“Hey, Vinnie, I got this new fighter from the Bronx
He's a natural.”

“Oh, yeah, how?”

“He reminds me of Jake LaMotta
No, you can't lose with this one
You want a piece of the action or what?”

“Jake LaMotta, huh?

“See if Luis wants in I'll talk to you later”

“Alright, ciao. You got it.”

-phone rings-
“Eugene's place, can I help you?”

“Hey, Eugene, this is Patsy Mitola. Listen
I want to put five hundred on the Acorn
And, uh, Eugene, let's make sure
This guy spins in the third round
Know what I'm saying?”

“Alright I got ya. You're in.”


“The Acorn the best there has been yet
Hold it ladies and gentlemen!
The Acorn's spinning! He's down on the canvas!
This is the third time he's been down!
Oh my God, I don't think he's gonna get up!
Ladies and gentlemen, I think it's all over……
Eight… nine… ten -- it's over! The Acorn's lost!”

“Listen, curly, the Acorn may have lost this one
But there's gonna be a rematch
And when he comes back, he's gonna be stronger than ever
Believe me, I got a lot of faith in this kid
Man, he's from the Bronx, the best.”

“Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha”