Boxing in the movies

[Spicoli]

Watched "Diggstown" again last night.A little campy but Lou Gossett was convincing .The finale was priceless.How art imitates life

[jon09]

The original HBO Tyson film with Michael Jai White playing Iron Mike was a pretty good movie. And so was Don King Only in America. I liked Million Dollar Baby even though it had its flaws.

[CGM]

I always hated the Rocky movies. Some of the storylines were ok, but the acting and boxing choreography was absolute crap. Of course, what can you expect when Stallone is the star.

Raging Bull was strange, it had it's moments, but it kinda put me to sleep.

I guess being a boxing fan makes it harder to appreciate boxing movies. Do you guys agree?

Anyways, Hard times featuring Charles Bronson as a back alley boxer fighting for side bets during the depression was kinda cool. Here's part one. It's in English, but with English subtitles. no idea why they did that.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Cuz8w8YzwU

[Spicoli]

I always hated the Rocky movies. Some of the storylines were ok, but the acting and boxing choreography was absolute crap. Of course, what can you expect when Stallone is the star.

Raging Bull was strange, it had it's moments, but it kinda put me to sleep.

I guess being a boxing fan makes it harder to appreciate boxing movies. Do you guys agree?

Anyways, Hard times featuring Charles Bronson as a back alley boxer fighting for side bets during the depression was kinda cool. Here's part one. It's in English, but with English subtitles. no idea why they did that.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Cuz8w8YzwU

...Thats the one!!!Was it James Colburn (??) as his shifty handler ??It was all bare knuckle right.That was a brutal flick.Good call,great movie!

[TitoFan]

Rocky-I was a classic 'cause of the storyline. Personally, I never liked Stallone and thought he should've stuck to the First Blood movies. As a fighter, he's laughable. Carl Weathers makes a believable boxer. Stallone just looks like a clown. No style, no rhythm, no moves. Looks like an idiot in the ring. He didn't get much better for Rockys 2 through 6.

[Tilt A Whirl]

Rocky-I was a classic 'cause of the storyline. Personally, I never liked Stallone and thought he should've stuck to the First Blood movies. As a fighter, he's laughable. Carl Weathers makes a believable boxer. Stallone just looks like a clown. No style, no rhythm, no moves. Looks like an idiot in the ring. He didn't get much better for Rockys 2 through 6.

He wasnt supposed to look good,the movies are based off of Ali/Wepner,Wepner landed one of the all time lucky shots,because Chuck really did look exactly like you describe Stallone

[Mark TKO]

I always hated the Rocky movies. Some of the storylines were ok, but the acting and boxing choreography was absolute crap. Of course, what can you expect when Stallone is the star.

Raging Bull was strange, it had it's moments, but it kinda put me to sleep.

I guess being a boxing fan makes it harder to appreciate boxing movies. Do you guys agree?

Anyways, Hard times featuring Charles Bronson as a back alley boxer fighting for side bets during the depression was kinda cool. Here's part one. It's in English, but with English subtitles. no idea why they did that.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Cuz8w8YzwU

...Thats the one!!!Was it James Colburn (??) as his shifty handler ??It was all bare knuckle right.That was a brutal flick.Good call,great movie!

Hard Times was first released under the name Street Fighter over here - great film

Power of One was the stephen dorff (check him out in Felon !) one which i seem to remember was quite good - but only seen it once. Gladiator another good one as said.

Apart from the obvious ones mentioned Price of Glory is not bad - Jimmy Smitts raising three sons all boxing pros, one extrememly talented the other two not so but still main contenders. Thats worth watching.

Not seen the Jon Favreu on Marciano one but may check it out

[THE THIRD MAN]

I recently asked if anyone had seen the Phantom Punch and got NO replies, so looks like it might be a wash. However that said, what movies about boxing did you like , hate or maybe want to see.

As an oldie I still have a soft spot for Rocky and thought Cinderella Man was OK too.

I just got given the Phantom Punch by one of my suppliers, looking forward to watching it when i get back home from Singapore.

[TitoFan]

Rocky-I was a classic 'cause of the storyline. Personally, I never liked Stallone and thought he should've stuck to the First Blood movies. As a fighter, he's laughable. Carl Weathers makes a believable boxer. Stallone just looks like a clown. No style, no rhythm, no moves. Looks like an idiot in the ring. He didn't get much better for Rockys 2 through 6.

He wasnt supposed to look good,the movies are based off of Ali/Wepner,Wepner landed one of the all time lucky shots,because Chuck really did look exactly like you describe Stallone

Wepner, Tex Cobb... there's been a lot of "defense-challenged" fighters in history. But they still have that "boxer's pose". That is, they can throw believable punches 'cause they're professional fighters. Stallone it looks like someone tried to do an intensive crash course on him on how to look like a boxer, and failed miserably. You can play the part of "I'll-take-your-10-punches-to-give-you-one" and still make it halfway believable. Mickey Rourke in the wrestling movie, now there was a believable rendition of an athlete. But Stallone looked like a buffoon out there.

[eleven]

gadiator was great not seen that in years lol any1 seen street of gold thats agd film with wesley snipes