
Walking along with his bulldog, Charlie finds a "good luck" horseshoe just as he passes a training camp advertising for a boxing partner "who can take a beating." After watching others lose, Charlie puts the horseshoe in his glove and wins. The trainer prepares Charlie to fight the world champion. A gambler wants Charlie to throw the fight. He and the trainer's daughter fall in love.
Cast

Charlie Chaplin
Challenger

Edna Purviance
Trainer's Daughter
Ernest Van Pelt
Spike Dugan

Lloyd Bacon
Second Sparring Partner / Exerciser in Gym / Referee

Leo White
Crooked gambler

Carl Stockdale
Sparring Partner

Billy Armstrong
Sparring Partner
Paddy McGuire
Sparring Partner

Bud Jamison
Bob Uppercut, Champion

Ben Turpin
Ringside vendor
Fred Windemere
Cop
Henry Youngman
Bit Role

Gilbert M. Anderson
Enthusiastic Fan (uncredited)
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