On May 4, 1997, an article by Los Angeles journalist JR Mollinger introduced the twists and turns of the "warrior" Bob Setterfield. This heavyweight boxer should have become Chicago’s gold medal. The glove champion missed this supreme honor because of a small mistake in the crucial battle. In the end, Bob, who couldn't accept the reality, wandered the streets of California with a whole body of pain. In the headline article called "Chew Over and Over", JR Mollinger explored the ups and downs of Bob Setterfield's bumpy life, and Bob needs to face more than just boxing. The character drawbacks originally brought by this sport, as well as the demons lurking in his heart.
The producer of Phoenix Film Company Mike Medward could not help feeling the existence of emotion in every sentence of J.R. Mollinger. Soon after this article was published, he got its movie. Adaptation rights. The film's screenwriter and director Rod Lurie decided to write the script of the story himself after reading J.R. Mollinger's article. Since the story itself is very thought-provoking, Rod Lurie agreed to other screenwriters to join in and work with him to polish it
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