Aspiring lightweight champ Derrick (Burton) is frustrated in his ambitions by his father, a Jamaican politician wary of allowing his son to train in a gym run by political rivals. But despite the strains of election year, the young boxer defies his dad and follows his fists.
Tangled plot lines and murkily choreographed fight scenes drain this fight flick of juice.
The action in the ring is realistic, even if the plot...is a little punchdrunk.
Rings true.
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