Just watched this movie the other night. It'd been a while since I'd seen it last. It's a great mid-80's cop\triad movie starring Mickey Rooney... No wait, Mickey Rourke (always get those 2 mixed up! ) Mickey Rourke is probably one of my favorite 80's actors. While other actors just played tough guys on the screen, Mickey was the real deal. Here's a guy that leaves the acting biz to take up professional boxing. BOXING! And he wasn't no slouch either! Unfortunately his face didn't hold up in the ring as well as his record and he had to get reconstructive surgery, but still... Oh yeah! And the movie scores major bonus points from me for having Wang from Big Trouble in Little China in it! Every movie could use a little Wang! Posted by halekido (Member # 7119) on :
I saw that movie when it came out. When that dude got shot through the hand I just about lost my mind. That traumatized me! I was only, like 15 or something. Good, great movie.
Posted by jdocster04 (Member # 5752) on :
It's a shame that his plastic surgery messed his face up so badly.
Here's a bio from imdb about his boxing career:
Mickey Rourke compiled an amateur boxing record of 20-6, with 17 knockouts. He was disqualified 4 times, and lost 2 decisions. At one point, he reportedly scored 12 consecutive first round knockouts. As an amateur, Rourke had been friendly with pro-boxer Tommy Torino. When Rourke decided to return to boxing as a professional, Torino promoted some of Rourke's fights. Rourke was trained by former pro-boxer Freddie Roach at Miami Beach's 5th Street Gym and the Outlaw Boxing Club Gym in Los Angeles. Rourke made $250 for his pro debut, but by the end of his 2nd year of boxing, he earned a million dollars. Rourke appeared on the cover of World Boxing Magazine in June 1994. He sparred with world champions James Toney, John David Jackson, and Tommy Morrison. Rourke wanted to have 16 professional fights and then fight for a world title. However, he retired after 7 bouts and never got his desired title fight. His boxing career resulted in severe facial injuries which required a number of operations to repair his damaged face.
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