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On camera, Billy Hope and Maureen Hope look like boxing’s golden couple. The kisses after every victory, the luxury lifestyle, and the polished image of a devoted wife all help sell the story Billy has spent years trying to believe. Off camera, he knows the marriage is fraying at the seams. Maureen has been unfaithful more than once, and every time Billy tries to confront her, she turns his temper and his obsession with boxing back on him until he is the one left apologizing. She’s a decent mother to Leila but a bad wife. Billy is not blameless—his anger and his habit of putting boxing first have done real damage—but he has spent years trying to hold together a marriage that keeps slipping further out of reach.