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That's it.

Down to the body now.

That's it.

And again.

Come on, Jimmy. Get off them ropes.

Right, that's enough.

Eddie.

Leave him in.

You alright?

Yeah.

Let's finish the round, then.

Come out of there, Jimmy.

Mm...

Thanks. Good man.

Give us your glove.

Bill, I'm alright.

I just got caught with a shot.

Pull.

Bill, I can carry on. I just got caught.

Pull. Pull.

Alright.

Go and have a nice hot shower. Go on.

Longshanks, come on.

Go straight into him.

Body shots. Plenty of 'em.

Joe.

- Jimmy! Good to see you.

- You too, Joe.

Hey, what's all this, eh?

Come on, sit down.

- How was your workout?

- Yeah, good.

- You eaten yet?

- No, I'm alright, thanks.

Would you bring my friend here

a steak, please?

- Honestly, Joe, I'm alright.

- Excuse me.

I've just had one and they're delicious.

Bring him a medium-rare steak, alright?

- And anything to drink?

- No, I'm not drinking, thanks.

I'll have, erm...

I'll have a glass of water.

- Sure.

- Thanks.

So, you've come to borrow a razor, right?

I've come out with no money on me...

What, I can't buy you dinner? Please.

And how's William?

He's alright, yeah.

You know Bill. He's, erm...

He's Bill, in't he? He doesn't change.

Good man, Bill. Solid.

A good, good man.

Yeah. Yeah.

I don't think I've seen you

since your mum passed, Jimmy.

Lovely lady. How long ago was that?

It was a year ago, Joe.

Yeah.

- Thanks.

- So, what's happening with you?

Erm...

To be honest, I'm looking for work.

I wondered if you had any.

What kind of work are you looking for?

I just need to get in front.

I'm looking to fight again.

Unlicensed?

Yeah.

If you're looking for a couple

of hundred quid, there are shows.

They call them unlicensed, but mainly

they're office boys f***ing about.

I know... What if I want to make

a bit more, Joe?

Couple of grand. Just a one-off.

I don't care who they put me in with.

What kind of condition are you in,

Jimmy? Have you still got it?

Yeah. I feel good.

Yeah.

There is a show at the end of

next month, up North, friends of mine.

They've got this kid.

I won't lie to you, Jimmy.

He's a bit warm and he's a big lad.

How do you feel about

giving the weight away?

That's fine. Yeah, I'll take it, Joe.

I'll take it.

He's dangerous, this kid. He hurts people.

And that's what they pay the money for.

They wanna see him hurt people.

But they want somebody in with him

who can mix it up.

They want their money's worth.

So, yeah...

I think I can get you your money.

I'll tell them I've got an ex-ABA

champion who's looking for a fight.

Jimmy,

you were one of the bravest kids

I ever saw.

The thing I don't know is

what kind of nick you're in now.

So if you take this, it's on your back.

Whatever happens up there,

you are on your own.

- Yeah, I know.

- And you're up for it?

Yeah, I'm up for it.

- Right. I'll make the phone call.

- Thanks, Joe.

Oh, look! Steak's here.

Lucky you don't have to make the weight.

Appreciate it. Thanks.

So how's that steak, eh?

It's lovely, Joe. Thanks.

You didn't have to do that.

You're on.

Two-and-a-half grand.

If there's a knockout, last one

left standing gets a 500 bonus.

So the worst that can happen,

you walk out with two-and-a-half grand,

and possibly three.

- Is it gloves, Joe?

- Yeah, course it is.

But you know the game, Jimmy.

Come on, it's unlicensed.

Can't promise you

the Marquess of Queensberry, son.

What are you thinking?

I'm thinking it's great.

I'll take it, Joe. Thanks.

You brave little f***er.

But you always were.

How old were you when you won the ABAs?

It was the juniors, Joe.

I won the Junior ABAs.

I was only 16.

I was there when you knocked out

Peter McCauley at the hall.

How old was you then? You was only a lad.

That was my first unlicensed, so I was 22.

He was a class fighter an' all,

McCauley, wasn't he?

He was past it by then, to be honest, Joe.

Don't do yourself down.

You showed your class that night.

You had bottle.

My God, did you have bottle.

Right.

Joe, can I ask you something, please?

Sure.

I'm so sorry to do this.

- I, er...

- What is it?

Joe, is there any chance

I can get a little sub,

just to get me over to the fight?

How much do you need?

Anything you got, really.

Sorry to do this.

Two hundred sort you out?

Yeah, that's plenty, yeah. Thanks, Joe.

- I'll give you it out the fight purse.

- Course you will.

Thanks, Joe.

I may pop by the gym tomorrow, catch up

with Bill if I'm round that way.

Joe, I've, erm...

I've not told Bill about this.

You know what he's like with unlicensed.

- I'd rather keep this to ourselves.

- Say no more. Come here.

Be lucky up there, eh?

Thanks, Joe. Cheers.

Pick me a winner, eh?

Cheers, Joe.

Okay, everyone.

Welcome to the Saturday afternoon

Lambeth meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous.

My name's Mary and I'm an alcoholic.

Hello, Mary.

I've asked Tommy to read the preamble.

My name's Tommy and I'm an alcoholic.

Hello, Tommy.

Alcoholics Anonymous

is a fellowship of men and women

who share their experience,

strength and hope with each other

that they may solve their common problems

and help others

to recover from alcoholism.

The only requirement for membership

is a desire to stop drinking.

There are no dues or fees

for AA membership.

We are self-supporting

through our own contributions.

AA is not allied with

any sect, denomination,

politics, organisation or institution,

does not wish to engage

in any controversy,

neither endorses nor opposes any causes.

Our primary purpose is to stay sober

and help other alcoholics

to achieve sobriety.

Thanks, Tommy.

Do we have any newcomers to the group?

This is not to embarrass you,

just so we can give you the same warm

welcome we received when we came in.

Hi. My name's Michael

and I am an alcoholic.

Hi, Michael.

Thank you.

This is only my second-ever meeting.

Welcome.

Do we have anyone else who's new?

Okay. Well, you're all

very welcome anyway.

The format of this meeting

is our guest speaker

will share his experience,

strength and hope with us

for around 20 minutes...

- F***in' hell! F***in' get off!

- Thieving little c*nt!

- Who are ya?

- It's Jimmy, it's Jimmy McCabe, Bill.

F***! Fu...

Wanna cup of tea?

F***in' hell!

You take sugar?

No, thank you.

- Here you are.

- Cheers.

Come and sit your bum down here. Come on.

So what are you doing here, Jimmy?

Looking for a place to kip?

No.

I lost my keys and I just thought...

I'm sorry, Bill. What are you doing here

at this time of night?

What are you, a policeman?

So how you doing? You, erm...

You sorting yourself out?

- Yeah, I'm alright, Bill.

- Still boozing?

No, I'm off it.

That's good news.

I was going through some paperwork

the other day and, er...

I found this old clipping

of when you won the juniors.

What was you, about 14?

I was 16.

- 16? 16 years of age?

- Yeah.

Here you are. You should read it.

Take it home with ya.

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