don't f up my reputation, kid, seriously, much love, pazz. >> jimmy: here's a character. this is a boxing comeback story, but not the usual one. >> vinny was a two-time world champion. had some kind of ups and downs. he had just beaten a guy to get a belt and was on top of the bok boxing world. gets in a car accident and breaks his neck. he didn't listen to it. he started working out five days after breaking his neck, and which we didn't think that was believable, so in our movie, it makes it seem like it happened a month later, but in real life it was five days. he went down to the basement and started trying to bench press. he comes back a year later and wins the title and three more world titles, and it's like -- >> jimmy: he's a maniac. >> he's a maniac, yeah. so much respect for him, but he lacks that cautious chromosome. >> jimmy: you met him at some point? >> he sent me the letter and then i was like oh, man, but, yeah, i met him. i didn't meet him during the prep, because i -- i don't know. a, i felt embarrassed. i had to lose, like 20 pounds, and i had to get dow