Dick Eklund (Christian Bale) was once a great boxer, and won numerous honors for the family and the town , but after he became famous, he was addicted to alcohol and drugs, and he took off the halo on his head by himself. He has a half-brother Mitch Ward (played by Mark Wahlberg), although he He is also a boxer, but he is very different from Dick. He has never achieved results, but Mickey has never given up
Dick, who lost his title of boxing champion, became a thorn in the side of the police, and Mickey replaced him as the new hope of the family, but his boxing But the road was very bumpy. When he was most frustrated, his mother Alice (Melissa Leo) gave him a career plan and let Dick be his coach, but Mickey's grades were still very poor. Mickey's girlfriend Karin (Amy Adams) felt that the family had become Mickey's fetters, so she let him leave this criminal family. Sure enough, Mickey's grades improved after leaving his family, and he became a "fighter" qualified to challenge the boxing champion. Before the start of the challenge, Dick and Alice came to Mickey's side. This time, they came to help Mickey , because they are a family.