Champion

Kirk Douglas

As Midge Kelly

Marilyn Maxwell

As Grace Diamond

Arthur Kennedy

As Connie Kelly

Paul Stewart

As Tommy Haley

Ruth Roman

As Emma Bryce

Lola Albright

As Palmer Harris

Luis van Rooten

As Jerry Harris

Harry Shannon

As Lew

John Daheim

As Johnny Dunne

Ralph Sanford

As Hammond

Esther Howard

As Mrs. Kelly

Bill Baldwin

As Bill Brown (Ringside Broadcaster) (uncredited)

Sam Balter

As Championship Fight Announcer (uncredited)

Don Brodie

As Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)

Ralph Brooks

As Newspaper Reporter at Benefit (uncredited)

Mushy Callahan

As Referee Title Fight (uncredited)

Sayre Dearing

As Newspaper Reporter at Benefit (uncredited)

Paul Dubov

As Gangster (uncredited)

Jimmie Dundee

As Tough Tramp in Boxcar (uncredited)

Joe Gray

As Championship Fight Opponent (uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton

As Fight Stadium Guard (uncredited)

Mike Lally

As Well-Wisher in Nightclub (uncredited)

Hal March

As Mobster (uncredited)

George Meader

As Fight Doctor (uncredited)

Ralph Montgomery

As Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)

Forbes Murray

As Speaker at Benefit (uncredited)

Tim Ryan

As Al (Kansas City Manager) (uncredited)

Court Shepard

As Fighter (uncredited)

Charles Sherlock

As Dunne's Cornerman (uncredited)

Hilda Simms

As Maid (uncredited)

Charles Sullivan

As Kansas City Referee (uncredited)

Polly Bergen

As Radio and Jukebox Singer (voice) (uncredited)