A group of escaped murderers, including a man disguised as a woman, hold Joe, Anne, and his manager Knobby captive at a farmhouse. The leader, Dutch, forms a plan to use Joe as a pawn in a scheme to make money. He promises Joe's manager that he'll get a share of the gate money if Joe loses a championship fight, but secretly plans to take the money for himself.
Joe Palooka in Triple Cross
A ruthless ringmaster kidnaps a skilled boxer and his trusted trainer, coercing the athlete into a fixed fight with devastating consequences.
