Comments Thread For: Boxing's Best Biopics: From head to heart, 'The Fighter' delivers

[CubanGuyNYC]

I’m a cinemaphile. I watch everything — from art house and foreign films, to Hollywood blockbusters and popcorn flicks. I thought The Fighter was a very good movie (7/10), but wasn’t quite as good as some make it out to be. It’s possible my high expectations led me to be slightly underwhelmed. In all fairness it’s tough to make a truly great boxing-themed movie at this point, something to rival classics like Raging Bull and the original Rocky.

[Mick Higgs]

And still the story of Bob Fitzsimmons goes under the radar!!....

[JAB5239]

Enjoyed the read, thank you.

[BoxingUpdates]

As the film "The Featherweight," about the life of boxing great Willie Pep, enters wide release, this week a different BoxingScene contributor will reflect on a boxing biopic that resonates with them. Today: "The Fighter."
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