Mark Wahlberg sent the script to Martin Scorsese, hoping he would direct, but Scorsese turned it down.
The Fighter
Boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after nearly being KO'd by drugs and crime.
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