Portrait of the Fighter as a Young Man Page #7

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- I know people.

I know, George, you think I don't

know anything, but I know people.

- I know you know people.

- And that Sal Lonano

banana f***ing thing,

we don't need that in our lives!

We haven't made one dollar

with these kids!

- You betrayed me!

- Oh, bullshit, I betrayed you.

- You always react the same way.

- He's a f***in' crook!

What's Micky supposed to do?

Dicky's in jail!

We're not talking about his trainer,

sweetheart!

We're talking about his manager,

that's me!

But, Mom, maybe Micky

should try something different!

What are you doing opening

your mouth in my kitchen?

- You owe me $200.

- I said I was gonna pay you next week.

I don't want

another word outta you.

That was last month

you told me two weeks.

You take sides against me in

my own house, you owe me money?

And Ma's been great

to Micky, Sherri.

Really, I mean, who's gonna look out

for Micky better than his own mother?

It's that f***in' girl, Charlene.

We gotta get rid of her.

Ma, we gotta get rid of her.

It's that girl, Charlene. She gotta go.

You're gonna get Charlene involved?

- Is that what you're telling me?

- I know where she lives.

What are you pickin' on her for?

She lives in that

yellow house on Stevens Street.

I'm gonna go talk to Micky,

sort this out for myself.

Yeah, sure. You go handle it

with your vigilantes. All of yous now.

This is wrong, Alice!

I got it!

Get outta my way! Get in the car!

Come on, come on, come on, come on!

Get in the car.

- Yeah, they're in there!

- Up there on the second floor.

Micky!

Where the hell are you?

You up there? Come on down!

Where are you?

Holy sh*t, Micky, your mother

and your sisters are here.

No, don't.

Do not go out there. Please.

No, I'm not hiding from

your crazy f***in' family.

Hi.

Well, well, well.

Look at this.

Look at what?

- Why you hiding from us, Micky?

- He's not hiding.

Wasn't talking to you.

I was talking to my son.

What are you doing, Mickster?

I'm right here.

I ain't hiding from nobody, Alice.

You're not helping yourself with

your father's scumbag friend Lonano.

What are you gonna do,

turn your back on Dicky next?

All we ever wanted for you

was to be world champion.

Micky's a grown man.

He can think for himself.

- Shut your mouth.

- Skank.

Don't call me skank. I'll rip that nasty

hair right out of your f***in' head.

I'm his mother. And his manager.

You're not my manager anymore.

And I'm not waiting for Dicky, OK?

I'm not gettin' any younger.

Who's gonna look after you, sweetheart?

I mean, come on. I know you don't

understand it, but I had nine kids

- and I love every one of you the same.

- You got a funny way of showing it,

letting him get beat up,

letting him get his hand broken.

- You're crazy.

- You f***in' bar skank!

- What did I just say to you?

- Don't put your hands on her...

- Get off of me!

- Stop it!

Let her go!

Let her go!

- F*** you, Charlene!

- F*** you!

- Get the f*** outta here! Now!

- F*** you, Charlene!

- Skank!

- Micky...

- F***in' b*tch!

- Oh, my God! Gail!

What'd she do to your nose?

What is happenin'?

What is happenin' to everybody?

I don't understand, sweetheart.

Why... Why do you think

I spell my name with an E?

'Cause I don't.

- No-E Micky Ward.

- Hey, somebody push the button.

- Where we going? What's with the ring?

- Ring's across the street.

- The ring's across the street?

- Yeah.

Yeah, smaller venue.

They got no dressin' rooms over there.

- Yeah, but...

- Micky, It's just a start. Don't worry.

Hey. Good luck.

That's it!

Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

Visit for Dick Eklund.

Dicky!

Eklund, you got a visitor!

Heard you won a bunch of fights, Mick.

That's good.

I know you know what I been doing.

I'm sure Alice

and everybody else told you.

I just wanted to tell you

to your face myself.

I got new management.

Mickey O'Keefe's my trainer now.

It's all good.

Yeah. They got you fightin'

Alfonso Sanchez.

- On HBO.

- And you're proud of that?

- F***in' right.

- HBO is invested in the Mexican.

I didn't think they were gonna be

invested in me?

- I got a shot. I'm gonna take it.

- Wake up.

They don't care if he kills you.

Mike Toma did it. He's using you,

like a stepping-stone for Sanchez.

- Why don't you see?

- Oh, I see.

How could I stand a chance without the

great Dick Eklund in my corner, right?

You didn't give a f***

if I got killed by Mungin.

Now all of a sudden you're worried

Sanchez is gonna hurt me? Why?

'Cause you're stuck in here and can't

be the center of attention no more?

- You need it that bad?

- I've seen this Mexican fight.

He fights, hits,

like a f***in' mule, all right?

Fifteen knockouts, undefeated.

You crazy?

And that taxi cab idiot,

Lonano, he went right for it.

He's a paper gangster,

he's using you to steal money.

Why can't you just shut up

and be happy for me?

I spent the last ten years of my life

in bad fights set up by you and Alice.

I finally got a good thing going for me

and you can't be f***in'

happy for me? Why?

What's your plan?

How you gonna fight Sanchez?

- I ain't here to talk about that.

- What's your plan?

- I am not here to talk about that.

- What's your plan?

Yes, you are.

You watch the fight

and you'll see the plan.

I can't watch it. They don't let us.

It's too f***in' violent. I mean...

Two minutes, Dicky.

They'll let us watch a stupid

documentary about crack,

but I can't watch my own

brother fighting, you know?

Hey... Mick, what is it?

You scared? You embarrassed

because you don't even have a plan?

I'm your brother. Just tell me.

Are you gonna sh*t on it

no matter what I say?

I'm not gonna sh*t on it. Just tell me.

Go toe-to-toe.

Overhand right in the middle rounds.

He's weak against the overhand right.

Who came up with that?

Fatty f*** O'Keefe?

F*** you, Dicky.

You gotta run against this guy.

Let him punch himself out.

Take him to the body, right? Get inside.

Switch stances like you're gonna

work his right, hit him on the left.

You ain't me. All right?

You can't be me.

- Careful. Switch outside...

- You had a hard enough time

being you when you had

your f***in' chance,

and that's why you're in here.

I'll fight Sanchez the way I fight.

I'm talking about the way

you fight, you moron!

Yeah, you know I'm right!

He knows I'm right. All right.

He knows I'm right.

Ward's record:
29 wins,

seven losses so far, 20 KOs.

He's been a little better since

he refocused himself on the sport,

as JB pointed out.

Now, here's Ward's opponent,

Alfonso Sanchez, out of Tijuana, Mexico.

You see the record: 16 wins,

There's Mike Toma,

the promoter of the fight,

who has a lot invested in Sanchez.

And he says that Sanchez is

one of the most talented young

prospects in the sport of boxing.

This is really one of

the saddest kinds of fights in boxing.

- Get out of the corner!

- Micky Ward is 31 years old,

he's here because he needs the money,

he's taking a beating...

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