Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story (1985)

1985-05-011h 34m

The film details the life of Ray Mancini, a World Boxing Association world lightweight champion boxer from 1982 to 1984, Hollywood actor and a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

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