Not exact matches
The Fighter (R for violence, sexuality, drug use and pervasive profanity) Overcoming the odds bio-pic chronicling light welterweight
boxer «Irish» Mickey Ward's (Mark Wahlberg)
real - life journey on the road to redemption with the help of his half - brother trainer (Christian Bale) leading to a shot
at the championship title.
Tragedy strikes after Hope gets into a brawl with another fighter (
real - life
boxer Victor Ortiz)
at a charity event.
The Fighter (12/10) Overcoming the odds bio-pic chronicling light welterweight
boxer «Irish» Micky Ward's (Mark Wahlberg)
real - life journey on the road to redemption with the help of his half - brother trainer (Christian Bale) leading to a shot
at the championship title.
Ostensibly based on the same short story that spawned the original Twilight Zone episode «Steel,» it takes no more than the basic premise (a future where human boxing has been replaced with robots, a down -
at - heels former
boxer trying to get by with failing equipment) and spins a story of father / son bonding and a
real jerk of a would - be dad getting a shot
at redemption.
Las Vegas oddsmaker John Avello posts a line - it's playful, with no
real wagering - and he lists a smooth fox terrier as the favorite
at 6 - 1, followed by a Pekingese
at 7 - 1, a
boxer at 8 - 1 and an Irish setter
at 10 - 1.