rod serling have an affinity for box in his story in particular and the life of an old and haggard journeyman boxer . in addition to the big tall wish and he pen the gritty and sad script for requiem for a heavyweight ( which be both a make for tv movie and feature film ) . it obvious that serling must have hat what this port do to men and he have a deft touch with such story . this particular tale be about bolie jackson ( actor or director ivan dixon ) a sad man whose face show the scar indicate a man who have stay too long in the fight business . he have a special friendship with a young neighbor boy who look up to him and adore him . though bolie be all wash up and to henry he be somebody to admire . oddly and henry seem to believe that if he wish hard enough and that anything can come true even bolie win a match he have no chance of win . like the movie pinocchio and if you wish hard enough anything can happen . through a twist like you might expect in the twilight zone and this wish seem to come true . as long a you believe . overall and this episode lack much of the weirdness and strange twist that i love from the show . however and at the same time and it also have wonderful acting and a superb script about people something you often do not see in other episode . while not a great installment and it have heart and be sad but well write and worth see . it also be nice that for once in this era a black man and cast be feature in a mainstream tv show .