Nominated for two primetime Emmy Awards in 1984, this made-for-TV movie follows the true story of American boxer Jack Dempsey, who became a media sensation in the 1920s as the world heavyweight champion. Based upon the book by Jack Dempsey and Barbara Piatelli Dempsey.

• Charles Fries Productions
• Treat Williams
• Sam Waterston
• Sally Kellerman
• Victoria Tennant
• Peter Mark Richman
• Jesse Vint
• Robert Harper
• John McLiam