Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad  Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad is a 1947 American film directed by Reginald Le Borg. It was part of the "Joe Palooka" series. Blinded during a fight, Joe Palooka is advised to take at least a year off from boxing. His manager Knobby Walsh finds another fighter, but when gangsters cause him trouble, Joe volunteers to climb back into the ring, against his doctor's advice.