Million Dollar Baby Page #5

Willie, the title's just two fights away.

It ain't that, it's...

It's like you said, I got one shot.

If I win, I gotta make

as much as I can while I can.

I need somebody in the action

who can make things happen.

And I gotta make the change

before the fight.

Only way this guy say he'd take me

is if he took me to the title.

So I get you the title fight,

and this guy takes you there?

Only way he'd do it.

I'm sorry, Frankie. I know how long

you waiting on a title.

I wish it could've been with me.

Mickey Mack's a businessman.

He can't teach you nothing.

You already taught me

everything I need to know.

There's some things people

just don't want to hear.

And I challenge the Motor City Cobra,

Thomas "Hit Man" Hearns...

...to fight me for the welterweight

championship of the whole world.

Danger, I'm wearing

these mitts for a reason.

Just working on my footwork, Mr. Scrap.

Danger, you throw a punch

or get the hell out of this gym.

Danger, while you thinking about

that punch, I'll be right back.

I'm thinking how I'm gonna hit it hard

for you, Mr. Scrap.

No one had the heart to tell Danger

that Hearns retired years ago.

I heard about Willie.

That's cold. That's dead cold.

Of course, it wouldn't be so bad

if you weren't so damn old.

Yeah, well, at least I can see

through both eyes.

Didn't do you

a lot of good though, did it?

Well, I've got the gym.

Don't need to be training fighters

at my age.

Willie tell you why?

It was Mickey.

Mickey's got the connections.

Oh, it ain't about connections.

It's about you not believing in him.

Well, I found him,

I stuck with him for eight years.

How's that for not believing in him?

You could've got him a title fight

two years ago. Hell, he knew that.

I'm amazed he stayed around this long.

Well, getting there and taking home

the belt are two different things.

What was I supposed to do,

just put him in over his head?

Not protect him?

Oh, you were protecting him

from the championship.

- Yeah.

- Well, now it makes sense.

Well, what about you, Scrap?

What did your manager do?

You were a hell of a fighter,

better than Willie.

He get you a title fight,

or did he just bust you out...

...banging your head against other

people's fists until you lost your eye?

I had my shot.

I went out swinging,

and no man can say I didn't.

Yeah, well, I remember.

And excuse me if I didn't want my fighter

spending the second half of his life...

...cleaning up other people's spit.

- Yeah, right.

Right, you're the smart one.

You're the one learning Greek.

It's Gaelic.

Well, you just protected yourself

out of a championship fight.

How do you say that in Gaelic?

Sorry.

Thanks.

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