 Fighting Tommy Riley is a 2004 American independent film that tells the story of Tommy Riley and Marty Goldberg , a boxer and his trainer , as they work to secure a title shot for Tommy . Their plans are complicated by the unrequited feelings Marty develops for Tommy . When a big @-@ time promoter seeks to acquire Tommy 's contract , Tommy endangers his future career because of his loyalty to Marty . Marty , seeing only one way to free Tommy to take his shot , takes his own life . 
