Combat sans merci

At least, director Joseph Kane - a great western specialist for Republic Pictures - has made a prizefighting movie; there were rather rare at Republic Picture, unlike Universal Studios with its IRON MAN - two films - SQUARE JUNGLE, WORLD IN MY CORNER...And I don't even speak of the SET UP, THE CHAMPION, REQUIEM FOR A HEAVYWEIGHT, those three masterpieces. For this one, this is unfortunately not the case. It is bland, flat, plus I watched it in a f...pan and scan frame; which is not the best way to appreciate a story. Anyway, I will be honest, even in a LBX copy, my opinion would have been the same. I would only have had more visual comfort, that's all. Just rare and bearable to watch. Some film noir accents too, but not enough crime for my taste.