Billy Flyn, een voormalig bokskampioen, is nu een paardentrainer. Hij verdient net genoeg geld om zijn zoontje TJ, waar hij de voogdij over kreeg na de scheiding met z'n vrouw Annie, te onderhouden. Om TJ een beter te leven te kunnen geven probeert Billy een comeback te maken.
Nee, helaas is The Champ nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Writing | Walter Newman | Writer |
| Directing | Franco Zeffirelli | Director |
| Crew | Paul Baxley | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Fred Scheiwiller | Stunts |
| Crew | Jerry Summers | Stunts |
| Crew | Tom Steele | Stunts |
| Writing | Frances Marion | Story |
| Editing | Michael J. Sheridan | Editor |
| Camera | Fred J. Koenekamp | Director of Photography |
| Production | Dyson Lovell | Producer |
| Sound | Dave Grusin | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Jerry Jost | Sound |
| Sound | Aaron Rochin | Sound |
| Production | Sam Christensen | Casting |
| Art | Rich Valesko | Property Master |
| Sound | Harry V. Lojewski | Music Supervisor |
| Camera | Mike Benson | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Richard Lane | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Theoni V. Aldredge | Costume Design |
| Directing | Doris Grau | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | John Riordan | Sound Editor |
| Editing | Eric A. Sears | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Maurice Vaccarino | Unit Production Manager |
| Art | Herman A. Blumenthal | Production Design |
| Art | James W. Payne | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Don Morgan | Unit Publicist |
| Camera | Steve Wever | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Elliott Marks | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Joe Tuley | Music Editor |
| Directing | David Silver | Assistant Director |
| Sound | William L. McCaughey | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lee Harman | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael Corsentino | Hairstylist |
| Production | Joyce Agu | Casting |
| Sound | Michael J. Kohut | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert Dawn | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Frances Marion | Original Story |
