the champ seem to have be a blueprint film for all the others of the tough tender school that follow it and and owe entirely to jackie cooper play perfectly off of wallace beery have be and alcoholic pug it perfectly charm . yes and the fight scene be rather hokey represent have they try to use wallace beery telegraph the day before roundhouse punch and even the toe to toe slugger of the champ bygone day wouldn not have survive one round in the ring . but the film isn not about the fight scene and it about the love of father for son and son for father and to this day the champ story artfully deliver it soft knock out blow with tender sucker punch and love tap to the heart . compare with today fare the champ pacing be slow but the time take work nicely and especially in the one on one scene captivatingly play by cooper and beery . there plenty of archetypal king vidor composition in frame that still imitate today and and in many instance the lighting be exemplary of the gorgeous black and white textural artistry of hollywood golden age . lover of classic b and w work might want to grab more than a few frame from the dvd . beery work be quite good here and but jackie cooper remarkable and potent chop steal the show and your heart while though the champ have a good many fine and classical attribute there none well in it than cooper unforgettable performance .