Rubin Carter was born the 4th of 7 children in a strict household and became a headache for his father at an early age. By his teenage years he was in a boys home which he escaped from a year before turning 18, joining the US Army.

During his service, Rubin found a love for boxing and had many fights, hoping to obtain pro-status once he was discharged.

But the state had other ideas and once Rubin was done with service, he was arrested and made to complete the remaining time from the boys home, in prison. Upon release 10 months later, he was jailed again almost immediately because of a purse snatching incident, spending the next 4 years angry and concentrating on his skills.

Once out, Rubin finally became a professional boxer, earning his nickname “Hurricane”, thanks to his lightening-fast punches that were hard-hitting. He gained quite a reputation and record but things all changed one night in 1966, when Rubin went out drinking on the wrong night.