Against the Ropes
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:34:04
Hey, l'll start a scrapbook for you
as soon as we get our first fight.

:34:09
So did your dad start
you in boxing?

:34:12
No. Counselor, juvenile hall.
:34:15
ln your lap.
:34:19
And your dad?
:34:21
May he rest in peace.
:34:26
And your mom?
:34:28
Who the hell knows, man?
:34:30
Do you have any
brothers and sisters?

:34:34
l got a brother named Michael
in Philly. He's a year older.

:34:37
Stupid-ass Social Services.
They separated us,

:34:41
so we grew up apart. l see him
when l see him. lt's no big deal.

:34:46
l thought we were
gonna be straight.

:34:48
l'm being straight with you.
:34:51
Who were you beating up today
in the gym? lt wasn't Mouketendi.

:34:55
- l lost my temper.
- You found your temper.

:34:57
What you lost is the rest of you.
:34:59
Look, l go off sometimes, all right?
:35:03
lt's just how l am.
lt's not a problem.

:35:06
Yeah? The problem you don't have
already got in your way,

:35:09
and you haven't thrown a punch
in a pro fight.

:35:13
l mean, don't you wanna win, Luther?
l do. l wanna win.

:35:16
You know, you got
all these expectations.

:35:19
What are you gonna do
if this don't work out?

:35:23
lt'll work out, Luther. You just
have to let yourself trust me.

:35:27
l am not the enemy.
:35:38
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
:35:41
Hold up, old man,
l ain't into no S & M stuff.

:35:44
Who do you think you is? Marvelous
Marvin Hagler, Sugar Ray Robinson?

:35:48
You another young wannabe
fighter, come a dime a dozen,

:35:51
trying to look pretty.
Start with the basics.

:35:54
l'll tie down your right arm
so you can learn to throw a left.

:35:57
You gotta learn to be
balanced on both sides.


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