Originally, it is in script form but I adapted it into a novel during the WGA strike. Christian theme is lightly touched in this novel when the champion in the lowest point of his life attended the Christ the King church. As a christian this is my small way of getting the christian message across.
The Champion
(action, drama)
Synopsis:
Boxing champion Jake Thompson haunted by his past when accidentally, he met the poor widow of the former boxing champion Ricky Becker who died after their boxing championship match five years ago.
Because of the loss of the father, tragedy and misery fell upon the family. He felt guilty as he remembered how he terribly beat the former champion and could no longer concentrate for his upcoming fight.
He suddenly vanished from the spotlight and lived anonymously by disguising himself in a far away place. There he met a young and aspiring boxer whose father, a boxer died after a boxing match.
As an atonement for his guilt, he tried to help the young man which eventually got him into tangle of events. The press discovered his whereabouts. His manager took action and sued him for breach of contract.
But another guy wanted him most, the current boxing champion, an olympic gold medalist in boxing whose one time mentor during his olympic days happened to be the late boxing champion Ricky Becker.
Logline:
A boxing champion who is ruthless in the ring but with a big heart and sensitive spirit.
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