A prize fighter heads to the logging camps of the north woods to recuperate where he encounters romance and opposition. Unwittingly Sills becomes a tool for a criminal lumber gang that sought to use Sills' pugilistic abilities to its advantage. The daughter of one of the victims makes Sills understand the situation, which culminates with Sills fighting fiercely with the six-foot-seven-inch John Kolb in the turbulent river waters as a log jam breaks apart.