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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.
Top billed cast
Mark WahlbergMicky Ward
Christian BaleDicky Eklund
Amy AdamsCharlene Fleming
Melissa LeoAlice Ward
Mickey O'KeefeMickey O'Keefe
Jack McGeeGeorge Ward
Melissa McMeekin"Little Alice" Eklund
Bianca HunterCathy "Pork" Eklund
Erica McDermottCindy "Tar" Eklund
Jill QuiggDonna Eklund Jaynes
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