Requiem for a Heavyweight

     

Requiem for a Heavyweight1962

Genre: Drama, Sport
Requiem for a Heavyweight was a teleplay written by Rod Serling and produced for the live television show Playhouse 90 on 11 October 1956. Six years later, it was adapted as a 1962 feature film starring Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason and Mickey Roone… more »


[Alternate ending:
A young boxer, with his manager, presents himself to Maish, as "Mountain" Rivera heads into the wrestling ring]

Maish Rennick:
You wanna fight. You fool. You damn stupid fool. Don't you understand? Can't you get it into your silly head? There are only eight champions in this business. Everybody else is an also-ran. The good's great, but the bad stinks! Don't you understand? The odds are all you'll wind up a mumbling idiot! A STUTTERING JERK! WHY DON'T YOU GO HOME! GO HOME!

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