Portrait of the Fighter as a Young Man Page #5

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Told him he owes us.

Yeah, I know, Ma. I don't want things

going the way they've been going.

Mick, that last fight,

it was unfair. That was unfair.

- And we ain't gonna repeat that. Right?

- No, not on your life.

No, but...

It's just you in the ring.

Yeah, I know it's me in the ring.

But I don't like the way things

have been going here.

- Where?

- Here. This. Us. Lowell.

The whole routine.

- George, stay out of it.

- You're doing all the talking.

Let him talk. Listen.

- I'm askin' him.

- You're tellin' him.

- Listen.

- Stay out of it.

Don't tell me to stay out of it.

Mick, what's the problem?

- The problems.

- What problems?

- Problems...

- Like what?

Like, maybe you not

showing up on time to train.

Like maybe him having to come

find you in a crack house

when you're supposed

to be at the airport.

I'm sorry. I don't know who

you are, or why you're talking.

I'm Charlene. We just met.

We're together. Do we need

to do this again? Hi, I'm Charlene.

Hi, I'm Charlene.

Hi, I'm Charlene.

Hey, we're together!

What are you gonna do, Mick? Listen

to some MTV girl who works in a bar?

What's she know about boxing?

I know that going to Vegas

and gettin' paid to train year-round

sounds a hell of a lot better

than what you got him doing here.

You gonna let her talk

like that to your mother?

Come on, Micky.

I told you, we're together.

This is my girlfriend. I want her here.

I have done everything...

everything I could for you, Micky.

- This MTV girl comes along...

- Stop calling me an MTV girl,

whatever the f*** that means.

- Skank.

- It's wild.

I've been doing this over 15 years.

She comes in, disrespects me.

She don't mean no disrespect, OK?

I had a chance to get paid to train

year-round, year-round, OK?

That's all she's talking about.

I would hope that you guys

could appreciate that.

I know what you're talking about.

All right? I could've had that.

You know? I had... I had opportunities,

like maybe you're gonna have.

Now... You want money

so you can train year-round? Yeah?

I'll get you money

so you can train year-round.

- You? How?

- Yeah, I'll do it. Trust me.

Hey, trust me. All right? Done.

All right? Charlene? Yeah? Everyone?

So, you put in $200, right?

Then you get ten other people

to put in 200...

...and you got your 2,000.

- Everybody give you $200?

- No, not everybody, just ten of you.

Ten lucky ones.

You rip us off.

No, no, I'm giving you an opportunity.

You give me $200.

No, you get that from ten other people

who you offer the opportunity to.

Right? You understand? No?

He thinks you think

Cambodian people are stupid.

I love Cambodian people.

I mean, look at Karen.

She's my girlfriend.

She's beautiful. I love her.

You know, and Brian.

We work on a road crew together.

- Well, not so much lately.

- We work on a road crew together.

You haven't been showing up,

that's all I'm saying.

This ain't an anti-Cambodian thing.

White people do this

to other white people.

- It's what makes the world go round.

- Boo Boo, I don't think that's helping.

I mean, this is...

a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

I mean, they didn't understand.

You know, I mean,

they're practically my gang.

Usually, they listen to what I say,

but theyjust didn't understand

the opportunity, you know,

I was offering them.

- What were we talking about?

- Before you fought Sugar Ray.

Right, right, right. I mean,

Sugar Ray was too much too soon.

You know, I needed to build up slow.

You know, right?

What's this movie about, again?

I told you,

it's about crack addiction.

Showing what it really is

so kids can see it for real.

F***.

We gotta get Mick's money.

Yes! That was awesome!

Go. Right now.

Go, go, go...

- Get out of the car!

- Oh, sh*t!

Get out of the car, now!

Move!

Put your hands on the roof!

Put your hands on the roof!

- That's it! Empty your pockets!

- Are you a cop?

Go to the f***in' sidewalk. Move!

F***in' move! Don't turn around!

Don't turn around!

Gonna have to take your vehicle.

- How am I gonna get home?

- That's your problem!

Get us some rocks.

How much we got here? Count it.

What the f***?!

That's the guy! He did it to me

and he's doing it again!

- Dicky, get on the ground, right now!

- Get that f***ing!

Ta-da! What do you think?

Open the door!

Trying to get off the f***in' street!

What the f***! I'm trying

to get off the f***in' street!

Get your f***in' hands off me!

Did you hear me?!

You gotta see this!

They're f***in' up Dicky Eklund!

It's Dicky! It's Dicky Eklund.

The cops are all over him.

They're f***in' punching him,

they're beatin' him. He needs help!

Stay here! Don't get up. Stay here!

- Listen to him. You stay right here.

- I gotta go.

You better get back here.

Are you f***in' kidding me?

Hey, what the f***? Come on,

just put him in the car!

You don't need to do that!

Just put him in the car!

- Come on, just let him go!

- You wanna get involved?

Now you're involved!

You're f***in' up my brother!

I'll kill you!

He's a fighter! Break his f***in' hands!

- Don't!

- I didn't do nothing!

- I didn't do nothing!

- Shut the f*** up.

Move 'em out!

Micky, your hand. Your hand.

Don't tell me to come on.

Back up yourself, for Chrissake.

Hey, separate cars, separate cells.

I don't want them making up

some bullshit defense story.

Come on, folks,

time to go home. Let's go.

- No blankets.

- Dicky!

What the f***, man!

- Micky!

- Jesus Christ.

Don't get involved.

You shouldn't get involved, sir.

Look at his hands.

Sh*t.

Go home, folks. Good night!

Welcome back, Dicky.

That's 27 arrests.

Ward, one count

of disturbing the peace,

released on your own recognizance.

Eklund, three counts of assault

and battery on a police officer,

two counts of resisting arrest,

two counts of larceny from a person,

two counts of impersonating

a police officer.

Bail set at $25,000.

Case continued, two weeks from today.

- Come on.

- Judy, can I the file three-57?

I need a copy

of the discovery reports as well.

Mick, you're gonna say it

was self-defense, right?

- You did it to yourself, Dicky.

- What?

You're gonna say it was

self-defense, right?

You came outside, you seen them

beatin' on me, I didn't do nothin'.

Right? I was just waitin' outside like

anybody? Mick, I was doing it for you!

You did it for me? What, this?

Do me a favor, don't do f***in'

nothing for me no more, OK?

I'm f***in' done lyin' for you.

What are you

gonna do without me?

This isn't how it was meant to go down!

They should've just put me in the car!

Oh, Mick, come on! Mick!

Dicky!

Hey, what's up, Dicky?!

Hey, Eklund!

Dicky!

Hey, you knocked out Sugar Ray!

Dicky, Dicky, Dicky...

Who is it?

I don't want to see you, Micky.

- Charlene...

- I can't take it.

I'm not gonna let you

or your family drag me down.

I'm quitting, Charlene, OK?

I'm done fightin'.

I don't need it anymore.

- That's f***in' stupid.

- What? Why?

Because it's sad that you

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