Actors as Boxers: Champs or Chumps?

[TitoFan]

Nice... two boxers critiquing boxing movies.

I thought they were way too kind on Rocky but hey... they're just trying to be nice. Cringed when one of them brought up Rocky in the Hall of Fame. (shudder)

[NoSavingByTheBell]

Whoever voted for Rocky to be in the Hall of Fame (and I really need to make this clear, I am not talking about Rocky Marciano), needs their head examined.

[Memphis]

Having actual boxers up against the actors certainly helps. It adds a bit of authenticity to it and the fight scenes play out better. Which just goes to show how great Carl Weathers was as Creed. OK clearly an athletically gifted bloke, but not a boxer. He looked a million dollars in the ring and looked every bit the Ali that he was supposed to be. I don't care what anyone says. No man has ever worn a bra top like Creed in Rocky III.

[Mark TKO]

James Marshall - Gladiator

Stephen Dorff - The Power of One

Should be included

Will Smith top for me

[smashup]

I'm amazed none of you have mentioned Paul Newman in the Rocky Graziano movie "Somebody up there likes me"
Top film, top acting, Brilliant and true story.
You can find it free online if you search around 😎

[TitoFan]

I'm amazed none of you have mentioned Paul Newman in the Rocky Graziano movie "Somebody up there likes me"
Top film, top acting, Brilliant and true story.
You can find it free online if you search around 😎

Actually, that one was on the list (see link) but I excluded it for two reasons. One is that it's such an old movie I figured most on here hadn't seen it. (Not everyone is into old classics). But the biggest reason is that boxing movie fight scenes tend to get worse and more fake looking the further back you go. And since the thread is about actors as boxers, I figured it wasn't even worth giving ol' Paul Newman a mention.

But you're right... top film, top acting (Newman was brilliant in all his roles), and a true story. Good to see someone appreciates ancient movies like that.

[Mark TKO]

I've always had an issue with black and white films and find them difficult to watch.....

I will have a look for this one though.

I've just remembered another one where the heavyweight champion get sents to jail and a mob boss inside arranges for him to fight the in house prison champ (Wesley Snipes). Obviously this was made with an idea on teh back of Tyson's troubles in the 90s.

I'll have to look that up too and see if it's available to rewatch - wasn't bad from what I recall.

[Master]

I've always had an issue with black and white films and find them difficult to watch.....

I will have a look for this one though.

I've just remembered another one where the heavyweight champion get sents to jail and a mob boss inside arranges for him to fight the in house prison champ (Wesley Snipes). Obviously this was made with an idea on teh back of Tyson's troubles in the 90s.

I'll have to look that up too and see if it's available to rewatch - wasn't bad from what I recall.

It was called Undisputed and they made a second film with a good final fight scene.

[Mark TKO]

That actually gets a good score on IMDB - 7.1. And it;s the actor who played Tyson in that biopic.

I'll have a look for it.

Have you moved this to off topic forum ? Because it isn't