Honeyboy
The media made him a star — now he's got to prove himself.
1982-10-17 | 100 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Erik EstradaRico "Honeyboy" Ramirez
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Morgan FairchildJudy Wellman
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James McEachinNate Walker
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Robert CostanzoTiger's Trainer
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Yvonne WilderHortensia Ramirez
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Phillip R. AllenJimmy Bowford
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Bill BaldwinRing Announcer
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Héctor ElizondoEmilio Ramirez
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Sugar Ray RobinsonHimself
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Lydia NicoleSoledad
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Carlos LacámaraPablo
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Murray WestgateDoctor
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