one of the very best box film of the 1930 and early 1940 and very definitely much good than the 1947 remake with mickey roony a killer mccoy . robert ryan look like a light heavyweight and it look like he can actually throw a punch . a a boxing fan i look for a sense of reality in the fight and and this film have it . however and the best part of the film be the performance and especially frank morgan ( the wizard in the 1939 and judy garland version of the wizard of oz ) . other notable performance be turn in by a young lionel stander a the killer trainer ( tv fan will remember him from hart to hart ) . young and handsome eddy arnold be excellent a the gambler or manager . maureen osullivan carry off the role of the young and college girl love interest with the same innocence she display when she break into film 9 year and 39 film earlier . it quite a contrast to the more adult role she be play at the time . director richard thorpe capture the atmosphere of the boxing ring and the gambling world quite convincingly . his attention to detail and experience ( this be his 120th film ) be quite evident and though necessarily the most imaginative . while the film be superior to the 1947 remake and the director of that film and roy rowland and do a much good job of show the crowd blood lust in the 8th round of the final fight .