The Challenger
1
Miller,
they're ready for you.
Sneaker, you're late.
I had to run.
Run faster.
Get a move on, Sanchez.
That car's got to
be ready by 3:
00.All right, boss.
-What's up, man?
-What's up, brother?
Damn it.
You couldn't
tell me this last week?
I looked at
the brakes last week.
-They looked good then, I...
- Oh, "good then"?
I'm not playing with you, boy.
Go get Joey for me.
You want me to get him?
Yeah, go get Joey now,
all right?
I looked at the brakes,
and I'm telling you...
Oh, you didn't look
at the brakes, all right?
They did, they looked good.
No, you didn't look
at the brakes...
Last week your mom needed
the car and the bus was late.
-Bus wasn't running today.
-Look, sneaker.
-It's Jaden.
-That's twice already.
You been here a month.
One more thing, you're gone.
Now you get
the hell out of here!
Ramirez was finally released
from the icu yesterday
and said you were
his most frequent visitor.
Not his fault
that his manager
made a bad decision.
Ramirez
was the second opponent
you've hospitalized,
been knocked down.
Is it true?
Are you just undefeatable?
I guess
no one's found my weakness.
We'll see
what happens next week.
Good luck.
Thank you.
Yeah, I'm sorry.
Yo, j. You need a ride?
Yeah. Cool.
You know, you're the only one
that calls me by my name.
Hell, I'm the only one
that knows your name.
Still live at your mom's, huh?
Can't afford
the rent on her own, you know.
Oh, man. I understand.
Tough times.
Yeah.
Well, uh,
thanks for the ride, man.
And, j...
Be on time tomorrow.
Yeah.
Oh, Jesus.
What the hell
are you doing, kid?
Get out of there.
Yeah?
At least I'm not late, right?
He's not late.
Stay as long
as you need.
Joe's gonna kill me
if I don't get that oil
out of my suit.
There's a laundromat
on prospect, man.
They get anything out.
The address is on the fridge.
Hey, I dropped a suit off
in here before.
You know where the guy is?
Uh, Duane. Um, in...
In the market.
Should I wait in here?
He's been there a while...
The one on the corner?
The red and yellow sign.
He's probably sitting
to the... in the door
to the left of the...
-All right, thanks.
-S, bueno.
Hey, do you know
where the laundry guy is?
You know that guy?
Banging there?
You're hearing banging?
That guy,
crazy guy back there?
Every day the same thing.
-Thanks.
-He's crazy, man.
Uh, Duane?
I just came by
to pick up my...
Hold on.
Yo! The machine's broke again.
And this time it's mine.
Let me see. Let me see.
Quarters are mine,
gum is yours.
Let's go.
What? I just do that
when it gets slow.
I do lottery tickets.
That's dumb.
Lottery.
Feet.
What is it?
It's a pack of gum
wrapped in a 20.
I got a spot
20 blocks from here,
I just heard
they got 50s and 100s.
This all from today?
Twelve bucks.
What's up, Duane?
There's a boxing gym
across the street, huh?
Can you just
walk in there or...
Five bucks a day.
20 bucks a month.
Cool. Thanks.
Oh, man, you're crazy, dog.
Right.
Hey yo, j.
-Yeah.
-We're all gonna go down
and check out
my boy's fight tonight.
You down?
What kind of fight?
Boxing, bro.
Come on, you know I'm a boxer.
I mean, I knew you boxed.
I didn't know
you were a boxer.
Oh,
homeboy said you box,
but you ain't no boxer.
- Man, shut up!
Dumbass.
What?
Is that not what he said?
That's not what I meant.
So, is that how you make
that extra cash?
I mean, it's not much.
But it helps.
What do you guys think?
This guy any better than you?
It'll be a good fight.
I promise you.
Get up and fight.
- That's it! Stop!
Well, it lasted
longer than I thought.
Winner
by way of knockout,
and still your
champion of the Bronx,
Manuel Rodriguez.
I thought you said
he was good.
He is.
This Rodriguez guy must be...
Must be
a hell of a lot better.
You cannot do that
with that guy.
I told you that
too many times.
Yeah, well, the next fight's
got to be better than that.
We staying for
another ass-whooping, man?
Of course.
-J?
-Guess not.
Fists in front
of the face, firm.
Off the ropes. All you do
is rotate. You don't listen.
Damn it.
You could have
beaten that guy.
So could my girlfriend.
Did not listen,
that's why you lost.
Excuse me.
Excuse me.
Lottery ticket?
What're you doing here?
Dt. This is j. J, this is...
Duane, I know.
You guys know each other?
It's Mr. Taylor.
That's your gym, isn't it?
What do you want?
I want you to train me.
In what, tennis?
I don't train rookies.
- I got experience.
- Come on, sneaks.
No, I do. Fighting, but...
Look... I'm not good at
many things, Mr. Taylor,
all right? But, I can do this.
I know I can.
Lottery tickets, huh?
6:
00 tomorrow.You know where it is.
I'll see what you can do.
Thank you, Mr. Taylor.
You won't regret it.
You serious? You really gonna
train this guy?
That's 6:
00 A.M., understood?Yes, sir, I'll be there.
All right.
Terrence, see you Monday.
Yeah, coach.
Come on, dt!
So, you're a boxer now, huh?
I didn't even know you boxed.
Yeah, well. I don't, yet.
You're killing me, man.
Turn your hips
into those punches.
Morning.
You're early.
You're late.
When did you get here?
Around 5:
30.Good. You should be
warmed up then.
Well,
i mean, I was just...
Whoa, hold on.
First thing's first, lottery.
This ain't fighting.
Boxing is one of the hardest
sports in the world.
It requires
endurance, strategy,
technique.
I'm not looking for a fighter.
Show me your stance.
Feet shoulder-width apart.
Left foot forward.
Spread your feet
like a triangle.
Back foot always up.
These up, firm.
Okay. Throw a punch.
-What was that?
-What do you mean?
That's a straight right.
It's a power punch.
Where's the power?
Where does the power
in that punch come from?
-My arms.
-That's a jab, rookie.
Power punches
aren't thrown with your arms.
Okay, we're gonna
try this again.
This time, rotate your hips,
your back foot to your front.
Snap back immediately
and return to
defensive position.
Okay. Again.
Hips. Again.
Harder.
--Hips!
Swing your hips again.
--Harder!
--Harder, hips.
--Again!
--Harder!
Okay.
So, why are you here, kid?
I don't know.
I want to be somebody.
Sick of playing the lottery.
What'd you mean when you said
you used to fight?
I was 11. Was gonna start
private school in the fall.
And then I, uh,
got in my first fight.
Got kicked out of school.
Lost the scholarship.
Got in more schools,
more fights...
Never finished high school.
Never finished
anything really.
Been job-to-job ever since.
Why do you fight?
The right reasons.
You win?
Always.
I don't, uh,
train boxers anymore.
What do you mean?
What about...
What about
Maxwell and Terrence?
Exactly. I really
just run the laundromat.
My last real boxer
was Keenan Anderson.
After four years,
we were finally
gonna get a shot at the title.
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