Boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after nearly being KO'd by drugs and crime.
Micky Ward
Dicky Eklund
Charlene Fleming
Alice Ward
Mickey O'Keefe
George Ward
"Little Alice" Eklund
Cathy "Pork" Eklund
Cindy "Tar" Eklund
Donna Eklund Jaynes
Gail "Red Dog" Eklund
Phyllis "Beaver" Eklund
Sherri Ward
Sal Lanano
Karen
Lou Gold
Mike Toma
Sugar Ray Leonard
Little Dicky
Laurie Carroll
Businessman
Reporter #2
Referee Micky Vann
Crackhead Bonnie
Man on Street #4
Movie Patron
Running Kid #1
Micky's Cutman
Micky's Friend
Neary
Castillo
Drunk Girl
Fight Announcer
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Fight Announcer
Larry Merchant (uncredited)
Ringside Spectator (uncredited)
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