PREVIOUSLY ON LIGHTS OUT... I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH JENNY'S MOM.
SHE THOUGHT THE GIRLS SPENT THE NIGHT HERE.
JENNY'S COUSIN BRENT WAS SUPPOSED TO DROP THEM OFF.
BRENT? YEAH. HE GOES TO BRUNSWICK.
BRENT FROM BRUNSWICK?
HE'S A GOOD MAN. YOU KNOW PATRICK?
HE WAS SOMETHING SPECIAL. HE WAS A TRUE FIGHTER.
DAD'S GONNA GET HURT.
NO, HE WON'T.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
THE DOCTOR SAYS HE HAS PUGILISTIC DEMENTIA.
HE COULD DIE.
OW! DAMN IT!
GOD! WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED?
I TOOK A THUMB.
PATRICK, LOOK AT ME WHEN I'M TALKING TO YOU.
IF MORALES HITS YOU LIKE THIS, HE'LL KILL YOU.
[ CROWD CHEERING ]
Albert: AND DOWN GOES MORALES!
LEARY-REYNOLDS III. IT'S ON.
YOU LOOKED GREAT OUT THERE.
I COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU, BABY.
GOD, I'VE MISSED YOU. [ LAUGHS ]
YOUR REACTIONS, THEY WERE SLOW. THEY WERE OFF.
I'M WORRIED ABOUT YOU, SON.
I'M TAKING REYNOLDS NEXT.
I NEED THIS.
THEN YOU'RE GONNA DO IT ON YOUR OWN.
THERE YOU ARE.
THOUGHT YOU LEFT TOWN.
DAD, EVERYTHING'S BOOKED.
WE GOT REYNOLDS IN 10 WEEKS FOR THE TITLE.
THERESA'S ON BOARD. JOHNNY AND I ARE GOOD.
WE JUST NEED TO START TRAINING NOW.
DON'T YOU LISTEN? I'M NOT TRAINING YOU.
AND TELL YOUR BROTHER AND SISTER
TO STOP BUGGING ME ABOUT IT, TOO.
I'M SORRY I DIDN'T STICK TO THE GAME PLAN, OKAY?
BUT MORALES WAS HITTING ME IN THE BALLS, USING HIS ELBOWS.
I HAD TO GO TO WAR WITH HIM.
IT'S NOT ABOUT THAT, PATRICK.
LOOK, DAD, THAT FIGHT DIDN'T EVEN GET US BACK TO ZERO.
WE STILL OWE ALL OVER THE PLACE.
REYNOLDS WILL TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING.
WE'LL BE SET FOR LIFE.
WE JUST NEED TO DO THIS ONE MORE TIME.
IT'S THE WRONG FIGHT.
I CAN BEAT HIM. I'VE DONE IT BEFORE.
WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?
YOU REALLY WANT TO KNOW? NO BULLSHIT?
YEAH. I REALLY WANT TO KNOW.
IF YOU'D FOUGHT REYNOLDS THAT NIGHT INSTEAD OF MORALES,
YOU WOULD'VE GOTTEN SERIOUSLY HURT.
BUT I WOULDN'T FIGHT REYNOLDS LIKE THAT.
IT WAS MY FIRST TIME BACK. ARE YOU GONNA LET ME FINISH?
SON, YOU ARE RUSTY, AND REYNOLDS IS IN HIS PRIME.
IT'S JUST NOT GONNA WORK.
BUT HE'S BEEN TAKING PUNCHES ALL THESE YEARS.
NO, HE HAS NOT BEEN TAKING PUNCHES.
THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT.
HE'S LIKE MAYWEATHER NOW. NOBODY TOUCHES HIM.
AND HE CAN HIT WITH BOTH HANDS. HE'S GOT THE WHOLE ARSENAL.
WHAT ABOUT MY ARSENAL?
I GOT 29 KOs IN 35 FIGHTS.
HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO PROVE IT?
YOU WANT TO HEAR ME SAY IT?
ALL RIGHT. I'LL SAY IT.
I DON'T THINK YOU'RE CAPABLE OF FIGHTING AT THIS LEVEL ANYMORE.
NOW, I KNOW IT HURTS TO HEAR THAT,
BUT BELIEVE ME, IT'S GONNA HURT
A HELL OF A LOT WORSE IN THE RING.
YOU NEVER THINK I CAN WIN,
AND THEN I PROVE YOU WRONG.
THAT'S OUR DRILL, DAD.
NOT THIS TIME.
LOOK, I DON'T WANT TO FIGHT WITH YOU, SON.
IT'S JUST...
I CAN'T DO THIS.
YOU KNOW, FOR FIVE YEARS YOU'VE BEEN MY SON,
NOT MY FIGHTER.
AND THAT'S HOW I WAS WATCHING YOU IN THE RING --
AS A FATHER.
I CANNOT WATCH YOU TAKE PUNCHES ANYMORE.
I DON'T TRUST MYSELF.
I'M SORRY.
[ MID-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYING ON RADIO ]
[ MUMBLING, RATCHET CLICKING ]
[ CHUCKLES ]
HEY, LIGHTS.
ED ROMEO. YOU'RE A HARD MAN TO FIND.
NOT HARD ENOUGH, APPARENTLY.
SORRY ABOUT YOUR FATHER.
WHAT? WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
WELL, SEEING YOU HERE, THAT TELLS ME THREE THINGS --
YOU'RE ABOUT TO FIGHT DEATH ROW REYNOLDS,
YOUR FATHER IS NOT TRAINING YOU.
THAT IS BECAUSE EITHER HE IS SICK, DEAD,
OR YOU HAD A FALLING-OUT.
BUT YOU WANT ME TO REPLACE HIM.
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
MY DAD'S JUST RETIRED...
BUT YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING ELSE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
YOU THINK YOU'RE THE FIRST FIGHTER
DONE MAKE THIS PILGRIMAGE?
THREE OF REYNOLDS' LAST FIVE OPPONENTS DONE COME UP HERE.
YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT I TOLD THEM ALL?
THAT YOU'RE HOLDING OUT FOR LIGHTS LEARY?
I WORK FOR THE COUNTY NOW,
WITH KIDS THAT PEOPLE HAVE GIVEN UP ON.
SO I'M REAL SORRY THAT YOU DROVE ALL THE WAY UP HERE.
BUT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO DRIVE ALL THE WAY BACK.
[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]
THINK YOUR KIDS MIGHT WANT TO MEET
A FORMER HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION?
NICE. ONE, TWO, PULL!
THAT'S IT. FOCUS.
OKAY. DROP THE 6.
ONE, TWO, THREE.
NICE, JIMMY.
[ BELL CHIMES ]
MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET A LOT OF WATER.
ALL RIGHT?
HE'S A BADASS LITTLE FIGHTER.
THAT IS JIMMY REDBONE, FULL-BLOOD MOHAWK INDIAN.
YOU DO NOT WANT TO KNOW THE LIFE THAT HE HAS HAD.
KID LIKE THAT,
YOU GOT TO TAKE HIM APART, FIND OUT WHERE THE DAMAGE IS,
THEN PUT HIM BACK TOGETHER AGAIN STRONGER.
YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB.
[ CHUCKLES ]
DID YOU SEE HOW RELAXED HE WAS IN THE RING?
I MEAN, HE DOESN'T THINK ABOUT IT.
HE JUST FLOWS.
CAN I GIVE YOU SOME FREE ADVICE --
YOU KNOW, FROM SOMEONE THAT DOESN'T GIVE A SHIT?
SURE.
YOU ARE A GOOD FIGHTER.
YOU'RE ALWAYS TOO TENSE IN THE RING.
TOO PROGRAMMED.
THAT SAPS ENERGY.
THAT'S WHY YOU RUN OUT OF GAS IN THE LATER ROUNDS.
NOW, WHOEVER IS GONNA TRAIN YOU FROM NOW ON
HAS TO FIX THAT, ALL RIGHT?
YOU NEED TO BE FREE. FREE YOURSELF.
YOU'D KNOW HOW TO DO THAT?
LOOK, ED, I'M GONNA LAY MY CARDS ON THE TABLE.
I NEED SOMEONE NOW -- TODAY -- AND I WANT IT TO BE YOU.
10 WEEKS AND YOU'RE BACK HERE ON YOUR FARM
$1 MILLION RICHER.
HM. YOU REALLY WANT TO HELP THESE KIDS?
TAKE THE PAYDAY. GET ME THROUGH THIS FIGHT.
WHAT?
YOU DON'T WANT TO TRAIN ANYONE AGAINST REYNOLDS?
HE'S STILL YOUR BOY?
REYNOLDS... IS AN UNGRATEFUL BITCH.
I DON'T CARE IF HE LIVES OR DIES.
[ ROOSTER CROWS IN DISTANCE ]
ALL RIGHT.
I WILL TAKE A LOOK AT YOU.
AT YOUR BODY, AT YOUR LIFE.
WE'LL SEE WHAT'S WHAT.
GREAT.
YOU MIGHT NOT LIKE WHAT I HAVE TO SAY.
I'LL TAKE MY CHANCES.
I DON'T DO HALF-STEP.
I'M EITHER IN OR I'M OUT.
MOM, I'M NOT HAVING THE AFTER- PARTY FOR MY PROM AT MY HOUSE.
FORGET IT.
OKAY. OKAY. WELL, WHAT ABOUT THE DINER?
YOUR AUNT MARGARET SAID WE COULD USE IT.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S PRETTY COOL.
MOM, OKAY, WE'RE TAKING A LIMO TO THE CITY,
WE'RE GOING TO VELCRO, AND THEN WE'RE STAYING AT THE STANDARD.
YOU'RE STAYING OVER AT A HOTEL?
EVERYONE IS.
WELL, WHY IS THIS THE FIRST I'M HEARING ABOUT IT?
MAYBE 'CAUSE YOU'RE NEVER HOME. I DON'T KNOW.
DAD ALREADY SAID I COULD GO.
WHEN DID HE TELL YOU THAT?
AFTER THE FIGHT.
YOU WERE SUPER BUSY AT THE HOSPITAL.
WELL, I'M SORRY. WE'RE STILL GONNA DISCUSS IT.
MOM, THE PROM IS FOUR DAYS AWAY.
WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM, ANYWAYS?
ISN'T VELCRO THE CLUB
THAT DADDY PICKED YOU UP DRUNK AT 2 A.M.?
THAT WAS THREE MONTHS AGO, MOM. AND I ALREADY GOT THE LECTURE.
YOU WERE LUCKY NOTHING HAPPENED THAT NIGHT.
I'VE BEEN PERFECT EVER SINCE.
OKAY, MOM,
AVA HAS DONE EVERYTHING YOU GUYS HAVE ASKED HER.
HER GRADES ARE UP.
SHE'S BEEN HELPING OUT AROUND THE HOUSE.
THIS ISN'T FAIR.
LOOK, YOUR SISTER DOESN'T DESERVE A MEDAL
FOR NOT FLUNKING OUT AND CLEANING HER ROOM ONCE IN A --
NOTHING IS EVER GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU.
IT SHOULDN'T BE GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU, AVA. THAT'S THE POINT.
I'M REALLY SORRY I'M NOT A VALEDICTORIAN LIKE YOU, MOM.
BUT I'M GOING TO THE CITY WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT.
[ FOOTSTEPS DEPART ]
[ CELL PHONE RINGS ]
WHAT?
WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN?
WARSAW, NEW YORK, WITH ED ROMEO.
Ed Romeo?
YOU KIDDING ME?
The man's a boxing genius, Johnny.
HE FORGOT MORE THAN MOST PEOPLE KNOW.
Yeah, before or after he cracked up?
THE GUY'S ALL THERE.
HE'S BEEN WORKING WITH THESE KIDS.
THEY'RE LIKE LITTLE FIGHTING MACHINES.
AND DON'T FORGET -- HE TRAINED REYNOLDS.
YEAH, AND REYNOLDS DUMPED HIM AFTER HIS FIRST BIG WIN.
DON'T FORGET THAT EITHER.
When are you coming back?
WE'RE ABOUT THREE HOURS OUT.
ED WANTS TO SEE THE GYM FIRST.
ED ROMEO'S COMING TO BAYONNE?
So what, he's training you?
NOTHING'S SET YET. LOOK, I'LL FILL YOU IN LATER.
[ CELL PHONE BEEPS ]
LET'S GO.
YOU SURE? WE CAN WAIT ANOTHER MINUTE.
CLUSTER HEADACHES. COME IN WAVES.
I'M OKAY NOW.
IT WAS ALL THIS TRAFFIC.
HAVEN'T BEEN OFF THE FARM IN TWO YEARS.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
[ SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE ]
[ TRAIN HORN BLOWS ]
ED ROMEO, MAN OF THE HOUR.
WELCOME TO BAYONNE, BABY.
GET ME OUT OF HERE NOW.
[ DOOR OPENS, CLOSES ]
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH HIM? I THOUGHT YOU SAID HE WAS IN.
I TOLD YOU NOTHING'S SET. WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING?
BARRY JUST CAME BY TO SAY HELLO.
HE THINKS HAVING REYNOLDS' EX IN YOUR CORNER
IS GONNA BE GREAT FOR THE P.R.
YEAH. WELL, YOU MAY HAVE JUST BLOWN THAT CHANCE.
AND THEY CALL ME A DIVA.
[ TRAIN HORN BLOWS ]
HOW COULD YOU AMBUSH ME LIKE THAT?
I DIDN'T KNOW THEY WERE GONNA BE HERE.
I SWEAR.
BARRY K. WORD IS FILTH. HE HAS DEBASED THE GAME.
I AM NOT GONNA BE A CLOWN IN HIS CIRCUS.
YOU WON'T HAVE TO.
MY BROTHER WAS JUST TRYING TO...
HE WON'T DO ANYTHING LIKE THAT AGAIN.
I SAW YOUR BROTHER BOX.
SLICKSTER.
GREAT REACH AND POWER.
BUT HE WAS NEVER GOING ALL THE WAY.
HE HAD A TORN RETINA. THAT'S WHY HE STOPPED.
PLENTY OF FIGHTERS COME BACK FROM THAT.
HE DIDN'T HAVE AN EYE PROBLEM. HE HAD A HEART PROBLEM.
HE WAS LOOKING FOR A WAY OUT.
MY FAMILY WOULDN'T LIKE THAT VERSION.
HOME SWEET HOME.
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
PATRICK, IS THAT YOU?
YEAH. WE'RE HERE.
ED ROMEO, THIS IS MY WIFE, THERESA.
WE'VE ACTUALLY MET BEFORE.
CURTIS FIGHT.
YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
WE DON'T TALK ABOUT THAT FIGHT AROUND HERE.
YEAH. WELL, YOUR DAD NEVER SHOULD'VE MADE THAT MATCH.
BUT WITHOUT THAT LOSS, YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE WON THE TITLE.
YEAH. I ALWAYS TELL HIM THAT.
YOU GANGING UP ON ME ALREADY?
[ LAUGHS ]
COME ON. I'LL SHOW YOU YOUR ROOM.
SO, ED ROMEO.
FEELS LIKE YOU HAD A DATE AND YOU TOOK HIM HOME.
THE TRUTH?
I'M EXCITED.
I ALWAYS WANTED TO WORK WITH SOMEONE ELSE.
WHO KNOWS?
MAYBE I COULD'VE BEEN A BETTER FIGHTER --
YOU KNOW, LEARNED MORE.
NOT THAT I'M PUTTING MY DAD DOWN.
NO. NO, I THINK IT'S NATURAL TO WONDER ABOUT THAT.
GUESS THAT'S MY DARK SECRET.
WELL, AS FAR AS DARK SECRETS GO, THAT ONE'S NOT SO BAD.
YOU KNOW, I MISSED YOU.
WHAT?
DID YOU TELL AVA SHE COULD STAY OVER IN THE CITY FOR PROM?
SHE SAID IT LIKE IT WAS A DONE DEAL.
YEAH, SHE STILL KNOWS HOW TO PLAY HER DADDY.
WE NEED TO BE ON THE SAME PAGE WITH HER.
I THOUGHT WE WERE.
LOOK, SHE'S GOING TO LONDON FOR A MONTH.
SHE'S GONNA BE IN THESE SITUATIONS ALL THE TIME.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO TRUST HER.
YEAH, BUT I DON'T TRUST HER.
SHE REMINDS ME OF MY FATHER OR JOHNNY --
ALWAYS LOOKING FOR A SHORTCUT.
LOOK, SHE'S A YOUNG GIRL GOING TO HER FIRST PROM.
LET HER ENJOY HERSELF.
IT'S NOT JUST THE PROM. IT'S AVA.
WHEN I WAS HER AGE,
I VOLUNTEERED AT THE NICU ON WEEKENDS.
SHE GOES TO THE MALL.
SHE DOESN'T READ. SHE HAS NO HOBBIES. I...
I FEEL LIKE SHE JUST WANTS TO MEET SOME RICH GUY
AND GET MARRIED.
IS THAT SO BAD -- IF SHE'S HAPPY?
YES, IT IS. SHE SHOULD ASPIRE TO MORE.
SHE USED TO WANT TO BE A DOCTOR, REMEMBER?
SHE ALSO WANTED TO BE A RACE CAR DRIVER AND A MUPPET.
NO. SHE WAS SERIOUS ABOUT IT.
YOU KNOW THAT. ABOUT LOTS OF THINGS.
BUT WE HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO WAKE HER UP.
SHE ALSO NEEDS TO KNOW
THAT WE LOVE HER NO MATTER WHAT SHE DOES.
SHE KNOWS.
I HOPE SO.
WHO ARE YOU? GET OUT OF MY HOUSE.
GET THE HELL OUT OF MY HOUSE. WHOA. AVA.
PUT THE KNIFE DOWN.
ED, AVERT YOUR EYES.
DAD, WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?
I'M SORRY, AVA. THIS IS ED ROMEO.
HE'S GONNA BE STAYING WITH US FOR A FEW DAYS.
THANKS FOR LETTING ME KNOW.
AVA, I NEED TO TALK TO YOU.
AVA, PLEASE.
SHE BEHAVES LIKE A FIGHTER. NO FEAR.
EVER THINK ABOUT PUTTING HER IN THE RING?
YOU CAN RUN THAT BY MY WIFE.
AH.
UH, THAT WAS AVA, AND THIS IS DANIELLA.
Daniella: HI.
OUR YOUNGEST IS AT A GIRL SCOUT RETREAT.
WELL, THAT'S GOOD.
I WAS AN EAGLE SCOUT MYSELF.
STILL TO THIS DAY, YOU CAN PUT ME IN ANY TERRAIN
IN THE WORLD... I COULD SURVIVE.
LET'S SEE HOW YOU DO IN BAYONNE.
DAMN, LIGHTS...
YOUR GIRLS IS TOUGH.
TELL ME ABOUT IT.
SO...WHEN DID YOU FIRST GO IN THE RING?
OH, MAN.
I MUST'VE BEEN ABOUT 7.
YOU SPAR STRAIGHTAWAY?
WE HAD THIS TRADITION
WHERE I WOULD BOX MY FATHER EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT,
AND THE FIRST TIME I KNOCKED HIM DOWN,
I'D GET TO SIGN UP FOR THE GOLDEN GLOVES.
HM.
MY DAD DID IT WITH HIS DAD, TOO.
MAN, HE USED TO BEAT THE HELL OUT OF ME.
THEN FINALLY, WHEN I WAS ABOUT 12,
I CAUGHT HIM WITH A LEFT HOOK TO THE LIVER,
AND HE WENT DOWN.
ONE OF THE HAPPIEST MOMENTS OF MY LIFE.
WELL...
I'M GONNA NEED TO SPEAK TO YOUR FATHER THIS MORNING.
WHAT FOR?
I ASK THE QUESTIONS HERE.
YOU UNDERSTAND ME?
MEET YOU AT THE GYM.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS, CHILDREN SHOUTING IN DISTANCE ]
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
SO WHAT DO YOU WANT?
YOU'RE NOT TRAINING YOUR SON ANYMORE.
I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHY.
DID YOU SEE THE MORALES FIGHT?
LET ME SHOW YOU SOMETHING.
Albert: UNBELIEVABLE.
Announcer #2: THAT'S NOT THE LIGHTS LEARY THAT I KNOW.
LIGHTS, GET UP AGAINST THE WALL.
GO AHEAD.
WHAT THE HELL?
YOUR FATHER...
HE THINKS YOU TOOK TOO MANY PUNCHES IN THE MORALES FIGHT.
HE THINKS YOUR REFLEXES ARE SHOT.
HE THINKS YOU'RE DONE.
HE DOESN'T WANT YOU TO GET HURT ANYMORE.
I LOOK SHOT TO YOU?
THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOUR EYE IN THAT FIGHT, RIGHT?
I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THE CUT.
THAT IS WHY YOU WENT INTO THAT CRAB, RIGHT?
IT HEALED.
BELL RINGS. WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?
BE DISCIPLINED. FOLLOW THE GAME PLAN.
THE ONE YOUR FATHER LAID OUT?
YES.
SO HALF OF YOU IS TRYING TO WIN,
THE OTHER HALF TRYING TO PLEASE YOUR OLD MAN.
HE FOUGHT IN NAM. HE RAISED THREE KIDS.
HE'S PRETTY TOUGH.
YEAH, MAYBE SO.
[ EXHALING SHARPLY ]
STOP.
YOU'RE SQUARE WHEN YOU THROW THAT HOOK.
THAT PUTS YOU OFF BALANCE.
RICH THROWS A STRAIGHT RIGHT...
...PUTS YOU ON YOUR ASS.
NOT BECAUSE YOU'RE HURT, BUT BECAUSE YOU'RE BEING SLOPPY.
THAT IS A MANDATORY 10-8 ROUND.
YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO BE THROWING AWAY POINTS.
GO AHEAD.
STOP.
YOU'RE REACHING WHEN YOU THROW YOUR PUNCH.
THAT'LL GET YOU COUNTERED.
DON'T REACH.
IT'S A SIGN OF ANXIETY IN THE RING,
THAT YOU'RE BECOMING DESPERATE.
SO STAY IN THE POCKET.
KEEP YOUR CENTER.
LET IT GO.
LET IT FLOW. EASY.
LET IT FLOW.
FLURRY. COME ON. FLURRY.
COME ON. COME ON.
COME ON!
THAT'S IT, BABY.
COME ON!
[ GRUNTING ]
SO...
HOW'S LIGHTS LOOKING, ED?
WELL, THERE'S A FEW THINGS HE HAS TO UNLEARN,
BUT HE MIGHT BE OKAY.
UNLEARN?
MY DAD TOOK LIGHTS TO THE HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE.
MUST'VE BEEN DOING SOMETHING RIGHT.
LIGHTS HAS GOT HEART.
GOT HIMSELF THERE.
LOOK, WE GOT OFF TO A BAD START HERE, ED.
BUT IF YOU'RE GONNA TRAIN MY BROTHER,
WE GOT TO FIND A WAY TO WORK TOGETHER.
I MEAN, THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF THAT STILL NEEDS TO HAPPEN --
YOU KNOW, FOR THE PROMOTION.
I KNOW YOU GOT A JOB TO DO, JOHNNY.
I GET IT.
BUT THE WAY WE'LL GET ALONG BEST
IS IF WE ACTUALLY NEVER SEE EACH OTHER.
COME AGAIN?
LIGHTS IS GONNA START TRAINING AT NIGHT.
WE'LL BE COMING IN JUST AS YOU'LL BE COMING OUT.
SHOULD WORK OUT PERFECT.
ED, OBVIOUSLY WE'RE GONNA NEED SOME ACCESS HERE, TOO --
YOU KNOW, TO SELL THE FIGHT.
BUT, UM...
I KNOW YOU'RE STILL MAKING UP YOUR MIND HERE,
SO WHY DON'T WE SEE HOW IT GOES?
Patrick: DAMN, JOHNNY.
ED'S A REAL TORTURE ARTIST.
THIS WAS GOOD, ED.
WE'LL KEEP TALKING, HUH?
YOU READY?
[ DOOR OPENS, CLOSES ]
HERE WE ARE. YOUR FAVORITE.
GOT TO KEEP HIM STRONG, RIGHT, BOSS?
YOU GOT A NICE PLACE.
HE BOUGHT IT FOR ME.
I WAS A WAITRESS FOR 10 YEARS, AND IT WAS ALWAYS MY DREAM.
I HAVE THE BEST BIG BROTHER IN THE WORLD.
YEAH, I BET YOU DO.
LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED ANYTHING.
NO RING ON HER FINGER. PROBABLY NEVER BEEN MARRIED.
NOTHING EVER REALLY WORKED OUT FOR HER, AND YOU FELT BAD.
SHE'S GOOD PEOPLE, ED.
TAKES CARE OF EVERYBODY.
I WANTED TO TAKE CARE OF HER.
YEAH. I KNOW THAT SISTER.
YOU BOUGHT THE GYM FOR YOUR FATHER, TOO, RIGHT?
MM-HMM.
DAMN, LIGHTS. HOW MANY TITTIES YOU GOT?
YOU ARE NOT EATING ANY MORE OF THAT POISON.
UH, MARGARET?
YOU IN A HURRY, HUH?
WANT ME TO WRAP THAT STEAK TO GO?
UH, YEAH. THAT'D BE GREAT.
SOMETHING CAME UP.
IT'S ON THE HOUSE.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS, SILVERWARE CLINKING ]
[ BELL CHIMES ]
[ Telephone ringing ]
JOHNNY?
YEAH. WE NEED TO TALK.
[ SIZZLING ]
I WANT YOU TO THINK OF A FIGHTER'S BODY LIKE AN ENGINE --
IT NEEDS THE BEST POSSIBLE FUEL.
THAT'S CHICKEN, FISH, VEGETABLE PROTEIN.
NO CORN SYRUP, NO SYNTHETIC SUGARS.
GOT TO RUN FAST, GOT TO RUN STRONG.
SMELLS GOOD.
THAT IS ACTUALLY THE COOKIES I HAVE IN THE OVEN.
HE AIN'T ALLOWED NONE OF THOSE.
[ GARAGE DOOR OPENING ]
THAT MUST BE THEM.
YEAH.
HEY, UM...
YOU'RE GONNA TAKE CARE OF MY DAD, RIGHT?
YOU WANT ME TO?
Patrick: THERE YOU ARE. HOW'D IT GO?
Theresa: WHY DON'T YOU TELL HIM?
SHE DID GREAT.
HEY, AVA. HOW WAS IT?
YOU SHOULD'VE SEEN HER, PATRICK. SHE WAS A NATURAL.
I'M NOT SURPRISED.
WHERE WERE YOU?
AVA JUST DID A SHIFT WITH ME AT THE HOSPITAL.
YEAH, THEY WANTED ME TO SEE, UH, FIRSTHAND
WHAT HAPPENS TO DRUNK, SEX-HUNGRY TEENAGERS
THAT GET OUT OF CONTROL ON PROM NIGHT.
ONE GIRL, SHE GOT INTO A CAR ACCIDENT
AND SHATTERED HER PELVIS.
OH, GOD.
THIS GIRL, SHE -- SHE WOULDN'T TALK TO ANYONE,
NOT EVEN HER PARENTS, AND AVA WAS IN THERE FOR --
MOM, PLEASE. I JUST TRIED TO MAKE HER LAUGH.
I'M PROUD OF YOU, AVA.
[ SCOFFS ] REALLY NOT A BIG DEAL.
CAN I GO TO MY ROOM NOW?
OKAY.
Ed: THAT WAS GREAT.
I REALLY LIKED HOW YOU HANDLED THAT.
WELL, SHE HARDLY SEEMED TRANSFORMED.
OH, IT DOESN'T HAPPEN RIGHT AWAY.
MY WILD BOYS UP AT THE FARM, I DON'T LECTURE THEM.
I SHOW THEM.
I MEAN, THEY ACT ALL TOUGH, BUT SOMETHING GETS THROUGH.
THEY CHANGE WHEN THEY'RE READY.
SO...
WE GONNA TALK ABOUT THE BIG ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
MOST TRAINERS, THEY DON'T ALLOW THEIR FIGHTERS
TO FOOL AROUND BEFORE A FIGHT.
BUT I THINK A RELAXED FIGHTER IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE FIGHTER.
DON'T YOU AGREE?
UH, YEAH.
SO IN TERMS OF YOUR MARITAL BED,
YOU JUST KEEP DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
FOLLOW YOUR BLISS.
RIGHT NOW?
DRINK YOUR TEA FIRST.
[ LAUGHS ]
IT'S NOT THAT I LIKE ROMEO,
BUT MAYBE DAD'S RIGHT ABOUT REYNOLDS.
MIGHT BE TOO SOON FOR PAT.
WHOA. DID I JUST HEAR RIGHT?
MAGGIE, YOU'VE NEVER SHIED AWAY FROM A FIGHT IN YOUR LIFE,
NOT EVEN WHEN PATRICK AND ME WERE BRAWLING WITH BASEBALL BATS
DOWN ON HOOK ROAD.
YOU'RE NOT A COUPLE OF DESPERADOES ANYMORE.
HEY, HE'S A 40-YEAR-OLD MAN WITH THREE DAUGHTERS.
THE STAKES ARE HIGHER NOW.
THERESA GET TO YOU?
THERESA'S GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.
SO WHAT, THEN?
WHAT ARE YOU TWO SQUAWKING ABOUT?
HEY, DAD.
ARE YOU GOING SOMEWHERE?
A.C. THIS PLACE IS DEPRESSING.
NOW YOU FIGURE THAT OUT?
HEY, DAD, WE MIGHT HAVE A PROBLEM.
WITH ED ROMEO?
LET YOUR BROTHER DEAL WITH IT. I'M RETIRED.
LOOK, POP, I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL,
BUT THERE'S A LOT YOU DON'T KNOW --
ABOUT THE MORALES FIGHT, ABOUT EVERYTHING.
GO ON.
START WITH ROMEO.
HE'S TRYING TO DISMANTLE EVERYTHING YOU'VE BUILT.
CHANGE THE WAY LIGHTS THINKS, THE WAY HE FIGHTS.
AND LIGHTS IS DRINKING THE KOOL-AID.
YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS TO A BOXER
WHEN YOU TRY AND CHANGE HIS STYLE ON THE FLY.
POP, HE'S NOT GONNA HAVE A CHANCE.
Announcer: ONLY SECONDS TO GO,
AND THE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP ON THE LINE.
CAN LIGHTS LEARY HOLD ON TO HIS TITLE?
CAN DEATH ROW REYNOLDS TAKE IT AWAY?
THE THROWDOWN IN MOTOWN!
[ CROWD CHEERING ]
RIGHT THERE.
WHAT HAPPENED?
YOU SHOULD'VE FINISHED HIM OFF.
MY EYE WAS CUT.
MY FATHER TOLD ME TO PROTECT THE EYE.
HE DIDN'T WANT THEM TO STOP THE FIGHT.
IN THE 12th ROUND OF A HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT?
THAT WAS NEVER GONNA HAPPEN.
OKAY, YOUR FIRST LOSS -- TO CURTIS, RIGHT?
HOW DID YOUR DAD REACT?
THE TRUTH? YEAH.
LIKE I DIED.
LIKE HE DIED.
HE WAS IN A DARK ROOM FOR A WEEK.
REALLY SHOOK HIM UP, HUH?
IT WAS NEVER THE SAME AGAIN.
WHAT YOU MEAN?
NO MATTER WHAT I DID...
HE JUST DIDN'T BELIEVE IN ME ANYMORE.
EVEN AFTER YOU WON THE TITLE?
NOTHING WAS EVER GOOD ENOUGH.
TRAINER'S GOT TO TRUST HIS FIGHTER OR IT CAN'T WORK.
I KNOW.
YOU CAN'T HAVE THAT BAD ENERGY AROUND YOU ANYMORE.
YOU KNOW THAT, RIGHT?
YOU NEED BELIEVERS.
SO FOR THIS FIGHT, WE'RE GONNA MAKE SOME CHANGES.
NOW, THERESA... THEM BEAUTIFUL GIRLS...
THAT'S MAGIC.
THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING.
YOUR OLD MAN. JOHNNY.
YOUR SISTER.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO CUT THEM OUT.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, CUT THEM OUT?
THEY TAKE YOU FOR GRANTED. THEY LIVE OFF YOU.
THAT IS NOT LOVE. THAT IS OBLIGATION --
LOOK, ED, THOSE ARE MY PEOPLE.
WE'VE BEEN THROUGH HELL TOGETHER.
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT THEY DO. I'LL NEVER CUT THEM OUT.
AND THAT'S NOT YOUR BUSINESS.
UNDERSTAND?
OKAY.
IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY, OKAY?
LET'S JUST CRASH
AND WE CAN PICK THIS UP AGAIN TOMORROW.
[ CROWD CHEERING ] Robert: NO! NO!
Announcer: DEATH ROW REYNOLDS ON THE ROPES! Robert: DON'T TAKE THAT BAIT.
PROTECT YOURSELF.
[ Echoing ] PROTECT THAT EYE.
[ CROWD CHEERING ]
[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]
DON'T YOU EVER SLEEP?
[ CHUCKLES ] NOT MUCH.
WHAT ABOUT YOU? YOU ON THE EARLY SHIFT?
THE GLAMOROUS LIFE OF A RESIDENT.
ARE YOU OKAY, ED?
YEAH, YEAH.
I JUST, UM...
DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD BE THIS HARD.
WHAT?
TO TRAIN SOMEONE AGAIN.
IT'S HARD TO EXPLAIN. UH...
EVERY STEP A FIGHTER TAKES TOWARDS ME
IS A STEP TOWARDS HIS ULTIMATE BETRAYAL OF ME.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
TO MAKE A FIGHTER TRULY STRONG,
I HAVE TO SEE HIM AT HIS WEAKEST POINT FIRST.
THEN WHEN HE WINS AND HE GETS POWERFUL...
HE DOESN'T WANT ANYONE AROUND THAT SAW THAT WEAKNESS.
IS THAT WHAT HAPPENED WITH YOU AND REYNOLDS?
I CAME ACROSS RICH REYNOLDS WHEN HE WAS ABOUT 10 YEARS OLD.
IN AND OUT OF INSTITUTIONS HIS WHOLE LIFE.
LIVED ON THE STREET. ALMOST FERAL.
DIDN'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO USE A KNIFE AND FORK.
SO YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT I DID WITH THAT KID?
I TOOK HIM INTO MY HOUSE... WITH MY WIFE,
AND WE TREATED HIM LIKE A SON.
WHEN HE STARTED WINNING, HE STARTED TO CHANGE.
MY WIFE DIED FOUR YEARS AGO... AND HE DIDN'T EVEN CALL.
SO THERE IS NO RICH REYNOLDS ANYMORE.
THERE IS JUST "DEATH ROW."
AND I DON'T WANT TO GO THROUGH THAT AGAIN.
PATRICK ISN'T LIKE THAT.
NO, HE'S NOT.
IF YOU'RE GOOD TO HIM, HE'S A LOYAL FRIEND FOREVER.
YOU DON'T KNOW HOW IT GOES.
AND YOU DON'T KNOW MY HUSBAND.
* WELL, I'M-A GIVE YOUR FAMILY BUT ONE LAST CHANCE *
* BUT I'LL STAND FOR ONE MORE SIDEWAYS GLANCE *
* IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME, BABY *
* WELL, IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME, BABY *
* HAVE TO SHOW YOU WHAT'S GOIN' ON *
* HEY!
[ SPEED BAG THUDDING ]
HEY, COUNTRY.
[ JUMP ROPE WHIRRING ]
[ MID-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYING ]
HEY. WHAT'S GOING ON IN HERE?
COME ON IN.
WE GOT TO TALK.
PAT, WHEN MISTAKES ARE MADE,
WE HAVE TO BE BIG ENOUGH TO ADMIT THEM AND MOVE ON.
WHOSE MISTAKES?
WE DON'T HAVE TO LAY BLAME NOW.
WE JUST NEED TO STICK TOGETHER. THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.
DAD, YOU GOT SOMETHING TO SAY?
YEAH. SIT DOWN, SON.
PATRICK, WE STARTED THIS THING TOGETHER,
AND I THINK WE SHOULD FINISH IT TOGETHER.
ONE MORE WIN,
AND THEN WE CAN RIDE OFF INTO THE SUNSET.
YOU WANT TO COME BACK?
YEAH.
WOW.
I THOUGHT YOU SAID I COULDN'T FIGHT AT THIS LEVEL ANYMORE.
NOT WITH AN INJURED EYE, YOU COULDN'T.
JOHNNY TOLD ME WHAT HAPPENED.
IT WASN'T YOUR REFLEXES THAT WERE SHOT AGAINST MORALES.
IT WAS THE FACT THAT YOU COULDN'T SEE.
YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE EVEN BEEN IN THE RING.
I TOLD POPS YOUR EYE'S BETTER NOW, 100%,
AND YOU'RE READY TO GO.
I THOUGHT YOU COULDN'T BE A FATHER AND A TRAINER
AT THE SAME TIME,
THAT YOU DIDN'T TRUST YOURSELF ANYMORE.
WELL, I TRUST MYSELF MORE THAN I DO ANYBODY ELSE.
WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO ABOUT ROMEO?
WE'LL PAY HIM SOMETHING TO GO AWAY. HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.
THIS IS A FAMILY BUSINESS. NOBODY CAN CHANGE THAT.
PATRICK, YOU SHOWED A LOT OF GUTS IN THAT FIGHT.
BUT IT'S GONNA TAKE A LOT MORE THAN GUTS AGAINST REYNOLDS.
WE HAVE TO BE DISCIPLINED THIS TIME.
WE HAVE TO FOLLOW THE GAME PLAN.
NO MORE BULLSHIT.
YOU DO THE FIGHTING AND LET ME DO THE THINKING,
AND THAT WAY, WE'LL GET THE TITLE BACK.
DAD, YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU.
AND I APPRECIATE THIS.
BUT WE HIT THE WALL IN THE MORALES FIGHT.
CAMP WAS BAD.
WE WEREN'T IN SYNC.
YOU WERE SICK OF YELLING AT ME, AND I WAS SICK OF HEARING IT.
IT'S OKAY.
YOU EARNED A REST.
AND I'LL BE FINE.
YOU REALLY THINK YOU'RE GONNA BE FINE
WITH ROMEO PULLING THE STRINGS? JOHNNY, LET HIM TALK.
I LIKE WHERE HE'S TAKING ME.
THAT'S A BIG MISTAKE, BROTHER.
THEN I'LL MAKE IT.
[ SPEED BAG THUDDING, INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
[ DOOR OPENS, CLOSES ]
YOU'RE A BEAUTIFUL GIRL, AVA.
YOU'RE ALSO SMART AND FUNNY AND PERCEPTIVE.
YOU KNOW, YOU GOT IT ALL.
MOM, LISTEN, I REALLY DON'T WANT TO BE A DOCTOR.
OKAY.
THAT'S OKAY.
YOU KNOW, THE -- THE TRUTH IS, I REALLY DON'T CARE WHAT YOU DO
AS LONG AS YOU PUSH YOURSELF, SET YOUR SIGHTS HIGH.
AND YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO START PLANNING FOR THAT NOW,
OR YOU'LL REGRET IT. I KNOW, MOM. I KNOW.
I JUST DON'T WANT TO THINK ABOUT IT TONIGHT, OKAY?
I DON'T WANT TO THINK ABOUT BOXING OR THE IRS
OR YOU AND DAD.
I JUST WANT TO GO OUT AND HAVE FUN WITH MY FRIENDS.
THAT'S ALL.
[ DOORBELL RINGS ]
Daniella: HEY, GUYS, I THINK HE'S HERE.
[ DOORBELL RINGS ]
[ ENGINE IDLING ]
BRENT FROM BRUNSWICK.
I'M ED. FRIEND OF AVA'S.
GREAT.
COME IN.
HOW YOU DOING, MR. LEARY?
BRENT.
HOW ARE YOU?
WOW.
YOU LOOK LIKE A MOVIE STAR.
[ EXHALES DEEPLY ]
* I'VE SPENT TOO LONG
* AWAY FROM HOME
* DID ALL...
LIGHTS. YEAH.
GIVE ME THE CAMERA. YOU GET IN THERE.
I'LL TAKE A PICTURE OF EVERYBODY.
GO AHEAD. GO ON. GET IN THERE.
GO ON.
COME ON, DAD.
OKAY, EVERYBODY.
EVERYBODY, JUST GET CLOSER TOGETHER.
* ...OF ENDLESS THRILLS
NOT TOO CLOSE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
OKAY.
READY?
EVERYBODY SMILE LIKE YOU'RE HAPPY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
EVERYBODY SAY "CHEESEBURGER AND FRIES."
All: CHEESEBURGER AND FRIES!
* GOING HOME
[ EXHALING SHARPLY ]
WE TRAIN AT NIGHT BECAUSE WE FIGHT AT NIGHT.
I'M GONNA RESET YOUR BODY CLOCK
SO THAT YOU WILL BE AT YOUR PEAK
WHEN YOU STEP INSIDE OF THAT RING.
EVERYTHING WE DO WILL BUILD TOWARD FIGHT NIGHT, 11:00 P.M.,
LIKE A TIME BOMB SET TO EXPLODE.
BECAUSE AT THIS LEVEL,
BOXING IS A GAME OF MILLIMETERS, NOT INCHES.
PUNCHES WILL JUST MISS. PUNCHES WILL JUST LAND.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE VICTORY PARTY AND THE HOSPITAL
WILL BE THIS MUCH.
AND THAT IS WHY YOU HAVE TO BE SHARP.
YOU HAVE TO TAKE EVERY ADVANTAGE.
YOU HAVE TO PREPARE FOR THE WORST.
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
* I WANT THE SUN TO HIT...
IF YOU HAD ANY CONSIDERATION AT ALL,
YOU WOULDN'T EVEN MENTION THE MONEY.
WE'RE MARRIED, REMEMBER?
I WANT TO BE WITH YOU.
[ CELL PHONE CHIMES ]
I NEED YOU, HANK.
Man: YOU DON'T NEED ME.
YES.
YOU'RE MY HUSBAND, AND I'M YOUR WIFE.
PUSH TO THE END.
COME ON.
WEAVE. GET DEEPER.
COME ON.
THAT'S IT.
AND...TIME.
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ] YOU DID GOOD.
REMEMBER -- IT'S HERE. MENTAL.
IT'S IN THE HEAD.
Man: STILL TRAIN AT NIGHT, ED?
OLD DOGS.
LITTLE RICHIE REYNOLDS.
AM I DREAMING?
IT'S THE REAL THING, BABY.
BIG AS LIFE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
WELL, YOU STILL DON'T SLEEP AT NIGHT.
I GUESS WE STILL GOT ONE THING IN COMMON.
NO.
SEE, I, UH, I JUST GOT A BABY NOW.
KEEPS ME UP.
YOU GOT A BABY?
FOUR-MONTH-OLD BABY BOY.
GOOD FOR YOU.
I BET YOU ROCK HIM TO SLEEP,
CHANGE HIS DIAPER LIKE A REGULAR MR. MOM.
RELAX, RICH.
I AIN'T KNOCKING YOU.
YOU'RE JUST TRYING TO BE THE DADDY THAT YOU ALWAYS WANTED.
AIN'T NOTHING WRONG IN THAT.
[ LAUGHS ]
YEAH. SAME OLD FUNNY ED.
[ LAUGHS ]
LOVE YOU, MAN.
I LOVE YOU, TOO.
WHAT DO YOU WANT, CHAMP? WE'RE TRYING TO WORK OUT HERE.
HERE TO SEE YOU, LEARY.
YOU GOT A MINUTE?
[ DOOR OPENS ]
YOU CRAZY COMING HERE?
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
LOOK, I KNOW YOU'RE LOOKING FOR ANY EDGE YOU CAN GET.
BUT I GOT TO WARN YOU --
YOU GOT A CRAZY MAN IN THE COCKPIT.
HE CAN GET YOU IN THE AIR,
BUT HE DON'T KNOW SHIT ABOUT HOW TO LAND.
YOU DON'T WANT THAT DUDE MESSING AROUND IN YOUR HEAD.
TRUST ME.
YOU TWO OBVIOUSLY GOT SOME ISSUES,
BUT THAT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS.
I JUST NEEDED A NEW TRAINER.
ASK HIM ABOUT CHICAGO.
GO AHEAD.
ASK HIM.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER, TIRES SQUEAL ]
WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT?
WHAT'D HE SAY?
NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.
HE TOLD YOU ABOUT CHICAGO, RIGHT?
ABOUT THE NIGHT HE FIRED ME.
ALL RIGHT.
YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
I POURED MY SOUL INTO THAT KID, AND HE BROKE MY HEART.
THIS IS LIFE AND DEATH FOR ME.
YOU'RE NOT DOWN WITH THAT, WE SHOULDN'T EVEN START.
YOU KNOW WE JUST WON THE FIGHT, RIGHT?
YOU EVER SEEN DEATH ROW REYNOLDS SCARED BEFORE?
HE'LL BE SCARED THE NIGHT OF THE FIGHT, TOO.
LET'S GET TO WORK.
[ SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE ]