Set on the gritty streets of Brooklyn, a young boxer, Anthony Rodriguez (DeMeo) is taken under the wing of a mob boss (Madsen) and newly appointed trainer (Glover) after his mother (Sciorra) dies and his father (Perez) is run out of town. When "Don of Dons" Gino Fratelli (Alec Baldwin) and his crew conspire to ruin his career, Anthony, his friend Matty (D'Onofrio) and newly rekindled love (Doherty) are in for their toughest fight yet. Can Anthony prove once and for all that no one can KNOCK OUT his dreams?