this film be another dark and gloomy box story that populate with unsavory character and crooked manager and loser . john garfield be just right a the tough and gritty boxer who want a good life for his proud but needy mother and his fiancé whom he seem to take for grant . garfield be also insecure and need the approval of his rigid and unyielding mother who disapprove of his career choice and would prefer to see her son become a success in another profession . domestic strife seem to be a way of life for the unhappy boxer who find self worth and expression in only the ring . another plot angle detail tension between garfield and his mother over his girlfriend who doesn not meet the demand mother high standard . the scene of garfield and canada lee in the ring be very realistic and brutal .