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Patrick 'Lights' Leary is an aging former heavyweight boxing champion who struggles to find his identity and support his wife and three daughters after retiring from the ring. The financial downturn coupled with a series of failed investments leave him at a perilous crossroads - battling the urge to return to boxing or reluctantly accepting a job as a brutal and intimidating debt collector.
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- 01
The ComebackThe Learys' financial situation turns more desperate and they are advised to consider bankruptcy. However, Lights decides to make a comeback with a few easy fights, but discovers Johnny's deal with Barry Word. Despite this, Lights tries to find his own fight enlisting Reynolds' old sparring partner Jo Jo Reade for his next opponent. But an unfortunate accident causes him to take on a harder challenger in the dangerous ex-con Javier "El Diablo" Morales and the aftershock threatens Lights' and Theresa's marriage. - 02
Head GamesWhen his father decides not to train him because he does not think he is capable of fighting at a professional level anymore, Lights turns to Ed Romeo, Reynolds' former trainer for some heightening of his skills. Not only does Ed train him in an unorthodox style, he tries to make Lights realize he should fight for his wife and girls, and cut his father, brother, and sister out for the fact that they are suffocating him. Lights takes this into account when he grows suspicious of their sudden interest to help him with his big fight in an effort to fire Romeo. - 03
InfightLights alliance to Ed Romeo, his new boxing mentor comes between him and his family. Although, Romeo likes Teresa and the girls, he wants Lights to cut his father and brother out because he thinks they are weighting him down. This does not sit well with Lights, who in return, tells Romeo he doess not feel free of them, but feels controlled by him and decides to free himself of his eccentric trainer. Meanwhile, at the gym, Johnny and Romeo get into a fight, which ends up in an unfortunate accident for Lights.
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Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
PilotJanuary 11, 2011Former heavyweight boxing champion Patrick "Lights" Leary struggles to find his identity after retiring from the sport. He also wonders how - S01E02
CakewalkJanuary 18, 2011When Leary is threatened with criminal charges, he must do the bidding of bookmaker Hal Brennan to make them go away. Lights is also being c - S01E03
The ShotJanuary 25, 2011Lights struggles to help train his father's young fighter, Omar "The Armenian Avenger" Assarian for the middleweight championship against Mo - S01E04
Bolo PunchFebruary 1, 2011Johnny gets himself in a life-threatening situation when he is unable to pay his gambling debt after betting on Omar's fight. So Lights has - S01E05Season's bestThe ComebackFebruary 8, 2011The Learys' financial situation turns more desperate and they are advised to consider bankruptcy. However, Lights decides to make a comeback
- S01E06
CombinationsFebruary 15, 2011Lights starts training for his fight with El Diablo—his first fight in five years, while dealing with the heartbreak of being away from his - S01E07
CrossroadsFebruary 22, 2011As the fight with Morales nears, Lights finds himself at a crossroad in his life and career. He is about to attempt a comeback both in the r - S01E08Head GamesMarch 1, 2011When his father decides not to train him because he does not think he is capable of fighting at a professional level anymore, Lights turns t
- S01E09InfightMarch 8, 2011Lights alliance to Ed Romeo, his new boxing mentor comes between him and his family. Although, Romeo likes Teresa and the girls, he wants Li
- S01E10
Cut MenMarch 15, 2011After being accidentally stabbed with scissors by Johnny, Lights' injury puts his comeback, his health and Theresa's medical career in jeopa - S01E11
RainmakerMarch 22, 2011Lights tries to help a hard-up former champ, Jerry "The Rainmaker" Raynes, but the punchy boxer ends up helping him. Meanwhile, Councilman R - S01E12
Sucker PunchMarch 29, 2011Things are heating up two weeks before the big fight when Lights is no longer the favorite to win and is a 6 to 1 underdog. This makes Barry - S01E13
WarApril 5, 2011After all the trials and tribulations that led up to the championship fight, Lights goes to "war" when he finally faces off with "Death Row"
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