''The Opponent'' ( it, Qualcuno pagherà, also known as ''Uppercut Man'') is a 1988 Italian sport

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directed by

Sergio Martino Sergio Martino (born 19 July 1938) is an Italian film director and producer, notable for his contributions to the giallo genre. Martino is the brother of the late producer Luciano Martino (who died in 2013). They collaborated frequently in their ...

and starring Daniel Greene,

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and

Ernest Borgnine Ernest Borgnine (; born Ermes Effron Borgnino; January 24, 1917 – July 8, 2012) was an American actor whose career spanned over six decades. He was noted for his gruff but relaxed voice and gap-toothed Cheshire Cat grin. A popular perfor ...

Plot

Cast

* Daniel Greene as Bobby Mulligan *

as Martin Duranti *

as Victor *

Keely Shaye Smith Keely Shаye Smith (born September 25, 1963), also known as Keely Shaye Brosnan, is an American journalist, author, television host, actress, producer, and director. Career Smith appeared with Huey Lewis in the MTV music video "Stuck with You ...

as Anne *

Mary Stavin Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religious contexts * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also calle ...

as Gilda Duranti * Bill Wohrman as Larry *

James Warring James Warring (born November 26, 1958) is an American boxer, kickboxer and mixed martial artist. In professional boxing, he held the IBF world cruiserweight title from 1991 until 1992. In kickboxing, Warring is a four-time world champion, whic ...

as Eddy * A. J. Duhe as Baby * Herb Goldstein as Doctor * Ruben Rabasa as Ollie *

Lenny Moore Leonard Edward Moore (born November 25, 1933) is an American former professional football player who played both halfback and flanker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Baltimore Colts from 1956 to 1967. He played college football f ...

as Duncan * Scotty Gallin as Pappy * Mark McCraken as Don

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* Italian boxing films 1980s English-language films English-language Italian films 1980s sports comedy films 1988 comedy films 1988 films 1980s Italian films {{1980s-Italy-film-stub