the champ be a heartwarming experience and with a great performance by jackie cooper who steal the whole show . wallace beery win an oscar for his portrayal of the brawling ex fighter who love his son deeply . the chemistry between beery and cooper be the movie core . it nice to see that both the mother and stepfather be portray a sympathetic people . beery portrayal manages also to convey the flaw in the character of the champ and which be why we understand how his wife could leave him . but a an ex boxing champ he not very believable . the final bout be laughingly choreograph and look silly . but it be a film i would want to see again .