Chris Stokes goes for something different here in his latest Tubi Original, going away from the world of psychosexual crime and sequels to explore the inner city world that fuels boxing.

Sean (Robert Ri’chard), a former boxer, comes back into his sons’ lives to face his most formidable challenge. Fatherhood. With his oldest son, Sean Jr. (Akheem Cheatam), who is starting to compete in professional boxing, the father must step up to guide him not just in the ring, but in life.

Sean and his family’s enemy is Big Phil (Benzino, joining the Stokes acting group), who has had it in for the father for years. His son also wants to be a boxer, and he does everything he can to make him a winner. Of course, the final boxing battle will be between the two of them, with Sean’s mother appearing as a ghost to get him to his feet once he’s knocked out.

The boxing on this feels like either dancing or video games, but who cares? The only question I have is, “Why does this movie have to be 2 hours and 25 minutes long?”I get that Stokes wanted to make a boxing epic, but his films have always been lean. That choice aside, he makes the most of his budget to make the crowd scenes look full and the fights feel exciting. At least Stokes sets up a sequel at the end with the promise of a street fight with a $25,000 buy-in. If he makes it and it’s on Tubi, I’m there.

You can watch this on Tubi.