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  • #11
    I just wanted to add one more movie to this list, though the actor playing the boxer's role probably shouldn't be on the above list. Humphrey Bogart's last film was a movie called The Harder They Fall. It was obviously about the life of Primo Carnera, - Toro Moreno in the movie . It was so obvious, Carnera sued to get some benefits from this movie, unfortunately he lost. Ironically, the bad guy in the movie was played by boxer Max Baer who pummelled Carnera in real life. The other main cameo in the movie was Jersey Joe Walcot who played Carnera's trainer. This is one heck of a great movie.

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    • #12
      Originally posted by KalboKO View Post
      Hi,

      you guys wouldn't include James Earl Jones playing Jack Jefferson (Johnson) in The Great White Hope, or Russel Crowe playing Jim Braddock in Cinderella Man? BTW, the worst all time performance, IMHO, was Jericho Rosales playing Manny Pacquiao in the Filipino production of The Manny Pacquiao Story.
      Originally posted by KalboKO View Post
      I just wanted to add one more movie to this list, though the actor playing the boxer's role probably shouldn't be on the above list. Humphrey Bogart's last film was a movie called The Harder They Fall. It was obviously about the life of Primo Carnera, - Toro Moreno in the movie . It was so obvious, Carnera sued to get some benefits from this movie, unfortunately he lost. Ironically, the bad guy in the movie was played by boxer Max Baer who pummelled Carnera in real life. The other main cameo in the movie was Jersey Joe Walcot who played Carnera's trainer. This is one heck of a great movie.
      i've seen the harder they fall, but i think james earl jones in great white hope was the best, then deniro as lamotta

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      • #13
        Very good thread!

        One of the least watched and underated, but still an excellent performance is by Corey Wallace as Joe Louis. He was just like him, plus he was a top ten heavy weight in the 40s too.

        Will Smith was terrific as Ali, but the film itself didn't match Smith's performance for me.

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        • #14
          De Niro in Raging Bull was superb!
          Denzel gave a masterful peformance in The Hurricane as well

          I would give the prize for best biographical performances to those guys 4sure

          I don't know about Cinderella Man.. It was alright I guess

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          • #15
            Originally posted by 1SILVA View Post
            There have been many movies made surrounding the world of boxing. Which actor do you feel was the best at portraying the fighter he played?
            This one is easy for me, Robert DeNiro - Raging Bull. Denzel was excellent in The Hurricane though, comes a close second.

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            • #16
              Russell Crowe as James J. Braddock...

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              • #17
                Will Smith was a terrible looking Ali. I didn't "believe" his performance and the film suffered. People were watching Will Smith on the movie not Ali.

                Robert Deniro was the most "believable" in the group, that is why Raging Bull was a great movie. People saw the character Jake Lamotta in the film.

                I think "believability" should be the main criteria in chosing the best actor. Just like the greatest boxing film of all time, "Rocky", people remember the character Rocky more than the actor.

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