Têtu et dôté d'un fort tempérament, Louie de Palma tente de diriger une compagnie de taxis new-yorkaise, composée de chauffeurs plus originaux les uns que les autres...
Tony becomes the manager of a promising young heavyweight boxer at his gym, but after the boxer wins a major fight, the ""syndicate"" (which turns out to be some doctors looking for an investment, rather than the mob) makes Tony an offer he can't refuse and takes over the boxer's management.