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Mayme walks out on her husband, Pete Palooka, after he wins the middleweight championship and gets caught up with life in the fast lane. She leaves raise their son alone. Fight manager Knobby Walsh discovers Joe's surprising punching power and signs him.. Palooka steals the championship (and girlfriend from reigning champ McSwatt when he shows up drink. But when McSwatt and his manager trick Joe into a rematch, it's time to test his real boxing talent and decide the kind of life he really wants.

Palooka, Boxing, New, York, City, Mother, Son, Relationship, Dissipation, Beautiful, Woman, Fame, Dancer, Rural, Setting, Manhattan, Wager, Manager, Nightclub, One, Word, Title, Fixed, Fight, Boxer