Back in 1928, this young man, James, was in high spirits. Under the guidance of Joe's cultivation, he was known by most people. He was invincible and defeated all kinds of challengers in more than 80 challenges. In cooperation with the agent Joe, both fame and fortune.
A year later, from 1929 to 1933, the worldwide economic crisis hit the economies of various countries, and most people went bankrupt and became homeless. During this period of the Great Depression, James, who was once brilliant in boxing, was not spared. No one has the leisure to focus on the recreational activity of boxing anymore. And James was also injured repeatedly in battles, and was eventually delisted and suspended. After Joe and the big boss fought hard, the result remained unchanged. James had to do hard labor and earn money, and his life was quite miserable. On the verge of death, for the promise of the past and the child, he went to the government to receive aid. He gave up his dignity, put down his face, went to the club and begged everyone for the help of the more than 18 dollars, and he was in tears. And when his agent saw it, he could only try his best to help.
In 1934, under Roosevelt's New Deal, the economy was gradually recovering, but James' life was still hard. It was Joe's presence like some sort of restless signal that broke the scene. He helped this former boxer get a chance. Win or lose $250, a target for a second-seeded player. Joe believed in Jaime all the way through, he believed that Jaime could, he would. Of course, his judgment was correct. Jaime's resurgence this time around, he's not a fearless fighter in his youth. Now he is just a man who works hard to make money for the sake of life, for a living. After winning the game, he paid off the bailout money he had made to the government for the year, and he returned as a perfect man. At this time, his battle is no longer a simple struggle for profit and reputation.
We can see that in the subsequent games, the role and status of agent Joe gradually became prominent. During the game, the agent's calm judgment and clever tactics all contributed to James' victory.
In the November 1934 game, for James's return battle, his agent sold almost all his belongings to help James with recovery training. Maybe what we saw before was his agent's continuous extraction, but this What I can clearly feel for a moment is the unconditional trust between the two people. James believed in Joe and focused on training. Joe believed in James and let him come back no matter what. He bet all of himself. In this battle with Louis, James was embarrassed and caught Louis by surprise. With his new style of play, he created his second spring. And Joe clearly won the gamble.
In 1935, in the fight with the boxer Lasky, James was obviously no longer young. When Lasky punched his ribs, James was close to fainting at halftime. Joe subtly fought psychological warfare with the opponent "Don't think that you will lose, you see he is a bully", he implied that James could, but also confused the enemy. As he went back and forth, James thought of his family and more fully determined that he wanted to win. Finally won the game. And he was also in the game, and he regained his halo and became the hope and belief of people at that time.
At the end of the final World War I title fight in 1935, a dialogue moved us. "Who beat John Henry Lewis?" "It's Bullock!"; "Correct answer. Who beat Resky's crap?" "James J Bullock."; "Correct answer again . Now I'm thinking about the question, who was the amazing guy who knocked Kerr Griffin down without any suspense?" "Basically I think it would be me." Here's their postgame conversation, Obviously, the mutual trust between the agent and the boxer in the match ultimately determines the outcome of this match.
Although I watched this movie in a course about agents, I mainly learned about agents. However, I was still moved by the plot and the strong emotions of the protagonists in the film. During the viewing, I was moved by many scenes, the promises between men when their son stole sausages and did not want to be separated from his family. A mischievous smirk between Joe and James after the game. Every time Mei arranges clothes for her husband who "goes out" and waits for him to come home, these make this tough film more tender and warm.
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