Your top 3 Boxing Movies

[BallisticAffair]

Understatement of the century.

LOLOL. How many boxing docus you seen, bro? There are some IMMENSE ones out there. Check 'emm out.





Greened you.

[Mr. President]

OK, I will re-consider it, if I can get some more opinions, Ballistic has already opined that it's not too good. Would like a thid opinion.

For someone who is neutral on all boxers except maybe Ali, I'd like to know if this is liked by other than Floyd fans?

Did you see Ring of Fire?

Trust me on this one. I consider myself both a boxing and movie connoisseur and Soul Of A Champion is the best of both worlds. At the very least you'll walk away from it thinking it was an incredibly rewarding 22 minute experience and with a new respect and appreciation for the greatest fighter of the modern era.

[Cdr. Shepard]

1 The Hammer
2 The Hammer
3 The Hammer
4 Million Dollar Baby - Would have placed it at number 2 if it weren't so goddamn depressing.

[BallisticAffair]

Trust me on this one. I consider myself both a boxing and movie connoisseur and Soul Of A Champion is the best of both worlds. At the very least you'll walk away from it thinking it was an incredibly rewarding 22 minute experience and with a new respect and appreciation for the greatest fighter of the modern era.

Love this guy.

[physiker]

LOLOL. How many boxing docus you seen, bro? There are some IMMENSE ones out there. Check 'emm out.

Well I already asked if he saw Ring of Fire, didn't get an answer.

Ring of Fire, besides being an excellent docu on Emile Griffith and Benny Paret, is something I think all boxing fans should see because it might make you change your opinion on when to stop fights. As in the recent JuanMa stopage.

[BallisticAffair]

Well I already asked if he saw Ring of Fire, didn't get an answer.

Ring of Fire, besides being an excellent docu on Emile Griffith and Benny Paret, is something I think all boxing fans should see because it might make you change your opinion on when to stop fights. As in the recent JuanMa stopage.

A boxing docu is always better if it brings some human/emotional elements into play.


Soul Of A Champion doesn't really do that. It just celebrates PBF's seemingly invincible Championship mettle, but isn't able to penetrate it and provide too much insight for all that.



There are so many excellent boxing docu films, it's hard to know where to start.

A very personal fav of mine, maybe one that wouldn't necessarily be near the top of most lists, is Magic Man. That one is much more involving and rewarding than Soul Of A Champion, too, though also about a fighter from this most recent era.

[physiker]

Cinderella Man
Rocky
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (Not really a boxing movie but its about a boxer that dies)

Never saw Here Comes Mr. Jordan. Just checked and it is highly rated at Amazon and IMDB. Will have to check it out. Thanks.

[Marcov]

Not in order but these are a few of my favorites

Cinderella Man
Rocky II
Hard Times
Requiem for a Heavyweight
Raging Bull
City for Conquest

[BallisticAffair]

PBF, SOUL OF A CHAMPION.

BOW DOWN!

[physiker]

A boxing docu is always better if it brings some human/emotional elements into play.


Soul Of A Champion doesn't really do that. It just celebrates PBF's seemingly invincible Championship mettle, but isn't able to penetrate it and provide too much insight for all that.



There are so many excellent boxing docu films, it's hard to know where to start.

A very personal fav of mine, maybe one that wouldn't necessarily be near the top of most lists, is Magic Man. That one is much more involving and rewarding than Soul Of A Champion, too, though also about a fighter from this most recent era.

I am having trouble finding "Magic Man." Who is that about?

And RE: Soul of A Champion, it sounds more like a 1-sided promo piece. I like Ring of Fire in part because it has Paret's (or his family's) POV, as well as Grififith's. Doesn't take sides--indeed helped get the two together after 40 years--amazing.