Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story is a 1985 American made-for-television biographical sports film starring Robert Blake and Doug McKeon, directed by Richard Michaels and executive-produced by Sylvester Stallone. The film originally premiered on CBS on May 1, 1985.
Plot The film details the life of Ray Mancini, a World Boxing Association world lightweight champion boxer from 1982 to 1984, Hollywood actor and a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
Cast Robert Blake as Lenny Mancini Doug McKeon as Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini Carl Steven as Young Ray Mancini Mariclare Costello as Ellen Mancini Tony Burton as Grif Ray Buktenica as Dave Wolf James T. Callahan as Father O'Neill Richard Bakalyan as Frank Jacobs Luisa Leschin as Ellen Mancini Jr. Norman Alden as Ray Arcel Ben Frank as Eddie Sullivan Richard Doyle as Journalist Steve Eastin as Reporter Johnny Haymer as Fan Paul Jenkins as Steelworker Jimmy Lennon as Announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr. as Announcer Mario Machado as Broadcaster Lycia Naff as Cynthia Dee Dee Rescher as Reporter
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