up until Walter accidentally knocks out his opponent with a surprisingly deadly left hook.

The performance is strong enough to convince Willy, a local boxing promoter, to give Walter a shot as a prize fighter. Walter begins training with Willy’s trainer, Lew, and spends the second act of the film alternating between winning fights, romancing Willy’s kid sister, and breaking into song at random intervals, as people in musicals are wont to do. Mercifully, none of these songs occur in the ring.

In the film’s final match, Walter faces off against his biggest opponent yet, a fighter named Ramon “Sugar Boy” Romero (played by real life boxer Orlando de la Fuentes). Local gangsters try to convince Walter to throw the fight, but he refuses. He steps into the ring and,Crosswalk.com aims to offer the most compelling biblically-based content to Christians on their walk with Jesus. Crosswalk.com is your online destination for all areas of Christian Living – faith, family, fun, and community. Each category is further divided into areas important to you and your Christian faith including Bible study, daily devotions, marriage, parenting, movie reviews, music, news, and more.

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2012Jul 17

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