Your favorite Boxing Movies, and why?

[greynotsoold]

"The Harder They Fall" with Humphrey Bogart.
"The Champion" with Kirk Douglas. I love the last fight, where he's been knocked down. He looks around the ring and sees all the people that loved him, that he alienated, that now hate him, and, just to spite 'em, he gets up and wins. Then goes back to the locker room and dies.

[marbleheadmaui]

These aren't in any kind of order

Fat City-A spectacularly sad movie based on an amazing novel. Stacey Keach is a washed up pug and Jeff Bridges is an up and comer. The dark part of the sport.

Rocky-Has there even been a dumber, sweeter, more lovable character than Rocky Balboa? Has there ever been a crustier one than Mickey Goldmill?

Body and Soul-John Garfield refuses to let the mob sully his career. "Waddya gonna do? Kill me? Everybody dies!"

The Harder They Fall-Bogey's last role IIRC. The Primo Carnera story writ large. Budd Schulberg masterpiece.

Requiem for a Heavyweight-Anthony Quinn as a nearly punch drunk Mountain Rivera trying to figure out life without boxing. Jackie Gleason is fabulous as his sleazoid manager.

[marbleheadmaui]

"The Harder They Fall" with Humphrey Bogart.
"The Champion" with Kirk Douglas. I love the last fight, where he's been knocked down. He looks around the ring and sees all the people that loved him, that he alienated, that now hate him, and, just to spite 'em, he gets up and wins. Then goes back to the locker room and dies.

Also a marvelous short story by Ring Lardner. Midge Kelly in the short story is a real bastard.

[Master]

Rocky 4 and the sound track, training scenes are the bomb.

[bcollins]

Streets of Gold: Love the part where Wesley Snipes tries to punch Klaus Maria Brandauer - and misses repeatedly. The 'why can't I hit this guy?' look was his best acting outside of Blade 2.

Diggstown: The whole movie.

I like the cheese

[marbleheadmaui]

Streets of Gold: Love the part where Wesley Snipes tries to punch Klaus Maria Brandauer - and misses repeatedly. The 'why can't I hit this guy?' look was his best acting outside of Blade 2.

Diggstown: The whole movie.

I like the cheese

Diggstown is a BAD movie. But I watch it every time it is on TV.

[bcollins]

Streets of Gold: Love the part where Wesley Snipes tries to punch Klaus Maria Brandauer - and misses repeatedly. The 'why can't I hit this guy?' look was his best acting outside of Blade 2.

Diggstown: The whole movie.

I like the cheese

Diggstown is a BAD movie. But I watch it every time it is on TV.

Same here - and my wife rolls her eyes every time.

Gladiator has to fall in this category, too. Not exactly Brian Dennehy's finest hour, but close!

[marbleheadmaui]

Streets of Gold: Love the part where Wesley Snipes tries to punch Klaus Maria Brandauer - and misses repeatedly. The 'why can't I hit this guy?' look was his best acting outside of Blade 2.

Diggstown: The whole movie.

I like the cheese

Diggstown is a BAD movie. But I watch it every time it is on TV.

Same here - and my wife rolls her eyes every time.

Gladiator has to fall in this category, too. Not exactly Brian Dennehy's finest hour, but close!

Don't hit him on top of his head Brian! Yeah that's another one of those.