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Synopsis: A young man struggles to become a boxing champ, but success blinds him. It is only through the love of his girlfriend that he is brought back to reality.
Genre: Drama, Sport
Director(s): George Bowers
Production: Cannon Film Distributors
  1 win.
 
IMDB:
4.2
R
Year:
1981
109 min
101 Views


knead the muscles.

Much better.

Hi, how are you doing?

Let me finish this up.

I think we'll have to

replace Charles altogether.

From now on, you give the massages.

Charles, you're dismissed.

Your horse isn't fast enough.

Leon the Lover's done it again.

Leon the Lover!

We've gotta give him

a crack at the title.

He gets nothing till we own him.

He's the one packing them in.

Maybe he don't need us.

He needs us. Everybody needs us.

We control the belt.

Talk to him.

Find out what his weakness is.

Give them anything they want.

Leon the Lover.

-What's happening?

-My man's a good man.

Good to see you.

-How're you doing, my man?

-Good to see you.

Leon, I want you to meet somebody.

Eddie Mustafa, light heavyweight

champ. Leon the Lover.

How are you doing?

My buddy, Charles.

-How you doing?

-Good.

I'm a big fan of yours.

There are some ladies over there,

see if you can find them.

I like your style. I am glad

we're not in the same weight class.

It's so good to see you.

-You're wonderful. Let me touch you.

-Sure.

How you doing?

-Are you here with someone?

-Well, I just....

Hi. How are you?

Here, my man, I got some good blow.

Are you really Leon the Lover?

Well, I try to be.

Don't try, honey. Show me.

Go find me P*ssy.

I need her here tonight, and fast.

I don't care how much it costs.

Hi. Hope I'm not in the wrong room.

As a matter of fact, no...

but I was beginning to wonder

what took you so long.

I am P*ssy Willow.

-I'm--

-I know.

But whether you're the lover or not...

that remains to be seen.

Out here

we got regular stuff for regular folks...

but we have special stuff

for special people.

Have you ever heard

of freebase, man?

No, I haven't.

Freebase, my man.

Right now you at bat.

I hope I don't disappoint your view.

Oh, I hope not...

because it gets so depressed

when it's disappointed.

Leon said to me, "I'm gonna

knock him out in the first round."

I said, "You should knock him out

in the second round."

He did.

'Cause he always listens to me.

Hello, ladies. Hold on to your seats.

Here comes the face that launched

a thousand heartthrobs.

One of the most controversial figures

in sports today.; Leon the Lover.

You can hear the reaction, Ed.

He now seems to be the life.

Not just a fighter, but

a master showman who also boxes.

This overflow crowd didn't come

to see you being champion...

they came to see this man.;

Leon the Lover.

That's the female cheering section

that follows him wherever he goes.

They call them Leon's Lovelies.

It's just about show time.

He's got his work

cut out for him tonight.

Giving up three-and-a-half inches

in reach, three inches height...

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Leon Isaac Kennedy

Leon Isaac Kennedy (born January 1, 1949) is an American actor, film producer and playwright. Kennedy is perhaps best known as Martel "Too Sweet" Gordone in Jamaa Fanaka's Penitentiary (1979), Penitentiary II (1982) and Penitentiary III (1987). Kennedy also is best known for his role as Leon "The Lover" Johnson in the 1981 film Body and Soul alongside his then–wife Jayne Kennedy. more…

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