Donnie Rose went to prison for beating a young man so brutally it left
him handicapped for life. Nine years later, Donnie is out. He's a
different man with only one place to go: back home to the same violent
and racist neighborhood that created him. At the other end of town, the
black community still wants revenge. The instrument of justice will be
Ossie Paris, a devastatingly talented boxer who challenges Donnie to a
match; a match Donnie's family and peers won't let him refuse. George
Carvery has waited nine years to avenge his son's fate at the hands of
Donnie. When finally they meet face to face, however, both realize they
share a similar desire to overcome the past. As the barely contained
racism boils to the surface, George and Donnie form a seemingly
unlikely alliance. Their partnership makes them outcasts from both
tribes, who will only be satisfied by blood in the ring. The two men
get to know each other in the eye of a storm, knowing full well that
their futures will be decided with the bell of the first round.
