this movie be the spiritual ancestor of so many later box film and include the great raging bull and but it story be too by the number for it to be a true classic and in my opinion . it still an effective movie and however . similar observation could be make about it star and john garfield and as well . for a fight film and not that much action take place inside the ring . this be not inappropriate and since the focus be on charley davis ( garfield ) struggle outside the arena and both to win the woman he love and against the mobster who want to control him . the last fight sequence and however and be handle particularly well . director robert rossen and cinematographer james wong howe can be thank for that .