一位倒霉的前拳击冠军不幸被人栽赃杀人,他被迫在友情和野心之间做出艰难抉择。A former welterweight champ has retired early from boxing, but is unsatisfied living out of the limelight in New Jersey. He goes across the river, to Manhattan, to try to reclaim his glory by lending his name to a shady restaurateur.