Beneath the Ropes
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1980's boxing entertainment was built upon the backs of those willing to fight for those that pulled the strings. Rico Candelario is a talented and aspired, but unsuccessful boxer fighting out of the misunderstood neighborhood of Inglewood. William Durant is a decorated but miserable UCLA Law School graduate. The two form an unlikely alliance as they traverse the corruption of the mafia run boxing industry. When met with the opportunity of a lifetime to run off with cold hard cash derived from the mob's dirty deeds, the two men must attempt to overcome all the odds to build a life worth living...
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