Two waiters who work in a restaurant, whose owner is a big boxing fan, pretend one of them is a boxer and the other his manager. The supposed boxer wins his first matches thanks to set ups organized by the other but when he beats a champion from another part of town, he is severely beaten up by his supporters.

Franco e Ciccio vivono di espedienti finché il primo spaccia il secondo come valente pugile. L'ambiente del pugilato è messo alla berlina, come merita. Uno dei 10 film (e dei 3 diretti da Laurenti) interpretati dalla coppia nel 1971.