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  1. Boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after nearly being KO'd by drugs and crime.

  2. Jun 12, 2022 · The depiction of Micky Ward training under policeman Mickey O’Keefe is also rooted in reality, with O’Keefe appearing as a fictionalized version of himself. The movie explores Micky’s relationship with his girlfriend and future wife, Charlene Fleming, in great detail. Although, in reality, the couple met much later than the film states.

  3. Sep 15, 2022 · O'Keefe told The Boston Globe that it was enjoyable training Ward, saying, "Micky always did a little extra. He never stopped, never quit. He never stopped, never quit. I remember we were in the ...

  4. I know if it weren't for Mickey O'Keefe, there'd be no Micky Ward. People might not want to hear it, but it's the truth." Does the cop, Mickey O'Keefe, portray himself in the film? Yes. The real Mickey O'Keefe portrays himself in The Fighter movie. Similar to his character in the film, in real life O'Keefe is a sergeant for the Lowell Police ...

  5. Dec 11, 2010 · (The Ward-Eklund family cooperated with the filmmakers, and one of their friends, Mickey O’Keefe, plays himself on screen.) The American working class, in its Northern and Southern Caucasian manifestations, tends to be portrayed in movies either with glib mockery or with an equally condescending solemnity.

  6. Mickey O'Keefe. Actor: The Fighter. Mickey O'Keefe was born and raised in Lowell, Massachusetts, the youngest child in a family of Irish Catholic descent. He served on Lowell's police force for over 30 years (retiring as a sergeant), served in the military before that, and was a Golden Gloves champion in his younger days.

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  8. Apr 6, 2011 · Mickey O'Keefe on Micky Ward's Comeback. Micky Ward's trainer Mickey O'Keefe (the police officer) talks about the fighter's boxing comeback. Micky Ward and Dickie Eklund are also featured. O'Keefe talks about Micky's determination, despite ending up at the hospital after almost every fight.

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