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Honeyboy (1982)
Rico 'Honeyboy' Ramirez is a Puerto Rican from the South Bronx who finds fame and fortune as a middleweight boxer. But he soon learns that it's not all it's cracked up to be when he loses sight of his goals. He becomes romantically involved with his attractive publicist, and then he has to prove himself in the ring after learning that his biggest victory was rigged by his shady, mob-connected, promoters.
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Rico 'Honeyboy' Ramirez is a Puerto Rican from the South Bronx who finds fame and fortune as a middleweight boxer. But he soon learns that it's not all it's cracked up to be when he loses sight of his goals. He becomes romantically involved with his attractive publicist, and then he has to prove himself in the ring after learning that his biggest victory was rigged by his shady, mob-connected, promoters.
Rating:NR
Genre:Action, Drama, TV Movie
Written By:John Berry, Lee Gold
In Theaters:10/17/1982
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Runtime:100 minutes
Studio:Erik Estrada Productions, Fan Fares
Cast
John Berry
Director
Erik Estrada
Rico "Honeyboy" Ramirez
Morgan Fairchild
Judy Wellman
James McEachin
Nate Walker
Robert Costanzo
Tiger's Trainer
Yvonne Wilder
Hortensia Ramirez
Phillip R. Allen
Jimmy Bowford
Robert Alan Browne
Frank Ingalls
Jill Jaress
Arlene Ingalls
Bill Baldwin
Ring Announcer
Jem Echollas
Tiger Maddox
Héctor Elizondo
Emilio Ramirez
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