Back in the Day

1

Yeah.

That's my heart pounding.

Biggest fight of my life...

Title shot.

Anthony Rodriguez is my name.

They call me lefty.

Anyway,

I wasn't suppose to be here.

People will doubt you

until you prove them wrong.

Too many haters out there,

who don't have the balls

to strive for their dreams.

So they sh*t on yours.

Now it comes down to 36

minutes in the ring, Max.

And all those thoughts

stirring through my head

don't mean a damn thing

until that bell rings.

This is one for the ages, folks!

Who would believe

Rodriguez would be

in the 10th round with Dawson?

I said right!

Yeah! Throw that hook!

Watch it!

Yeah!

A strong finish in the round

for Rodriguez.

Huh! Nothing, huh?

How does it feel to get your ass

kicked in front of world, huh?

In front of the world, baby!

Dawson just won't let up

with the taunting.

Hey! Don't let him

get into your head, man.

That's his game.

Tonight is your night.

That f***ing belt

belongs to you. All right?

Brooklyn! Brooklyn!

He's from the neighborhood.

He's a Brooklyn boy.

Now you go on there and you go get him!

Get him!

Round 11, folks,

and it doesn't get

any better than this

here at Caesars Palace,

Atlantic city.

...Each your corner.

Rodriguez is down

for the third time,

and, folks, this might be it.

- Three...

- Come on, get up!

Four...

Five, six...

- Seven...

- Get up! Come on!

Are you kidding me!

Don't let him take your heart!

You kidding me?

You want another beating?

He's back on his feet.

Unbelievable heart

from Rodriguez.

Are y'all seeing this?

Let's go!

Now get that air

in your lungs and let's go!

Dawson's looking to close

this round out strong!

There you go! There you go!

Stop, break. Let's go.

Lay the f*** down,

you dumb Guinea-rican!

Do yourself

a f***ing favor, man.

Lay down, motherf***er.

Yeah!

Yeah!

Oh, what an upper cut

from Rodriguez!

Well, folks, you'll get your

money's worth on this one.

A true middleweight classic.

Come on, now.

Breathe, breathe.

All right, pretty boy?

Three minutes left.

It's the final three minutes.

All right?

It's all up to you, Anthony.

You need a knockout.

It's your time to make history.

This is your last chance

you'll ever be here again.

Everything you've been

through in your life

comes down to these

final three minutes.

So you give it everything

you have left in your body

and shut that a**hole up!

Yeah.

All right?

You hear me?

You hear me?

Now you get out there.

You're my champ!

- Go ahead.

All right, here we go

for the twelfth and final round!

Dawson's got Rodriguez

in the corner.

Oh, some great body shots

by Rodriguez!

A hard right!

Wow, he's got him!

Show him who the champ is!

There you go!

Yeah!

Dawson's down for the

first time in his career!

Oh, my god! He's done it!

Anthony Rodriguez is the new

middleweight champion of the world!

Goodbye, Reggie Dawson.

Hello, Anthony Rodriguez!

In a stunning upset,

Anthony "lefty" Rodriguez became

the middleweight champion

of the world last night,

beating undisputed champion,

Reggie Dawson,

in a twelfth round knockout

that stunned the boxing world.

Some words from Reggie Dawson.

Yo, man, are you kidding me?

Are you people everywhere?

Yo, let tell you

something right now.

Anthony Rodriguez

is one lucky mother...

I want to tell him right now,

matter of fact,

I want to tell all of y'all.

I want a rematch. That sh*t

ain't gonna happen again.

Get out of my face, it's over.

Hello.

Yeah, I know.

Don't worry about it.

If I say I'm gonna be someplace,

then I'm gonna be there.

Hey, I can't believe it.

That's Anthony Rodriguez.

- I know him.

- You know him?

Yeah, we're good friends.

Hey, Anthony!

What, you don't remember me?

Come on. Sal?

Sallie from the neighborhood.

I go to all your fights.

Yeah, yeah, that's right.

How you doing?

I'm doing great.

I am doing great, Anthony!

Not as good you, though.

I mean, come on, man, that's some

set of wheels you got there.

And that fight last night...

Way to go. I'm so glad

you kicked Dawson's ass.

Thank you.

Listen, I gotta meet

somebody inside.

Okay, sure. But, hey,

before you go,

you think maybe give a little

shout out in my cellphone here

for my wife, you know.

She's a big fan too,

and I'll impress her if I bring it

home with me and all, you know?

- Okay, all right.

- I'll tell you when.

What's your name, again?

Sal! Sallie,

from the neighborhood.

- Come on, you know!

- Yeah, yeah, that's right.

You know.

All right, you're ready

and... go.

Hey, Sallie!

This is your boy,

Anthony Rodriguez.

You the man, Sal!

You the man!

Good?

Good? That was great!

Thanks a lot, Anthony.

I appreciate it.

Enjoy your lunch, champ,

all right?

Thank you.

I told you we were close.

Like that.

Hey, Dino.

Hey, Anthony, how you doing?

- Good, how are you?

- Congratulations.

- Great fight. Amazing.

- Thank you.

Larry's been waiting

here for you.

- Okay.

- Let me take your coat.

Thank you.

Let me know if you need

anything. All right.

Hey.

Anthony "lefty" Rodriguez!

Forevermore known as champ.

How are you, Larry?

Finally got you

in a one-on-one sit-down.

Why did you pick this place?

The food.

It's really good here.

Most fighters, they want fans

to know who they really are,

where they come from,

what they're made of.

And reporters want

to know that too.

They want to connect the dots.

But it's almost like you've been

hiding something all these years.

I really wasn't ready to talk.

But now since it's over...

I'm ready to tell you

how it all began.

So...

So tell me what it feels

like to be back here.

Don't actually feel the same.

What do you mean?

Being here.

I haven't been back since.

Since what?

We'll get to that.

What was it like for you

growing up in this

neighborhood, Anthony?

Whoa, did you see that?

What else do we got?

The bandolier!

Matt, what are you doing?

Save some stuff for the fourth.

Ha! F*** it!

Come on, Anthony.

Come on.

Oh, wow, that was great!

Hey! Hey! Va Fangul!

All the f***in' day,

you light up-ah

these-ah fireworks

and put the fire on the street.

And shut the f***ing music off!

Why you don't go

to the park, huh?

Okay. Relax,

Mr. Volpe.

Don't you tell-ah me

to relax, Matthew.

Wait until I tell your papa.

I would tell yours too, Anthony,

but I don't talk-ah

to no spic.

Bastard.

I can't believe that old

geezer said that to you.

It's all right, Matt.

I'm used to it.

It's not okay.

Hey, I got an idea.

The noise bothers

that cranky ass?

Wait till he gets a blockbuster

through his living room window.

This is crazy, Matt.

It's not a big deal.

This will just scare

the sh*t out of him.

You really need

to toughen up, Anthony.

Come on, give me the lighter.

Light it up.

Oh, my god.

Come on, light it.

He deserves this

for what he said to you.

You son of a b*tch!

Damn, that was loud!

What's going on, Anthony?

Hi, dad.

Hi, Mr. Rodriguez.

What the hell are you kids

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