Boxing Movies
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Wednesday, October 7th, 2009Sylvester Stallone stars as Rocky Balboa - a struggling boxer trying to make the big time. Working in a meat factory in Philadelphia for a pittance, he also earns extra cash as a debt collector. When heavyweight champion Apollo Creed visits Philadelphia, his managers want to set up an exhibition match between Creed and a […]
Resurrecting The Champ
Monday, October 5th, 2009Up-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man (”Champ”) only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect Champ’s story and escape the shadow of his father’s success becomes a personal journey as the ambitious reporter reexamines his own life and his […]
The Hurricane
Friday, October 2nd, 2009This film tells the story of Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, an African-American man who rose above his troubled youth to become a top contender for the middle-weight boxing title. However, his dreams are shattered when he is accused of a triple murder, and is convicted to three natural-life terms. Despite becoming a celebrity cause and his […]
The Harder They Fall
Wednesday, September 30th, 200920 year old kickboxers from opposite ends of Miami, Max and Jesus, battle for triumph in sport and their own identities in this coming-of-age action/drama. Coming from opposing sides of the tracks, like trains headed for a collision, the two contend for the South Florida title. However, an unexpected event extends their combat zone from […]
The Great White Hope
Monday, September 28th, 2009Jack Jefferson (James Earl Jones) as a boxer, dealing with the racism and hatred of early-20th century white America. He is not only the first black heavyweight contender; he is also in love with a white woman. Jefferson must not only deal with the hatred of whites, he must also deal with the ostracism of […]
Girlfight
Saturday, September 26th, 2009Michelle Rodriguez stars as Diana who at 18 is close to expulsion from high school for fighting, her mother is dead, her dad is surly, the popular girls at school set her teeth on edge, she knows men can cause pain. When she picks up her younger brother at a Brooklyn gym where he boxes […]
Cinderella Man
Thursday, September 24th, 2009Starring Russell Crowe, Cinderella Man is the tale of the North American Great Depression, and the former successful boxer James Braddock, who loses all his possessions and savings with the crash of the stock market. His wife Mae Braddock and their three children survive to starvation and lack of heating and the daily difficulties supported […]
The Champ
Monday, September 21st, 2009Starring Jon Voight and Ricky Schroeder, The Champ tells the story of Billy Flynn, an ex box champion, is now horse trainer in Hialeah. He makes just enough money to raise his little boy T.J. over which he got custody after his wife Annie left him seven years ago. T.J. worships The Champ who is […]
The Boxer
Friday, September 18th, 2009Starring Daniel Day Lewis, The Boxer is the story of Danny Flynn, who is released from prison in Belfast after fourteen years for his part in IRA activities. He determines to avoid the bloodshed that was inherent in his political past and to build a new life in his old home. He starts a gym […]
Ali
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009Will Smith plays Muhammad Ali from 1964 to 1974. The boxer: from becoming champion to regaining the championship. Religion and politics: Cassius Clay becomes a Black Muslim, truncates a friendship with Malcolm X, perhaps is Elijah Muhammad’s pawn, refuses induction into the US military, and faces a five year prison sentence while his case goes […]
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