Former pro boxer Tommy "Little Dog" Ross is living a life of general self-destruction when an old rival challenges him to a rematch. He struggles to get the noise of his strong-willed family out of his head in order to decide whether or not to get back in the ring.
Having accepted the rematch with his old rival Rico 'Havoc' St. George in a moment of bravado, Tommy soon realizes there's no way out. In an effort to raise funds, he somehow finds himself returning to the boxing ring even sooner than he intended.
Tommy tries to get his old job back at Devereaux's Seafood Empire, but when it doesn't go quite as planned, an offer from his dad's old crony grows more appealing. Vaani finds herself attending one of Ginny's self-help seminars.
Tommy and Vaani's past comes back to haunt them when they're both visited by old flames. Tucker trains Tommy by questionable methods while Rico dominates the fight press conference.
Things are going well for Tommy in jail until his bail is posted and he's under Sylvia's sharp-eyed surety. With help from Lowly Jr., Tommy convinces Vaani to join the Ross family for dinner.
Encouragement from his father and the community make Tommy begin to believe in himself again. Pamela catches Rico at one of Ginny's seminars and everyone attends the official weigh-in. Tucker presents Tommy with an impossible choice.
With Tucker pressuring Tommy to throw the fight, his family preoccupied and his father still in jail, Tommy must decide whether he'll fight to win on his own.
After winning the fight he was supposed to throw, Tommy goes on the run.
Tommy tries to convince Pamela that he can be a good father and provider while Ginny tries to convince everyone to get out of her house. Chesley wants to uncover the truth about his own father.
Tommy's first fight of the season interrupts his bonding time with Cassius. Tucker and Smallwood learn they have an unexpected connection.
Tommy is devastated over the death of Big Turk and wants to make amends. Sylvia and Lowly Jr. look for new housing as Ginny tries to talk her way into the Smallwood money.
Tommy shamefully takes on a string of sub-par fighters in an effort to up his stats and land a promotion deal with Smallwood. Sylvia makes a surprising decision.
Ginny runs a special family seminar but Chesley breaks up the party with a potential father in tow.
Tommy is mourning the life he could have had and allows himself to be talked into an epic revenge match with L'il Turk orchestrated by Tucker and Smallwood. Sylvia and Devereaux have a falling out.
The big fight between Little Dog and L'il Turk has arrived but all is not going according to plan. The family tries to cover up Devereaux's mysterious departure.
