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!

[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.