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(SCRAPING)

(WOMAN SINGING

NATIONAL ANTHEM)

(PEOPLE CHEERING IN DISTANCE)

(WHISPERING PRAYER)

-(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

-(DOOR OPENING)

MAN: Miller,

they're ready for you.

(DOOR CLOSING)

-(DOOR OPENING)

-(CROWD CHEERING)

(DOOR CLOSING)

(RAP MUSIC PLAYING)

(MUSIC STOPS)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(UPBEAT MUSIC

PLAYING ON RADIO)

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.

SANCHEZ: All right, boss.

-(MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)

-(DRILL WHIRRING)

-What's up, man?

-What's up, brother?

-(OIL SPRAYING)

-(SPUTTERS)

Damn it.

WOMAN:

You couldn't

tell me this last week?

JADEN:

I looked at

the brakes last week.

-They looked good then, I...

-WOMAN: 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...

JOE: 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!

REPORTER: (ON TV)

Ramirez was finally released

from the ICU yesterday

and said you were

his most frequent visitor.

JAMES: (ON TV)

Not his fault

that his manager

made a bad decision.

REPORTER:

Ramirez

was the second opponent

you've hospitalized,

and still you've never even

been knocked down.

Is it true?

Are you just undefeatable?

JAMES:

I guess

no one's found my weakness.

REPORTER:

We'll see

what happens next week.

Good luck.

Thank you.

Sneaks. You gonna punch out?

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.

(CHUCKLES)

Hell, I'm the only one

that knows your name.

(RAP MUSIC PLAYING ON RADIO)

Still live at your mom's, huh?

(EXHALES) 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.

(GARAGE DOOR OPENING)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

JOE: 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.

TERRENCE:

Stay as long

as you need.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER OUTSIDE)

(LOUD MUSIC PLAYING

IN DISTANCE)

Joe's gonna kill me

if I don't get that oil

out of my suit.

TERRENCE: There's a laundromat

on Prospect, man.

They get anything out.

The address is on the fridge.

(DOOR OPENING)

(MAN SPEAKING SPANISH ON TV)

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.

-Sí, bueno.

Hey, do you know

where the laundry guy is?

-(LAUGHING)

-(BANGING)

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...

DUANE: Hold on.

Yo! The machine's broke again.

And this time it's mine.

Let me see. Let me see.

(LAUGHING)

(SPEAKING HINDI)

-(BANGING)

-(COINS FALLING)

CASHIER: Quarters are mine,

gum is yours.

(LAUGHING)

DUANE: Let's go.

What? I just do that

when it gets slow.

I do lottery tickets.

That's dumb.

Lottery.

(WOMAN SPEAKING SPANISH ON TV)

DUANE: Feet.

(SPEAKING SPANISH)

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.

MAN: 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.

(INDISTINCT TALKING)

(LAUGHING)

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.

(LAUGHS) Oh,

homeboy said you box,

but you ain't no boxer.

-Man, shut up!

-(LAUGHING)

FREDERICK: Dumbass.

What?

Is that not what he said?

That's not what I meant.

So, is that how you make

that extra cash?

TERRENCE:

I mean, it's not much.

But it helps.

What do you guys think?

FREDERICK:

This guy any better than you?

It'll be a good fight.

I promise you.

(BOXERS GRUNTING)

(AUDIENCE CHEERING)

MAN: Get up and fight.

-That's it! Stop!

-(BELL RINGS)

(AUDIENCE BOOING)

Well, it lasted

longer than I thought.

ANNOUNCER:

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...

FREDERICK: Must be

a hell of a lot better.

DUANE: 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.

FREDERICK: 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've 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.

(LAUGHING) In what, tennis?

I don't train rookies.

-I got experience.

-TERRENCE: 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. (LAUGHS)

MAXWELL: 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.

-(THUDDING)

-(SANDBAG RATTLING)

Turn your hips

into those punches.

(PANTING) Morning.

You're early.

You're late.

When did you get here?

Around 5:30.

Good. You should be

warmed up then.

(CHUCKLES) 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.

(GRUNTS)

-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,

and shift your weight from

your back foot to your front.

Snap back immediately

and return to

defensive position.

(GRUNTS)

Okay. Again.

(GRUNTS)

Hips. Again.

(GRUNTS)

Harder.

-(GRUNTS)

-Hips!

Swing your hips again.

-(GRUNTS)

-Harder!

-(GRUNTS)

-Harder, hips.

-(GRUNTS)

-Again!

-(GRUNTS)

-Harder!

(GRUNTING)

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?

(CHUCKLES) Always.

(CHUCKLING)

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.

But the other manager needed

a win for one of his fighters.

So, I matched him up

with another one of my guys.

Malik Jones.

He threw that fight.

I remember.

In three months,

I lost two fighters

and my reputation.

I'm sorry.

It's like playing

the lottery, kid. Dumb.

So, that's why

they call you "Sneaks"?

Yeah.

When you

come in here tomorrow,

I want you to get

some new ones.

JADEN: Tomorrow?

Those things

will ruin your back.

So, uh... That means

you're gonna train me.

(SIGHS)

I think it's time Hector

did some damn work

at that laundromat.

(LAUGHS) Thank you.

Okay.

So, um... I never got your

full name, or is it just "J"?

No, it's... It's Jaden.

Jaden Miller.

Jaden Miller?

Well, Jaden.

Same time tomorrow?

Yes, sir. I'll be here.

All right.

Jaden Miller.

JADA:

Jaden Miller,

have you lost your mind?

I need to get us

back home, Ma.

No. Not like that, J. No.

AUNT REGINA: Uh, excuse me,

this ain't your place.

So, look. You go to this...

Uh, trainer...

I can't even watch

my own damn TV.

Regina, please. Hush, Regina.

Go and tell this man

that you're not

doing this anymore,

you're not trying this.

-But, Ma, I...

-Promise me, honey.

Look, I am proud that

you're doing good on your job.

See, that's how you help.

Another week,

I'll have enough money,

and we can get...

Get the hell out of here.

-Regina, please.

-What?

It's only gonna be a few days.

And whose couch

were you sleeping on

before you moved into

this place?

-Couch?

-That's right.

That thing was

plywood with a cushion.

-Oh, so now you're...

-That thing ain't no couch...

(BOTH ARGUING INDISTINCTLY)

That marks the champ's

sixth straight title defense,

and still

renders him undefeated.

It begs the question,

is there

a challenger out there

that can beat him?

Damien Wright sure thought so,

but as we saw last night,

Wright was proven wrong.

(AUDIENCE CHEERING)

(GRUNTING)

When are you gonna find me

a real challenger, Vin?

Keep embarrassing them

like that

and no one will fight you.

I can't change

the way I fight,

you know that.

Maybe you can find

someone who can.

DUANE:

One, two!

One, two! One, two!

One, two! Come on!

Why you holding back?

-One, two!

-I'm not!

One, two! One, two!

You're hitting like a girl.

One, two! One, two!

One, two! Stop holding back.

-One, two!

-I'm not!

So you do have a pulse.

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

I'm doing my best, all right?

No.

-What do you want from me?

-Your best.

You want to tell me

what's going on?

What are you afraid of, huh?

What are you afraid of?

What the hell am I doing

wasting my time with you?

You think

I came back to boxing

to get embarrassed again?

Look, my mom doesn't know

I'm here, all right?

-She doesn't want me fighting.

-Oh.

Mama's boy.

How long you gonna

keep that up?

You want to keep living

from job-to-job, fine.

But I've seen too many boxers

waste their talent,

waste their lives,

because they were afraid.

Afraid of losing. But mostly,

afraid of winning.

You can be great

and you're already quitting.

If you don't

stand up and fight

for who you are now,

right now,

you never will.

I better not see you

in here tomorrow.

(SMACKING)

(EXHALES)

(TRAIN BRAKES SCREECHING)

JADEN: I'm here, all right?

I'm ready.

I'm ready!

Really?

Show me.

One, two! One, two!

One, two! One, two!

One, two! Come on!

One, two! Harder!

DUANE:

One, two! One, two!

Harder! Harder, come on!

Keep moving.

You can't stop.

Ain't no days off.

I told you that.

You wanna be the champ,

that's what you got to do.

Harder! Harder, come on!

Let's go!

One, two! One, two!

One, two! One, two! One, two!

One, two! Come on!

One, two! Harder!

Where do you wanna be?

Where do you wanna be?

Come on.

That's how you got to work.

Got to keep working.

That's what I'm talking about.

That's how you do it.

That's what you need.

Don't be out-worked.

Maybe outclassed,

maybe out-techniqued,

but don't be out-worked.

You got to train like that.

You can't get tired.

It's endurance,

technique, strategy.

Ain't no days off.

Keep working.

One, two! One, two!

One, two! One, two!

Hips! Hips! Harder!

Harder! Keep moving!

One, two! Come on!

50 more seconds.

Last round! Last round!

Last round! Last round!

One, two! Hips!

Hips! Let's go.

Come on! How do you

want to be remembered?

Champ or chump?

How do you

want to be remembered?

Huh?

What do you want out of life?

Switch it,

go around, go around!

Let's go, come on,

give me 10 more seconds.

Come on, five more!

Five more

for the championship.

Three! The champ is here!

Two, one. Time!

(PANTING)

Show me something now.

Yeah, there you go.

Can't play hockey

till you know

how to skate, baby.

Whatever direction

you're going in,

that foot leads.

You need hips to throw a punch

and balance

to throw your hips.

-Damn!

-Hold on, let's try something.

(RAP MUSIC PLAYING)

Hear that?

Yeah. Okay?

Try no hands.

React to your opponent.

Dance.

Yeah. Yeah.

No hands.

There you go. Sway.

Back and forth.

He can't touch you.

Down, down, back and forth.

There you go.

What's the difference

between a fight and boxing?

Endurance!

Strategy.

Technique.

Yeah.

Come on, come on,

that's right.

Move. Move your hands,

move your hands.

There you go.

That's it, that's it.

Yeah.

Good work, fellas, good work.

Sway the hips though,

there you go.

Okay, that's good.

That's it for now.

Great fighters.

Yeah.

You wanted to see me?

I think you're ready

for your first fight.

What do you think?

Yeah, sure.

It's the only one in a frame.

DUANE: It's the only one

worth framing.

That's Derrick Taylor.

Man trained me

since I was a kid.

Knew more about the sport

than anyone.

Never made it

as a boxer, but...

He was a great man.

A great father.

He used to say that great

boxing was more of a dance

than a fight.

-A dance?

-Yeah.

One leads.

The other one follows.

And then it switches.

You get two great

equally matched boxers

in the ring,

and it's choreography.

It's beautiful.

You ever see

something like that?

Hmm. Once...

1971.

Ali, Frazier.

They called it

"The Fight of the Century."

Pop got us tickets

for my seventh birthday.

I never knew what he meant

until I saw that fight.

Lasted a full 15.

Ali was quick and agile.

And Frazier was a powerhouse.

-(CHUCKLES)

-It was 15 rounds of...

...dance.

That was real boxing.

Boxing ain't

what it used to be.

You can't have great fights

without great fighters,

and it takes more than

knowledge to be great.

It takes something special.

Pop and I never had it.

I think you just might.

Get some rest.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

DUANE: I'm on a stairway

to heaven right here.

Stairway to heaven, baby.

That's what we want.

All these steps

lead to something.

All these steps lead

to a better life.

Pretty soon,

it's gonna be the big venues,

ain't gonna be

this place no more.

(JADEN PANTING)

All right.

Get to your feet

as soon as you can.

Control yourself,

control the fight.

And throw those hips, rotate.

Okay, you can do this.

You're ready? There you go.

Let's go do it.

(MUSIC PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS)

COMMENTATOR 1:

And here's

tonight's challenger,

Jaden Miller.

You're ready. Stay ready.

Come on, get up in there.

DUANE: Get in there.

Get loose.

Newcomer Jaden Miller

enters the ring.

COMMENTATOR 2:

And here's

your champ of the Bronx,

Manuel Rodriguez.

(CROWD CHEERING)

DUANE: Stay warm,

stay warm, baby.

Move around, baby. Get ready.

Get ready. Get ready.

Make sure you're tough now.

(CLAPPING)

Make sure you're tough.

That's it. Let's do it.

Let's do it.

Move around, get ready.

(CROWD APPLAUDING)

COMMENTATOR 1:

Champ of

the Bronx, Manuel Rodriguez,

clearly looking for

another stepping stone here.

All right, come on,

let's go, baby, come on.

You sure about starting him

with Rodriguez, Coach?

Yeah.

Gentlemen. Give me

a good, clean fight.

Obey my commands at all times.

And protect yourself

at all times.

And at this time,

I want you to touch gloves.

Touch gloves!

Back to your corners.

Good luck to both.

(CROWD CHATTERING)

(BELL DINGING)

Box!

(CROWD CHEERING)

Get your feet. Get your feet!

(MANUEL GRUNTING)

Come on! Get off those ropes!

DUANE: Feet! Feet!

(JADEN GRUNTS)

(CROWD CHEERING)

The crowd loves you, Jaden.

It's you!

REFEREE: Five, six,

seven, eight...

Box!

(GRUNTS)

Fists cover the face! Firm!

Move, baby, move!

Put him down! Put him down!

(GROANING)

Right now!

-Hips!

-(GRUNTS)

That's it!

(CROWD CHEERING)

Out!

(CHEERING CONTINUES)

(DOG BARKING)

Check this refrigerator.

I bet you there's some

science projects in here.

(BUZZING)

It's still buzzing.

Check the sink.

Oh, he fixed the sink.

Oh, that Joe is a good guy.

Those extra hours

really paid off, Jaden.

Ah, well, let me get

my coat off

and get going. Whoo...

I am so glad to get away

from Regina,

I don't know what to do.

That girl was about ready to

drive me crazy.

-(JADEN CHUCKLES)

-It's good to be home, baby.

JADEN: Yeah, it is.

JADA: Get this stuff going.

And then I can mop the floor.

Get those dishes,

get us some food.

'Cause Regina

can't cook either.

Ooh, that girl is toppy.

(BUZZING)

(BUZZING LOUDER)

REPORTER:

Bronx boxing

is making a comeback

and there's a new kid in town.

Last month,

he took Rodriguez down

in one round.

He fights again tonight.

Willis Avenue Boxing Gym.

8:00, the Bronx Boy.

-Check him out.

-Yeah.

(BELL DINGS)

DUANE: Come on!

Pick your punches!

Pick your punches!

Let's go. Get going!

Come on! Hips!

Endurance!

(GRUNTING)

Yeah! (GROWLS)

MAN: Good work, Jaden!

(BELL DINGS)

The winner,

by way of knockout...

The Bronx Boy, Jaden...

-Jaden...

-Jaden Miller!

(GRUNTS)

REFEREE: Down!

TERRENCE: Look at those feet!

(TERRENCE CHUCKLES)

Stop showing off!

REFEREE: Five, six,

seven, eight, nine, 10.

(BELL DINGS)

REFEREE:

Out!

Whoo! Woohoo!

TERRENCE: (LAUGHS)

There you go!

(BELL DINGING)

Oil's good, man.

I checked it already.

(TERRENCE LAUGHING)

I can tell you've done

a lot of work today.

(BOTH LAUGHING)

SANCHEZ: I make this

look easy, bro.

I can't believe he still

keeps you around.

-JADA: Terrence?

-Oh...

-Hey.

-Hey, Ms. Miller...

Hey, baby.

What are you doing here?

Well, my car's acting funny,

so I thought I'd bring it by

for Jaden to look at it.

Uh, he free?

Um, actually Jaden is...

(SIGHS)

(GASPING QUIETLY IN PAIN)

Hey, Ma. Check this out.

No more buzzing.

Where did you get the money

for that, J?

I told you, I picked up

some extra shifts at Joe's...

You haven't worked at

the body shop for six months.

Fighting ruined everything, J,

don't you know that?

No. It didn't.

I did the right thing.

Not the right thing for you.

And what was that?

Letting my friend get beat up?

Oh, okay. All right then.

Where's Alvin now, Jaden?

Tell me that.

-Where is Alvin now?

-Alvin's alive, okay.

Alive,

and in an Ivy League school.

Where are you?

I'm a boxer now.

And I'm winning.

Yeah. Until you get

knocked into a coma?

You know, this time I mean it.

You're gonna...

You're gonna

stop this thing and...

You're gonna go back

to your normal job.

No. I said no!

I finally found something

I'm good at.

I'm good at this.

Can't you just

be happy for me?

So how do you like the fridge?

(SCOFFS) It doesn't buzz.

-(SIGHS)

-Jaden...

Yeah?

I'm afraid of this.

I know.

(DOOR CLOSES)

(SCOFFS)

LAURIE: This is

what boxing needs.

Anderson was ranked

third by the WBC.

He was next in line

for a title shot.

Last night, this kid knocked

him out in the third round.

We are a basic cable network.

We haven't shown boxing

since the '60s.

But, that's what's

so interesting.

We all know,

heavyweight boxing

hasn't done

big numbers in years.

And that's because

we haven't had a challenger

anyone cares about.

The crowd loves this kid.

He's poor, from the Bronx,

no high school diploma,

was working

as an auto mechanic

when he and his mother

were evicted.

He quit his job

to start boxing

and won back her apartment.

Hasn't lost yet.

And what? We give him

a shot at the title?

Yes.

I can see why the other

networks turned you down.

You're talking

about a massacre.

People are tired of watching

three-round fights.

No, Mike...

People are just tired.

They need something

to believe in again.

So...

We make a show...

(PAPER RUSTLING)

The Challenger.

We show people his life.

Home, training, everything.

Follow him right up to

the fight.

Everyone's an underdog

right now.

America's an underdog.

We get America behind this kid

and this fight

could bring boxing back.

Thanks for coming.

Jaden, you know

I can't watch that.

So, how's this

new trainer of yours?

You just can't let it go,

can you?

It's just that, I've heard

some things about this guy...

Like people

heard things about me?

(RAP MUSIC PLAYING)

They want to spin it

as a public interest story.

Give a no-name a shot.

(GRUNTING)

That's your idea of getting

me better fights, huh?

It's a pay day, James.

Besides, they're paying

double this time.

I don't fight for the money.

You're gonna tell me

Ramirez wasn't a pay check?

(PANTING)

Come on.

CAMERAMAN: That's him coming.

I'm rolling.

-All right, here we go.

-Jaden Miller?

Jaden Miller.

How does it feel?

Are you ready for

the opportunity of a lifetime?

SOUNDMAN: Yeah, man.

Are you nervous

-taking on Burchard?

-What's going on?

DUANE: J, my office.

SOUNDMAN: ...for one of

your first big fights

of your career?

I mean, you've only had

like seven fights...

-Are you ready for this?

-What are they talking about?

Let's talk in my office.

Get back.

CAMERAMAN: Hey, easy.

Don't touch the camera.

-Get back.

-JADEN: What are they

-talking about, Duane?

-They offered you

a title shot.

JADEN: What?

But it's got conditions.

They want to film

your training.

Well, not just the training,

not just the training...

They want to film everything.

Your life.

They want to make it

into a show.

Why me?

Apparently Anderson was

next in line... If he'd won.

But look, J...

Anderson is one thing.

You got to think about this.

CAMERAMAN: Oh. Easy, easy.

Don't touch the camera, man.

-Don't touch the camera.

-DUANE: Move.

Uh, I need some time,

all right?

DUANE: Go. Go. Move!

CAMERAMAN: Hey, man. That's

not part of your contract.

Get back here!

Hey, what are you doing?

SOUNDMAN: Get back here, baby!

DUANE: Get back!

Tell me you're not actually

considering this.

It's suicide, J.

He'll kill you

out there. Literally.

Thanks.

He's put three opponents

in the hospital,

one in ICU.

You're talking about

the Champion of the World.

So what, man?

What do you want me to do?

Run away?

Get this far and not finish?

Where's that gotten me?

Finish.

But finish

when you're ready, man.

(DOOR OPENS)

(DOOR CLOSES)

(MAN LAUGHING BOISTEROUSLY)

(HONKING)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Hey, ain't seen

that face in a while.

No lottery ticket, champ?

(BELL RINGS)

-(METAL CLANGS)

-(JADEN GROANS SOFTLY)

Hmm.

I can't do it.

What did you just say?

I can't do it.

Hmm.

Let me tell you

something, son...

There's a reason

why I found you.

There's a reason why

this fight found you.

Now, I know I've tried

to fight it...

But this is your path.

So take it.

Hmm?

Take it.

(EXHALING)

(SIGHING) I'm gonna

take the fight.

Oh, yes.

There's one thing

I need to know first, though.

Okay.

How do you know my mother?

She says she's heard things

about you.

Everybody's heard things, J.

She doesn't know anybody

in the boxing world.

-How old are you now?

-24.

Well, about 23 years ago,

your mother and I...

We were in love.

What?

Even talked about

getting married.

She wanted a kid so bad.

When she found out

she couldn't have any, well...

I think that's why she worked

at that adoption agency

for so long.

One night I came home,

a little bit

later than normal.

She was holding a baby

in her arms...

A white baby.

She just said he was

left on the doorstep.

That it was a sign.

(SNIFFLING)

She believed in that stuff...

Although,

I might believe in it too.

So what'd you do?

What could I do? I panicked.

I was saving up to open

up my own gym.

Establish myself.

I was trying to do like you...

Be somebody.

I could hardly

take care of myself.

I couldn't

take care of a kid.

Even if that kid needed you?

CAMERAMAN: You got to

give us something.

You got to give us something.

The camera's heavy.

Did you... Tell me

about the neighborhood.

This looks like

a rough neighborhood.

You grew up around here?

Did you... Did you go

to school around here?

SOUNDMAN: So man,

what was it like growing up

in this neighborhood, man?

Hey, did you get in

a lot of fights

when you were at school?

Is that what kept happening?

Yeah, is that how you

learned how to fight?

How long have you been, uh,

training with Duane?

-Come on...

-Come on, man...

Open up. I'm telling you.

-You're gonna wanna...

-You signed a contract

to do this, man. Come on.

SOUNDMAN: So is this, uh,

how long

have you been living here?

I'm digging the, uh,

the vibe in here.

How long have you been

in this place, Jaden?

JADEN: I told you, man.

I'm done with questions.

Ma! Ma? Are you all right?

CAMERAMAN: What happened?

What's wrong with her?

Are you okay?

What's the matter?

Call 911! Right now! Call 911!

SOUNDMAN: Okay, yeah, yeah...

-(ALL CLAMORING)

-CAMERAMAN: Get your phone!

CAMERAMAN: Just

put the mic down!

JADEN: Get out of here!

DOCTOR VARGAS:

She's stable now.

I'm surprised

it didn't happen sooner.

Has she been taking

her medication?

I give 'em to her every day.

She hates taking pills.

I don't know if

it would've mattered.

Her heart is very weak.

I'd like to keep her

in the hospital.

Get her strength back.

When she's ready,

we need to operate.

Operate?

I don't see another option.

(INTRO MUSIC PLAYING ON TV)

REPORTER:

Star Boxing's

new show The Challenger

has been canceled

following the shocking news

that Jaden Miller,

at the very beginning

of his promising career,

has quit boxing.

The sudden decision came

just days after

Miller's mother suffered

a massive heart attack,

last Thursday night.

It has been reported

that she will need

to undergo a triple...

(AIR HISSING)

(DRILL WHIRRING)

(TV PLAYING)

(COINS JINGLING)

(JINGLING CONTINUES)

Hey, what happened?

Where'd it go?

Cops took it.

Said it was gambling.

-Let me have a pack of gum.

-All right.

(KNOCKS) How you feeling?

Better.

Great.

Hey, who got you these?

He didn't leave me, J.

What do you mean?

Well, maybe for a day.

But the very next day,

he was at my door.

With a dozen roses in one hand

and a ring I wanted

in the other.

He proposed...

Every day that week.

I left.

Why?

I wanted to be a mother,

more than anything.

And I couldn't take

a chance on someone

coming in and out

of your life.

I chose you.

I chose you.

I love you, Jaden.

I love you too, Ma.

-(DUANE CLEARS THROAT)

-(CHUCKLES)

-Hey.

-Hey.

She, uh...

She told me everything.

Sorry it took this long

for you to hear.

Me too.

(CHUCKLES)

Flowers and everything, huh?

She still didn't

take you back?

(LAUGHS) She's a tough woman.

Yeah. That's the truth.

You know she needs surgery.

We can't afford it.

Your mother never gave me

a second chance, kid.

But you did.

Turns out, just a few weeks,

the ratings of

that show of yours...

(CHUCKLES)

They want you to finish it, J.

The purse is big. 70-30 split.

If you win,

it'll be more than enough.

What if we lose?

We don't fight to lose.

MC: (ON RADIO)

Okay,

breaking news, New York.

Star Boxing's hit show

The Challenger is back!

Apparently, Jaden Miller

has officially agreed

to continue filming the show

that will follow him

all the way

to the light

heavyweight title.

Now, where did Miller's

change of heart come from?

His mother.

The fighter says he will

continue the show

and win the fight to pay for

his mother's heart surgery.

That little bastard.

Good for you.

-Good for you.

-Jaden Miller is literally

fighting for his

mother's life.

We have to take her

in there now, Jaden.

(SNIFFLES) Mmm-hmm.

Let's go.

COMMENTATOR: (ON TV)

Anderson drives Miller back.

Miller hasn't even

thrown a punch yet.

It's a one-sided fight so far.

Anderson would've been

your best fight in a while.

Anderson with the jab,

now the cross.

Miller is on the ropes again.

And this fight is

turning out to be... Oh!

Miller's first punch

is devastating!

Anderson doesn't know

what hit him!

Miller with a left!

Another left!

There's another left.

Another left!

Now it's Anderson

on the ropes!

(BELL DINGS)

Anderson is saved

by the bell! Wow!

Who the heck is Jaden Miller?

COMMENTATOR 2:

I'll tell you what...

VINCENT: Miller

knocks him out next round.

He threw only eight punches

the whole fight.

Is that right?

Let me take a look at that.

COMMENTATOR:

Another left!

Now it's Anderson

on the ropes.

(BELL DINGS)

Anderson is saved

by the bell! Wow!

Who the heck is Jaden Miller?

VINCENT: Looks like we found

our challenger after all.

Doctor said

the surgery went great.

Thanks, honey.

-Get some rest.

-Hmm.

(SIGHS)

I'm ready.

Now first, we're gonna

watch him in slow motion.

VINCENT: Good. Good.

Chin up. Confusion.

Study his moves.

Learn his style.

Technique.

VINCENT: To the body,

to the body!

Push him back,

push him back. Good. Good!

And then, gonna speed

the whole thing up.

VINCENT: Push him

back on the ropes.

Easy. Easy. Easy, stop! Stop!

'Course, nobody

I put you against

is gonna be as strong,

or as quick,

or as fast as Burchard.

VINCENT: Take it easy.

I said the body. Easy! Stop!

Stop! Stop, James!

The hell is wrong with you?

'Cause in that ring,

you gotta be

a split second faster.

The hell's wrong with you.

You okay?

-You sure?

-Yeah.

Okay. James.

Every man is beatable,

gentlemen.

But to beat the man

you gotta learn

things about him.

You gotta do your homework.

DUANE:

This is homework.

He's there for a reason.

He has worked it.

He has earned the right

to wear that

championship belt.

So on those days you don't

feel like working too hard,

remember, somebody's workin'.

That's him.

When you don't feel like

hitting that bag

for three more minutes,

he feels like it.

He wants to be a champion.

You want what he has.

But he has worked

hard to get it.

How hard are

you willing to work?

Because I have seen him work.

And believe me,

you better be ready.

Because he's gonna be ready.

When I get on you,

it's not because

I don't like you.

I want you to be ready

for that right there.

'Cause that is a machine.

That is gonna come after you.

When that bell rings,

it's going to be eye to eye.

You lookin' at him.

Him lookin' at you.

And then you're

going to see everything

that I ever taught you.

Technique.

Endurance.

Strategy.

You gotta do those things,

gentlemen, if you want to win.

MAN: That's Jaden Miller.

Hey, Bronx Boy!

Go get him, buddy!

-Jaden!

-(MEN CHEER)

(RAP MUSIC PLAYING)

(GRUNTS)

-(HONKING)

-MAN: Bronx Boy!

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

(BOTH PANTING)

I was wrong, bro.

You're ready.

Definitely ready.

Oh, my God.

Whoo.

Come on, let's go.

TERRENCE: Let's go get

a milkshake.

-Come on!

-(TERRENCE GROANS)

TERRENCE: Ugh, God.

(SNIFFLES)

These were my father's.

Then mine. Now yours.

Duane, I...

He always wanted

to be in the ring

for a championship fight.

You think you can

wear 'em tomorrow?

Of course.

Thanks for giving me a chance.

Thank you for giving me

a second chance.

REPORTER: (ON TV)

For the first time

since the 1960s,

a boxing title fight is being

broadcast on basic cable.

That's right, America,

it's free.

Everyone will have the

opportunity to tune in tonight

for the fight of

the 21st century.

REPORTER 2:

From his

meek beginnings in the Bronx,

to the heavyweight title

in just under a year.

And we've seen it all.

America has fallen in love

with the Bronx Boy,

Jaden Miller,

and tonight he lives

the American dream.

REPORTER 3:

Watch it here,

7:00 Eastern.

Tonight, the Bronx Boy

fights for it all

in New York's capital city.

REPORTER 1:

I'm here in

what has become

the poorest neighborhood

in the country.

This is the South Bronx.

And what Jaden Miller

calls home.

Here, it's more than

just a fight.

For these folks,

Bronx Boy Jaden Miller

is fighting for them.

(PEOPLE CHEERING)

Hi, Scotty.

Hey, Joe. How you doin'?

I'm good, how about yourself?

Not bad.

ANNOUNCER: (ON TV)

The fight of the 21st century.

-What are you havin'?

-I'll have a beer.

You got it.

That title of course

in reference to the...

So, big night tonight

for the J, huh?

Yeah. Yeah,

it's gonna be the big one.

I think he's gonna

do real well.

SCOTTY: I hope so.

Heavyweight boxing is back.

More fans

are tuned in tonight

than for any other fight

since Tyson-Holyfield

back in 1997.

And it's all due

to one person.

The Challenger, Jaden Miller.

(NATIONAL ANTHEM

PLAYING FROM INSIDE STADIUM)

-(BANGING ON DOOR)

-(DOOR OPENS)

MAN: Miller,

they're ready for you.

(DOOR CLOSES)

(DOOR OPENS)

(CROWD CHEERING)

COMMENTATOR 2:

Listen to that.

It's clear who the favorite is

here tonight.

ALL: (CHANTING) Jaden! Jaden!

DUANE: Come on, champ,

let's go!

(CHEERING)

And here comes

the challenger now.

DUANE: This is our fight.

This is what we've worked for.

-(CHANTING)

-DUANE: Let's do it!

COMMENTATOR 1:

The crowd really showing

its appreciation

for Bronx Boy Jaden Miller.

Well, I'm afraid it's all

just wishful thinking.

Jaden Miller

has a better chance

at hitting the lottery

than winning this fight

here tonight.

This is where we wanna be!

This is where we wanna be!

Let's go, Jaden!

Get him, baby!

Get him, babe! You can do it!

(ROCK MUSIC PLAYING)

COMMENTATOR 1: We all know

what that sound means.

And here comes your champion,

James Burchard.

(CHATTERING AND CHEERING)

(CROWD BOOING)

Get him outta here!

COMMENTATOR 2:

This has got to be

the first fight that Burchard

is actually getting

less applause

than his challenger.

COMMENTATOR 1: Besides

Mrs. Burchard, of course.

Guess you owe that

to the pride of the Bronx.

And that good ol'

American spirit.

-What's that, the fight?

-Shut up!

This is the moment

we've all been waiting for!

Our main event of the evening!

(CROWD CHEERS)

ANNOUNCER:

Introducing first,

the challenger!

He comes to us tonight

from the Bronx

in New York City!

(CHEERING)

Big welcome to the Bronx Boy,

Jaden Miller!

COMMENTATOR 1:

And how about Duane Taylor?

This guy used to be one of the

best trainers in the business

until that fixed

fight scandal.

No one's heard from him since.

COMMENTATOR 1:

He gets

a second shot here tonight.

Come on, Jaden. Go, go, go!

...you can't say he didn't

put in the time and effort.

ANNOUNCER:

Fighting

out of the red corner...

(BOOING)

ANNOUNCER 2:

...he weighs in

at 175 pounds.

No losses.

29 wins by knockout.

Mr. Undefeatable,

James Burchard!

COMMENTATOR 2:

Burchard looks to be

in the best shape

of his career.

Good evening, gentlemen.

This is 12 rounds for the

light heavyweight

World Championship.

Protect yourself at all times.

Touch gloves now.

Come out fighting at the bell.

COMMENTATOR 2:

James Burchard simply

towers over the challenger,

Jaden Miller.

How is Miller

ever going to hit him,

if he can't even reach him?

You hate to question

his motives, Peter,

but at some point,

doesn't it come down

to ethics?

Taking a title fight

with such a novice fighter?

You said it, Jason.

I mean, he has no business

being in the ring tonight.

And knowing

Burchard's history,

Jaden Miller

is gonna get hurt.

Boy, this is it.

This is what

you've been training for.

All that stuff

you went through as a kid,

all those early morning

workouts,

it's for this moment.

Right here, right now.

And no matter

what happens out there,

I want you to know, I'd be

proud to call you my son.

Thanks.

Go out there and get him.

All right, come on,

let's do it!

Look...

I don't care what they say.

We both know

this is your biggest fight!

VINCENT: He's never gone

more than three rounds.

You outlast him.

That's how we win.

You hear me?

-Yeah.

-Good.

-(BELL DINGS)

-Box!

(AUDIENCE CHEERING)

COMMENTATOR 2:

Miller

trying to get something going.

JAMES: Come on.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

COMMENTATOR 1:

Not much going

on here in the first round.

There's a...

A jab from Burchard.

And another stiff left

by Burchard

and Miller's shaken!

Shaken in the first round

as Burchard is landing

punch after punch on Miller!

COMMENTATOR 1:

Peter, this is not the

end of the round

that Miller wanted.

Let's go! This is just

the beginning! Come on!

(CHEERING)

COMMENTATOR 1: He may be

out of his league here.

Trying to stay in the round

with Burchard.

-But backed into the corner.

-(BELL DINGS)

Burchard with total control

after round one.

COMMENTATOR 2:

Jaden Miller lasted one round

longer than I thought he would

but I gotta tell you,

he didn't look half bad.

Don't count him out

just yet, Peter.

His Bronx brethren

must be proud.

That's my man!

Go get him. Go get him!

Deep breaths, deep breaths.

There you go. Relax.

Look here. Good. Good.

Burchard has never

been knocked down.

This round, knock him down.

You hear what I'm telling you?

This round,

he gets knocked down.

Not later, not tomorrow,

right now, tonight.

This guy gets knocked down!

This round, by you!

Because after today people

are going to call you champ.

After today,

you are the champ!

-You understand me?

-Mmm-hmm.

Okay, give me that. Come on.

Relax, baby. You got this.

Relax, but knock him down.

(BELL DINGS)

(CHEERING AND CLAPPING)

COMMENTATOR 2:

As the second round continues,

Miller can't seem to get

anything going

once again.

He's taking stiff left jabs

from Burchard.

And now a right,

a nice left-right combination

there from Burchard.

Miller... I can't believe he's

still standing at this point.

COMMENTATOR 1:

No, Peter, I can't believe

he's still standing either.

He's got the face of a rhino,

the fact that he hasn't

broken yet.

Right now!

COMMENTATOR 2:

Wait a minute. Now it's

Miller getting in some shots!

Actually, Miller is landing...

Come on give it to him!

Work that body!

COMMENTATOR 2:

...punch after punch

and the champ is feeling it!

Hit him! Come on, hit him!

(CHEERING)

COMMENTATOR 2: I can't

believe what I'm seeing!

(CROWD ROARS)

And James Burchard goes down!

James Burchard is down!

What did I tell you?

What did I tell you?

I can't believe it! For the

first time in his career,

James Burchard

is on the canvas!

Boy, Scotty, look at that!

Look at that shot!

(ALL CHEERING)

Yes, yes!

FRANKIE: Did you see that?

I know that kid!

COMMENTATOR 1:

I have never seen

James Burchard down.

He's not only down,

he's bleeding

and he's hurt.

And he's struggling to

-get back to his feet.

-(REFEREE COUNTING DOWN)

That's my boy! That's my boy!

Come towards me.

-Let's see your gloves.

-I'm good, I'm good!

REFEREE: Box!

COMMENTATOR 1:

And Burchard is furious!

That has got to have

-shaken him up.

-(BELL DINGS)

REFEREE: Time!

Whoa, whoa! Break it up!

COMMENTATOR 2:

What a round!

Where did

Jaden Miller come from?

COMMENTATOR 1: That's easy.

And I hope they're watching,

because Bronx Boy Jaden Miller

is making history

here tonight.

(CHEERING)

COMMENTATOR 2:

The Champ of the Bronx

versus the

Champion of the World!

Hold onto your seats, folks!

We've got a fight

on our hands!

(BELL DINGS)

COMMENTATOR 1:

And now Miller is down!

What a shot!

Welcome to the big leagues,

Jaden Miller!

And he looks hurt.

Get up, get up.

-ALL: Get up! Get up!

-(CHEERING)

Get up! Get up!

-Come on.

-Get up, J, not now!

Come on. Get up!

(JADEN BREATHING HEAVILY)

(INAUDIBLE)

JADA:

Jaden... (ECHOING)

Yeah?

DUANE:

If you don't stand up

and fight for

who you are now...

...I'm afraid of this.

Right now. You never will.

I know.

Get up. Get up!

(EXHALES)

DUANE:

Right now.

(CROWD CHEERING)

COMMENTATOR 1: Wait a minute.

REFEREE: One,

two, three,

four, five, six...

Jaden Miller is back up!

COMMENTATOR 2:

There is no doubt about it!

Nobody is getting out of this

fight easy here tonight.

Whoo!

(CHEERING)

ALL: (CHANTING)

Jaden! Jaden! Jaden!

REFEREE:

Let's see your gloves.

(ALL CHEERING)

(BELL DINGS)

Time!

(CHEERING)

That's my son.

He's out there

fighting for me.

As round 4 begins, Jason,

this is uncharted territory

for the challenger.

The question is,

how long can he survive?

-(SIGHS)

-How you feelin'?

I can't feel my arms.

That's all right. Believe me,

he's hurtin' just as bad.

Okay, do me one favor.

-Yeah.

-Forget the training,

forget the pain...

Just dance. Remember that?

Remember the man with no arms?

The hips, the hips, baby.

That's all we gotta do

in this fight.

Forget everything else.

Dance on him.

Come on, you got this.

You got this, come on!

This is our fight, come on!

This is what we worked for.

Let's do it!

(CHEERING)

COMMENTATOR 2:

The crowd

is electrified, Jason.

We've gotta be

the only two people

sitting down

watching this fight.

Round 4 may have done it.

REFEREE: That's a knock-down!

Shake that off!

Shake that off!

REFEREE: ...six, seven, eight,

box!

That's it! That's it!

Move! Move!

Keep moving! Keep moving!

(CROWD GROANS AND BOOS)

(CHEERING)

Come on, baby, come on!

There you go,

almost time, almost time!

Beautiful.

There you go baby, beautiful!

(INAUDIBLE)

(GROANS)

-(PANTING)

-Come on, get up!

COMMENTATOR 1: Peter,

Burchard takes that round,

but the champ has never

seen a challenger like this.

-(CHEERING)

-Work the body, work the body!

Burchard with

another powerful right,

but Miller answers again.

That's it, that's it!

Knock his ass out! Yeah!

-(BREATHING HEAVILY)

-REFEREE: One,

-two...

-I'm okay.

...three, four, five...

Here we go! Here we go!

-I'm good, I'm good.

-...eight. Come towards me.

-Let me see your gloves.

-(BREATHING HEAVILY)

(SIGHS)

VINCENT: What the hell's

going on out there?

(PANTING)

(BOTH GRUNTING)

(CHEERING)

Anyone who is

scoring this fight

has gotta give that round

to the challenger.

Endurance.

Endurance, right?

Speed kills, baby.

Speed kills.

(PANTING)

I don't know what to do.

I don't know what to do.

Keep your arms up.

Watch the body.

Watch the body.

-Just like we practiced.

-Okay.

-Just like we practiced.

-Yeah.

DUANE: Let's do it!

Keep movin' there.

Keep movin', endurance!

(CHEERING)

Both fighters

are simply exhausted.

Burchard with

another weak jab.

He can barely

keep his hands up, Jason.

Miller comes back with

another shot to the body

as he continues to pound

the champ's midsection.

-(FANS SCREAM)

-(BOXERS GRUNTING)

COMMENTATOR 2: Burchard

now in excruciating pain!

One-two, one-two.

This could be it, folks!

(BELL DINGS)

And Burchard

is saved by the bell!

Unbelievable!

Listen to this crowd!

What was anticipated to be

a one-round fight

has now turned

into an all-out war,

with James Burchard

literally in jeopardy

of losing his title!

(CHEERING)

All right,

everyone take a ticket!

For good luck because

it's the last round.

Everyone take a ticket!

VINCENT: Spit it out.

Let me take a look.

(GROANS IN PAIN)

VINCENT: They're broken.

JAMES: (GROANS) You think?

-Can you breathe?

-(STRAINED) Yeah.

-I'm good.

-James,

if they broke...

-No, no...

-Look, I can't let you...

I said no, okay!

You're not stopping

this fight!

Okay, kid...

Keep 'em covered.

-You hear me?

-I got this.

Keep 'em covered.

Jason,

how do you score the fight?

Every round has been close,

but I've got it 7 to 4,

James Burchard.

But I've gotta tell you,

what a job by Jaden Miller!

Going the distance!

Nobody saw this coming.

If he has anything

left to prove,

it's to himself.

-DUANE: This is it!

-I got nothin' left.

DUANE: I know. I know.

And in 10 minutes,

this'll all be over.

You can rest.

You can go back to your mom

and you can tell everybody

about how you made it to

the last round with the champ.

Nobody can take that

from you now.

(PANTING)

But if you can just find it

within yourself,

to give me

three more minutes...

180 seconds...

One day,

you'll tell your kids,

when you were up

against the ropes,

when you were down

and had nothin' left,

that you stood up

and you fought

for who you are!

When I first met you,

they didn't even

know your name.

Now listen to 'em!

ALL: (CHANTING)

Jaden! Jaden! Jaden!

Where we're from, we gotta

fight for what we get.

REFEREE: Seconds out!

Okay, okay, okay.

There's just 10 seconds left.

Look, listen to me.

Go for his ribs.

They're hurting.

You can do this, J.

I know you can.

DUANE: Let's show 'em

where you're from, J!

Show 'em

where you're from, baby!

(BELL DINGS)

ANNOUNCER:

Burchard with

a left hook, and another.

-Miller counters with a jab...

-(CHEERING)

Burchard

with a powerful right.

Miller now with another shot

to the body.

Burchard is taking a beating

here in the final round!

Miller just

attacking those ribs!

Working so hard

for the knockdown!

(CHEERING)

Finish him! Finish him now!

COMMENTATOR 1:

...pounding away at the body

with everything he's got left.

Jason, I can't believe

both of these guys

are still standing

at this point.

And now it's Miller

who's in the corner!

Come on! Don't give up!

Body! Body!

(CROWD CHEERING)

Hips!

(BOTH GRUNTING AND GROANING)

(GRUNTS)

(PANTING)

REFEREE: ...two...

...four...

-...seven... It's over!

-(BELL DINGS)

You've taken enough

punishment, champ.

-(CROWD ROARS)

-I can't believe it!

Jaden Miller

has done the unthinkable!

COMMENTATOR 2:

Miller, the new

light heavyweight

champion of the world!

How about that!

(CHEERING)

(CHUCKLES)

(CHUCKLES) Oh...

And you lost.

(JADEN CHUCKLES)

Never did win these things.

(DUANE LAUGHS)

(JADEN SNIFFLES)

You ready?

Yup.

(DOOR OPENS)

(DOOR CLOSES)

We did it, Pop.

Always the last one.

You know, I never asked you

how those sneaks feel.

They're a little

tight actually.

Oh, really?

Well, get your own next time.

Here you go, Ma.

(INAUDIBLE)

We don't train to lose.

I'd just like to say

it's been a pleasure

working on

The Challenger.

This has been one of the most

innovative movies

I have ever done

and I told this guy

right here,

when I first met him

at the airport...

I said there's only

two director-actors

that I've ever worked with...

Anthony Hopkins and him.

He's in a really

good category.

From this guy right here...

From this guy right here.

This is our man.

He's the sound guy.

And all these guys standing

over here, all you guys,

come here.

Come here. I want everybody

over here, come here.

I want everybody to see this.

(LAUGHING)

All these guys made

The Challenger...

And are gonna make

The Challenger a great movie.

-Everybody.

-(ALL CHUCKLING)

And from me,

Michael Clarke Duncan,

I wanna say thank you

to the cast and crew

for really making this

a unique experience.

I didn't know what to expect

when I got down here.

I was truly flabbergasted

that these guys

are doing a hell of a job.

From me to everybody

in Hollywood,

watch out for

The Challenger.

Thank you guys.

Thank you, Michael.

Thank you so much.

Man, that was awesome,

seriously.

(RAP MUSIC PLAYING)