Dicky Ecklund is a former boxing legend that squandered his talents and threw away his shot at greatness. Micky Ward, his brother, is the struggling journeyman boxer who spent his life living in his big brother’s shadow. ‘The Fighter’ is the inspirational, story of these two brothers who, against all the odds, come together to train for a historic title bout that will unite their fractured family, and give their hard-luck town what it’s been waiting for: pride.
