Good, but could be better.

Rating: 8/10 (8 October 2015)

Very intense, interesting and does the trick for building suspense, but, in my opinion, lacks the interaction between main characters. The conversations Tommy has with his dad are not very passionate and the viewer just can not know what to feel.
It's hard to choose which brother to cheer for here, both of them have their good sides, i was slightly more inclined towards cheering for Brendan to win the fight. Would have love to seen more personal interactions, yes, in the beginning everything was kind of laid out for the viewer and we got provided with some background information, but i felt it was not quite enough.
Sure, it is a great sports drama, if you like movies about fighting this is definitely a decent watch fighting wise. If it was only for the fighting, it would have been a 10/10 movie without a doubt, it is intense and brings just what is needed for a fighting movie. But when compared to a movie like Rocky, which has excellent fighting scenes and outstanding family life scenes, this just can not quite compete. Nonetheless, not bad and worth watching.