is also revealed that Chambers and his manager denied that the fight with Hutchen ever occurred, and that it was all a rumor. Months later, Chambers wins back the Heavyweight Championship of the World. The whole cell block watches the televised fight, and laugh and cheer Monroe's name after hearing Chambers being crowned the 'undisputed' heavyweight champion of the world. Cast Wesley Snipes as Monroe "Undisputed" Hutchen Ving Rhames as George "The Iceman" Chambers Peter Falk as Mendy Ripstein Michael Rooker as Captain A.J. Mercker Jon Seda as Jesus "Chuy" Campos Wes Studi as Mingo Pace Fisher Stevens as James "Ratbag" Kroycek Master P as Gat Boyz Rapper 1 Silkk the Shocker as Gat Boyz Rapper 2 C-Murder as Gat Boyz Rapper 3 Ed Lover as Marvin Bonds Byron Minns as Eddie Jones / Saladin Steve Heinze as Carlos Michael Bailey Smith as Willard Bechtel Nils Allen Stewart as Vern Van Zant Johnathan Wesley Wallace as Antoine Bonet Johnny Williams as Al Joe D'Angerio as Vinnie Dayton Callie as Yank Lewis Denis Arndt as Warden Lipscomb Bruce A. Young as Charles Soward Amy Aquino as Darlene Early Taylor Young as Emily Byrne Susan Dalian as Jonelle Hutchen Rose Rollins as Tawnee Rawlins Sandra Vidal as Fight Fan Peter Jason as Oakland TV Announcer Maureen O'Boyle as Herself Jim Lampley as Himself Production Development and writing The film was based on an original script by Walter Hill and David Giler. Hill had just come off the science fiction film Supernova on which he had been recut by Francis Ford Coppola among others. "One, it was embarrassing and, two, it made me think about quitting," said Hill. "While Coppola's intentions were honorable, I think he made a bad situation worse. I didn't do anything for a year. I was fortunate enough that I could buy my children a hot lunch. Then, I decided I wanted to work again." Hill had always wanted to make a boxing film, being a fan of the sport since he was young. "Boxing is easy to indict," says Hill. "There are a lot of terrible things about boxing. However, that's only one side of the coin. The other side is that boxing has a power and a beauty and a drama and fascination that makes it a very compelling sport." Hill and Giler were having lunch one day and discussed Mike Tyson, who was sentenced to prison