minutes.
Three minutes.

Let's go.

And here we go
with the final round.

Round 12!

Come on, Vinny!
You got this guy! Come on...

Beautiful combination
by Pazienza. Come on!

Move your feet, Vinny!
Move your feet! There you go!

Pazienza's stumbling
following a right hand by Duran!

Vinny, Vinny, Vinny...

Come on!

This crowd
that was booing Vinny Pazienza

from moments early in
the fight, on its feet!

Come on, this is it!
This is it!

Come on!

I cannot believe
they're both still standing!

Come on, Vinny!

And it's all over!

Goes the distance.

And it's in
the hands of the judges.

Ladies and gentlemen,

after 12 action-packed
championship rounds of boxing,

I give you the scoring
by the judges as follows.

Judge Chuck Giampa
scores the bout 114-114.

Judge Dave Moretti and Judge Jerry
Roth both score the bout 115-113

for the winner,

and IBC Super Middleweight
Champion of the World,

Vinny, the Pazmanian Devil!

Oh, my God!

People are calling this one of the most
unlikely comebacks in sports history.

What do you attribute it to?

Um...

Yeah, I don't know.
I had a lot of help.

But you've also had
a lot of adversity.

You've had issues with management,
conflicts of interest...

Yeah, well, the boxing world
looks shiny from the outside.

It's filled with
promises that...

Most of them
turn out to be lies.

You can't rely on anyone.

So, what would you say
the biggest deception was?

What was the biggest lie
you were told?

It's not that simple.

Why not?

No, that's the biggest
lie I was ever told.

"It's not that simple."

And it's a lie they tell you
over and over again.

What's not simple?

Any of it.

All of it.

It's how they
get you to give up.

They say, "It's not
that simple, Vinny."

So, what's the truth?

That it is.

That if you just do the thing
that they tell you, you can't,

then it's done.

And you realize
it is that simple.

And that it always was.

I feel like I should be
on a box of Wheaties tomorrow,

doing Gatorade commercials,
going to Disneyland.

I'm just so happy!

'Cause no one in the history
of sports, to my knowledge,

has ever come back
from this type of injury.

I didn't want him to box. I wanted
him to be... Anything but boxing.

He's a fighter.

And a fighter,
you don't make fighters.

Vinny's a born fighter.

Lou Duva's
looking at suspension.

That's not professional.

And Dr. Cotter had a tear in his eye.
I could tell he felt for me.

And he said, "Son, I'm sorry to
say you're not gonna box again."

And I looked at him,
and I said, "No, Dr. Cotter. You're wrong.

"I am gonna box again."

I said, "You don't understand
what kind of man I am."

This halo portion goes
around the person's head,

and is placed much like this.

It's held in place
by these rather

medieval devices
called screws...

This fight was for
the people of Rhode Island,

and it was for the believers
that believed in me.

I think you all came out.
For the believers, I want to thank you.

And I proved something to you.
I wanted to make you people proud.

And for the non-believers,
I just want to tell you,

it's time to realize that the Pazmanian
Devil is no fictitious character.