- HD 1080
- Runtime: 121m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Franco Zeffirelli
- Stars: Jon Voight, Faye Dunaway, Rick Schroder, Jack Warden, Arthur Hill
- keywords: sports, gambling, boxer, alcoholic, single father, racetrack, boxing, father son relationship, retired prizefighter
- Production_studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Hialeah Park Studios
- Slogan: The more you love... the harder you fight.
- The The Champ is featured in the top rankings of 1979
- #40 in Top Drama Movies of 1979
Billy used to be a great boxer, but he's settled into a hardscrabble life that revolves around drinking, training horses, and the one bright spot in his existence — his young son, T.J. Although Billy has had custody of T.J. since his wife, Annie, left the family years ago, her return prompts a new struggle for the former fighter. Determined to hold on to his son, Billy gets back into the ring to try and recapture his past success.