"Tommy Riley has moved with his dad to Chicago from a 'nice place'. He keeps to himself, goes to school. However, after a street fight he is noticed and quickly falls into the world of illegal underground boxing - where punches can kill."
James Marshall
as Tommy Riley
T.E. Russell
as Spits (Leroy)
Cuba Gooding Jr.
as Abraham Lincoln Haines
Robert Loggia
as Pappy Jack
Brian Dennehy
as Jimmy Horn
Ossie Davis
as Noah
Cara Buono
as Dawn
Richard Lexsee
as Father in Park
John Heard
as John Riley
Jon Seda
as Romano
Lance Slaughter
as Shortcut
Vonte Sweet
as Tidbits
Debra Stipe
as Charlene
Francesca P. Roberts
as Miss Higgins
Cie Allman
as Alexa - Ring Card Girl (uncredited)
Benny Urquidez
as Spectator (uncredited)
Brad Fiedel
Original Music Composer
Rowdy Herrington
Director
Robert Mark Kamen
Story
Lyle Kessler
Screenplay
Kenneth Utt
Unit Production Manager
Djordje Milicevic
Frank Price
Producer
Stephen J. Roth
Tak Fujimoto
Director of Photography
Harry B. Miller III
Editor
Peter Zinner