Knockout (TV Episode)

• An episode (Season 1, Episode 8) of the American television series Four Star Playhouse. It originally aired in 1953. It stars Broderick Crawford, Ted de Corsia and Ron Hargrave. (Watch for an un-credited Leonard Nimoy as a heavy.) Directed by Blake Edwards, later of "Pink Panther" movie fame and others.
• Plot summary: A young prizefighter gets a shot at the middleweight crown but learns that his opponent has been ordered to take a dive. What's an honest fighter to do?
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