Bud Gordon, a burned-out former boxing champ, trains Kid Sunshine, an up-and-coming welterweight contender, and collects debts for JJ Cook, a slick Manhattan entrepreneur. Bud soon finds himself framed for murder, having to choose between his integrity and his aspirations.<ref name="pdebruge">Peter Debruge, [https://variety.com/2014/film/festivals/tribeca-film-review-glass-chin-1201171251/ “Tribeca Film Review: ‘Glass Chin’,”] ''Variety (magazine)'', May 4, 2014.</ref><ref name="ohenderson">Odie Henderson, [http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/glass-chin-2015 “Glass Chin,”] RogerEbert.com, June 26, 2015.</ref>