It is an incredible but true story of the way to the title of world champion boxer Mickey Ward, nicknamed "The Irishman." Ward’s climbing was like climbing of the legendary Rocky. Being a man of the people, he worked at the road between fights. Having experienced a series of setbacks and defeats, Mickey was able to return to the ring when Dicky Eklund, his half-brother became his coach, a former boxer whose career was cut short because of the addiction to cocaine. The brother’s help, waitresses Charlene’s love, his mother’s care and indomitable will to win allowed Ward to climb on the world podium.