The Champ

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I'll teach you how to ride, Shirley.

I started when I was 8.

No, no.

I'm talking horses here, Shirley.

Hey, Ramon.

Take him in. He'll win.

Huh.

Oh.

Now, where's my girlfriend?

Where's my girlfriend?

There's my girlfriend.

How ya doin', beautiful lady?

Beautiful lady, I love you.

Now let me see those legs now.

Ahh. You got great legs, honey.

Yeah. Great legs.

They're in great shape.

Easy, boy. What are you doing?

Nice and easy.

Morning, Billy. How's it going?

Morning, carmine.

Hey, Josie, my posie.

Listen, could you help me out?

Cover for me this afternoon.

I have some business to attend to.

Sure, Billy. You gonna see Goodman?

Oh, I don't know.

Uh, maybe, but keep it under your hat, will ya?

Bless you.

Gonna do it, champ?

You gonna really do it?

We're gonna have to keep at it.

We gotta listen to this guy.

And then if he makes any sense, t.J.--

listen, if he makes any sense

we'll consider it, right, t.J.?

Right, champ.

The champ's gonna do it!

The champ's gonna do it!

What's the excitement, t.J.?

Charlie Goodman. He wants the champ bad.

The champ's gonna fight him again.

Hey, hey, hey!

Charlie Goodman?

Nothing about Charlie Goodman.

You listen to this kid, man?

What, you're gonna fight again?

I didn't say nothin'. Did I say somethin'?

Hey, come here.

What are you getting me in trouble for?

Good luck, Billy.

Good luck nothin'. Why'd you say that to him?

Billy, slow down.

If you feel like going in the ring again,

maybe you should,

but be careful.

You're 37.

Last time you fought, you were 30.

Jersey Joe walcott...

Took the heavyweight championship of the world

when he was 37 years old.

Archie Moore was how old? He was 50. Who knows?

I know that, too.

All I'm saying

is that neither of those guys laid off for 7 years.

Hey, Jimmy.

Hey. 1,200 bucks I made off you

in the Johnny ward fight.

Yeah.

Double up on the hooks. Caught him in the 8th.

Oh, you were beautiful, Billy.

I remember watching your fights

and saying to myself,

"my god, this kid has got such talent."

I figured you'd hold the title for 5 more years.

But you had one bad fight,

you lose it, and you walk away.

I gotta go, Mr. Riley.

Good luck, Billy.

Come on! Let's go!

What's this? What's the hold up here?

Let's go, let's go!

Come on, come on. Keep coming.

Where you been?

Forgot to get something for you.

What do you got in the box?

I'll show you later.

Do you like it?

Yeah, I like it.

I like it very much.

It's for your comeback.

Comeback?

Comebacks are for has-beens, right?

Right, champ.

Let's get this show on the road.

Yeah. Wait. Hold on.

Hi, Billy.

That's Billy Flynn!

Pick it up, Johnny!

Pick it up, for Christ's sake!

What have I got here, a fighter or a piece of meat?

I said jab! Move! I mean it!

Pick it up!

You're not showing me nothing but your hands!

You look like a bum up there!

Get the hell out of there!

Go on! You're no fighter!

Ah, come on.

Come on!

Blood in your mouth, that's all. What do you expect?

Get out there and punch!

Get out there! Jab!

Move! Get out and get your hands up!

God damn it! Get them up!

Move! Kill him!

Now hit him! He's wide open! What are you doing?

Move in on him!

Billy.

Georgie.

It's good to see you.

So nice to see you, Georgie.

I got something to show you.

I saved this for you for 7 years.

Your gloves.

The gloves of a champion.

Your locker, Billy.

I saved all your stuff, Billy.

Got the trunks, the cup, the headgear.

It's all here.

I said, "someday

"Billy's gonna walk through that door,

and he's gonna ask for it."

Has Goodman showed up yet?

No, not yet. But he'll be here.

You think this is right, Georgie?

That I should show him what I got?

That I should step in that ring

and show him what I got?

I made a lot of money for that man.

Champion of the world. It ain't right.

I'm taking a walk.

Billy!

What are we going to tell him?

You tell him exactly what I said!

Hey, what's the matter?

And if he wants to wait for me, that's fine.

He can wait for me!

I'll be back in half an hour.

Hi, George.

* I wanna be *

* I wanna be in that number *

* when the saints go marchin' in *

Come on. Walk straight.

Here. I gotcha.

Come on, champ.

Billy?

Billy?

Is everything ok?

Oh, I had 4 beers.

You--you need some help, hmm?

Oh, no. It's ok. I can handle him.

He can handle everything.

He can handle everything.

Yeah.

I can walk. Look.

Come on, champ.

Watch out for the steps.

See? I'm walkin'.

It was Charlie Goodman's idea.

Really. Just a couple of beers.

And you know,

everyone started to buy him drinks.

He didn't wanna hurt everybody's feelings.

Right.

Thanks a lot, Josie.

See ya.

Oh, boy.

Ohh.

Boy, it's hot in here.

Ahh.

Thanks, t.J.

You're a good boy.

You're a good boy.

You know why I lost the title?

I lost my title, t.J.

Why, champ?

'Cause i--i didn't care.

I just--the hell with it. I didn't care anymore.

You hear that, t.J.? I didn't care.

Let's get undressed, champ.

Let me take off your pants.

Here. Let me do that.

Whoop. Let me do it.

The day a man can't take off his own pants

then he ain't a man.

Why don't you go brush your teeth, huh?

Sure, champ.

Can you help me with this?

Yeah, I'll help you with this. Yeah.