Hands of Stone Page #3

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and that's why I'm here.

Because a new

golden era for boxing

begins with Roberto Durn.

(cheering)

FA:

(crowd shouting)

CONDON:

With 28 wins, zero losses

and 24 knockouts...

from the slums

of El Chorrillo, Panama...

-(cheering loudly)

-...Roberto Durn.

The lightweight

champion of the world,

Ken Buchanan.

(cheering)

He's got a skirt?

He is wearing a skirt, Roberto!

A f***in' skirt!

(laughing, whooping)

Take him to the movies.

Charm him.

Let him open up.

Then go to work on him.

Remember what we worked on.

Strategy.

Excuse me.

(conversing in Spanish)

Are they fighting yet?

It's about to start.

(bell clangs, crowd cheers)

DON DUNPHY:
Durn is certainly

trying to improve on

his nine one-round

knockouts here.

He's throwing everything.

(grunts)

(cheering)

DUNPHY:
Johnny scores it

as a knockdown.

(shouting indistinctly)

Find that body!

DUNPHY:
The challenger

is a little over-anxious.

It was almost Buchanan

scoring the knockdown.

Kill him, cholo!

(bell clanging)

DUNPHY:

Durn may punch himself out.

Don't rush in. You got him.

Just keep on him.

Remember the strategy.

He wants you to get tired.

I don't care

about the strategy.

- I'll kill him.

- Listen to me.

If you don't go in

with a feint and a jab,

he's going to nail you

on the way in. He's tall.

He's-he's too tall for you.

Strategy.

Stick with the strategy.

- F*** off.

- No, don't tell me that.

Don't say those things to me.

F*** off. Yeah, yeah, he's tall

and he's gonna nail me.

What, you work for him or what?

- Are you out of your mind?

- Yeah, he's taller than me...

What am I doing here?

I don't need this.

Yeah, because he's gringo.

- Listen, you stupid

little schmuck. -Right?

You want me to leave here?

I can leave you in the corner

by yourself.

Now behave yourself,

act like a grown-up,

-and stop being a baby.

- I'm f***ing with you.

- I'm nervous, okay? -I know you

are, I know you're nervous,

-but look at him.

- Don't make me worse, okay?

I'm... You're making

yourself worse.

- Okay, relax now.

- You're mak-- no, you relax.

You get out there and

you show me what you can do.

You pace yourself.

You be the boss.

(horn blows)

Keep the pressure on him

behind the jabs.

Start working on the body.

Keep the pressure on--

that's...

keep the pressure on him.

(bell clangs)

(speaks indistinctly)

What's going on?

(crowd cheering wildly)

DUNPHY:
Durn's going

for that knockout.

That's a white b*tch, Cholo!

Eso una perra blanca, Cholo!

DUNPHY:

Oh!

He really hurt him that time.

Buchanan's in trouble...

Make him sh*t his pants!

Buchanan's mouthpiece goes out!

(bell clangs)

Remember, Buchanan came

from a broken home.

(cheering)

Get him up against the ropes!

(announcer speaking Spanish)

(announcerconfinues

speaking Spanish)

(clangig)

(cheering)

(all shouting)

Chow'.!

-(crowd cheering wildly)

- RAY:
Johnny. Johnny.

That was a clean shot.

You gotta know that.

We're in New York City,

don't forget, don't forget.

(whooping)

- I didn't hit him in the,

in the, in the balls. -No, no.

- I hit him in the gut.

- No, believe me, I know.

Durn! Durn!

(shouting)

(man Speaking Spanish)

TRAINER:

He's good.

- He's good.

- I can hear you.

I can hear you, I'm okay.

- I'm okay.

- He's good.

(cheering)

(whooping)

- Hey!

-(squealing gleefully)

(whoops)

(chanting):
Durn, Durn,

Durn, Durn, Durn!

Hey!

We love you, Panama!

Durn, Durn, Duran...

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh-oh...

FA:

Hey, Ray! Cheers.

- I got a question for you.

- Yeah.

Why you always brushed my hair

when we were in the corners?

Fighter punches you,

feels proud.

Bell sounds, next round starts,

you come out looking all fresh,

like you just

came out of the shower.

Drives him nuts.

He thinks he can't hurt you.

All psychological.

Oh...

- Strategy-

- Strategy-

- Aha.

- Strategy.

Aha, you schmuck.

- Huh?

- Now you're speaking Yiddish.

- Yeah.

- Yes.

"Schmlendeck."

Schmendrick. Putz.

Yeah, son of a putz.

- Hey, watch my hair gel.

(laughs) -No, no, I just...

I just...

Yeah.

(Felicidad shrieks happily,

Durn speaks Spanish)

FA:

(Durn chuckles)

("El Desierto" by Lhasa de Sela

playing)

(Felicidad chuckles)

FA:

(screams)

(Felicidad panting)

(groans in pain)

Open my belly!

Don't open her belly!

Empuja.

How do we call him?

Roberto Duran

FA:

(cheering)

(groans)

It's a girl!

FA:

Another girl

Roberto Duran.

You can't name them all Roberto.

Let's name him Robin, then, like Robin Hood.

We fight the rich to give the poor.

FA:

Another boy and his name is Roberto Durn.

And I don't wanna hear it.

(children cheering)

(chatter in Spanish)

How are the girls? Did you eat?

Yes!

Get some sodas.

(Speaks Spanish)

What's wrong?

Papi, we've given away

100 grand already.

What's the problem?

We got money.

And it's good to give.

Look how happy everyone is.

Thanks for the food, Duran.

("Tiburon" by Rubn Blades

playing)

(chatter in Spanish)

Jump! Jump!

(cheering)

PRESIDENT CARTER (muffled):

We are here to participate in

the signing of treaties

which will assure

a peaceful and prosperous...

(clear):

...of the United States

to the belief that fairness

and not force

should lie at the heart

of our dealings

with the nations of the world.

Dear Mr. President Carter.

In the name of the truth of logic,

I would like to say,

that we will sign this treaty.

He's signing the treaty!

The treaty is signed! The Canal is ours!

Blondie!

They're gonna give us the canal!

General Torrijos signed the treaty!

See to believe the word of a Yankee.

(Durn speaks Spanish)

Come see what I got you.

But wait... this is important.

- Torrijos is good with the people.

- You wanna see the real Panama canal?

I've seen that tiny canal a million times.

You say that because all you have is a sail boat.

A sail boat? I got the Titanic here.

Sink it then.

All Panama is celebrating in the streets

and you are not even happy?

Happy about what?

About what?

You've obviously never been chased by a Marine.

Excuse me?

Rich girl.

Get off of me.

Now you gonna get mad?

Yes. You're talking sh*t.

Eh?

They offer to return your own territory in 1999.

In twenty years!

For f***'s sake, it's ours!

And it has nothing to do with being rich or poor.

It's common sense.

Now this is f***ed.

I'm celebrating and you are pissed.

If you wanna make your people proud,

this is the guy to beat.

What does it say?

When are you gonna learn to read?

What does it say?

It says "Fighter of the year".

Fighter of the year? This clown?

He hasn't fought a man in his life.

He is the symbol of American sports.

My balls.

He's the symbol of American Sports.

(mimicking)

If you want your Torrijos-Carter treaty...

to mean anything for this country...

before 1999...

destroy their idol

and make them respect Panama.

That idol goes down in one round.

Let me see it.

For you I got 15 rounds or more.

("Bim Sala Bim"

by Hudson County playing)

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