Comments Thread For: The fight for 'The Featherweight': James Madio, Willie Pep and a tale of perfect timing

[BoxingUpdates]

"Keep punching." From the moment actor James Madio began to learn about Willie Pep, recognized their physical resemblance and combined forces with screenwriter friend Steve Loff, those two words came to define their efforts.
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[landotter]

Crap.... now I have to find this movie. I like to support boxing biopics and this sounds fantastic. Passion projects almost always pay off (Not vanity projects, mind you.)

[Liondw]

This sounds interesting. Willie Pep was a uniquely special boxer, showing something those days that no one ever saw before.

[A.B Counterhooks]

Well im gonna have to add this biopic to the must watch bucket list then, Willie Pep boxing skills was ahead of his era.

[Boricua181]

Crap.... now I have to find this movie. I like to support boxing biopics and this sounds fantastic. Passion projects almost always pay off (Not vanity projects, mind you.)

So do I, that's not a bad thing. It's a good thing top watch, remember, and pay homage to the greats of the past that weren't around to see back then.
Willie Pep was one of the greatest pure boxers who ever lived, with the uncanny ability to move, block slip, and punch that defied a humans natural ability.
His boxing record was incredible, one of the very best in the illustrious history of boxing, he even boxed after surviving an airplane crash, this guy was something else.
I have to see this movie, because I'm sure that I will learn things about him that I wasn't aware of, and I'm definitely curious to find out. Rest In Peace 'Will o' the Wisp'.
I just wanted to include his incredible record 229-11-1 (65 KO's), that's just incredible, amazing, unbelievable! Who's has a better record at the elite level?
Maybe only Sugar 'Ray Robinson, who's win's, and losses weren't better than Pep's, but where he eclipsed Pep was in the amount of world championships, and world champion's he conquered.

[sidefx996]

I was so excited when I first heard this movie was released and then so disappointed when it was only in like 3 movie theatres in Connecticut. Hopefully it gets a wider release or just gets released online I'd really like to see it and I'm sure many others would too.

[ICEMAN JOHN SCULLY]

Crap.... now I have to find this movie. I like to support boxing biopics and this sounds fantastic. Passion projects almost always pay off (Not vanity projects, mind you.)

i trained James for this role, even sparred with him so he could get the feel of really being in the ring…he DEFINITELY put the work in!!

[ICEMAN JOHN SCULLY]

I was so excited when I first heard this movie was released and then so disappointed when it was only in like 3 movie theatres in Connecticut. Hopefully it gets a wider release or just gets released online I'd really like to see it and I'm sure many others would too.

do you live in Connecticut by any chance? I know they did it in several places in Connecticut and also New York City.

[sidefx996]

do you live in Connecticut by any chance? I know they did it in several places in Connecticut and also New York City.

No sir. I live in Florida, so ******** crossed. Maybe it’ll get a wider release on at least be able to watch it online down the road (I was going to say get released on dvd haha, I’m getting old) Thank you for the reply. Blessings.

[ICEMAN JOHN SCULLY]

No sir. I live in Florida, so ******** crossed. Maybe it’ll get a wider release on at least be able to watch it online down the road (I was going to say get released on dvd haha, I’m getting old) Thank you for the reply. Blessings.

I just heard some good news yesterday about the film being picked up and it will be shown to a wider audience now