Eddie was one of Frankie's boxers and lost his 109th fight and one of his eyes because Frankie did not stop him from fighting. He seems to be completely selfless, and it might be because he doesn't want what happened to him, happen to others whom he sees might have a big future ahead of them in the boxing world.įrankie always seems to find good boxers but is never really recognized for bringing them to the top. He is able to persuade Frankie in letting Danger use the gym without having to pay, and is also the one who convinces Frankie in training Maggie, after he compares her to Sugar Ray, considered one of the best boxers. Although Danger has that mental disability, Eddie still cares for him, and supports him. He takes care of Maggie and also takes care of Danger (a boy who suffers a mental disability and dreams of becoming a boxer). Although Maggie does everything for her family, and is caring for others -even Frankie who doesn't show much affection towards her, when she refuses to leave him like his previous athlete, and keep him as her manager/coach-, her mother does not seem to support anything Maggie is doing at all.Įddie a caring and compassionate character, as it is clear he only cares for others. Her mom is another clear "problem", as she constantly tries to downgrade Maggie whenever she has the chance. She comes from a very poor family, and all she wants is to buy a house for her mom. She could have just as easily taken some course, or anything that would qualify her for a better job. There could have been other ways of her reaching success and get out of the harsh life she has been living. Although this isn't a clear moral/ethical dilemma, boxing became an escape for her in social standards, because she didn't have a very good education - or at least we assume. Frankie initially does not want to teach her, because she is a girl (the audience might get that idea) - which is one of our fist encounters with a moral "dilemma"- so Eddie decides to lend Maggie an old punching bag out of pity and because she is very persistent and keeps coming to the gym to practice on her own. Maggie decides to ask Frankie to coach her, and tells him she wants to be the best. Frankie is an aging boxing trainer and the owner of a shabby gym, and Maggie is a 'white-trash' diner waitress who dreams of becoming a boxer. Eddie is a half blind ex-boxer who lives in Dunn's gym, cleaning and attending to it. All three characters have a rough past, and seem to be forgotten by most people around them.
The movie has three main characters Frankie, Maggie, and Eddie ("Scrap").
It goes way beyond that "good fight movie" that we all expect it to be. The movie presents several ethical and moral little dilemmas as the story goes on.