The powerful, intense new play delivers a knock-out punch with its vivid depiction of a man fighting for his place in history.

Set in the boxing world of the early 1900s and loosely inspired by the story of Jack Johnson, the first black pop culture icon, and whose reign as the world heavyweight champion lasted from 1908 to 1915. Jay "The Sport" Jackson has talent and confidence and wants what he feels is owed to him: a shot at the championship. Even though blacks were not offered bouts with white boxers, Jay wants to be the first African American crowned undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, and is pushing hard to have that realized, no matter the consequences.

Marco Ramirez, who was a member of CTGs 2010-2011 Writers' Workshop, has had plays produced at The Kennedy Center, The Juilliard School, Black Dahlia (L.A.), and Actors Theatre of Louisville's Humana Festival (where his pieces I am not Batman and 3:59AM were both recipients of the Heideman Award for Best Short Play). Other honors include the Bryan Award from The Fellowship of Southern Writers, a Helen Hayes nomination, the Lila Acheson Wallace Juilliard Playwriting Fellowship, Lincoln Center's Le Comte du Nouy Award and TCG's Edgerton Foundation New Play Award. He trained at both NYU and The Juilliard School. His TV writing credits include Sons of Anarchy, DaVinci's Demons and Orange is the New Black.

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