Your top 3 Boxing Movies

[BallisticAffair]

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.

It's a feature-length docu on Paul Malignaggi, put out by DiBella Entertainment. And a better watch than one might assume from that.

If you have no success finding it, let me know and I'll upload it for you.



Agree on ROF. Amazing film (awesome soundtrack, too).

[Mr. President]

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.

Don't listen to this physiker. What Soul Of A Champion is is a well executed film on overcoming obstacles and toppling hurdles to achieve a goal.

It draws a comparison between hard work and destiny and gives some fascinating insight into Floyd's mindset which took him to the top of the boxing world.

It's also the most well edited boxing documentary out there and the soundtrack is amazing.

If you want to bum yourself out by watching a film about an irrelevant B-level fighter then i suggest you watch Magic Man. However if you want to relive boxing history and learn a thing or 2 along the way i can think of worse ways to spend 22 minutes.

[physiker]

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

Ah, some golden oldies there. I can remember the Charles Bronson flick, Hard Times--was a good one.

And it's been so long since I saw the Cagney flick, City of Conquest, may have to see that again.

And Cinderella Man is being posted by several now. A great Hollywood flick.
Thanks.

[BallisticAffair]

Don't listen to this physiker. What Soul Of A Champion is is a well executed film on overcoming obstacles and toppling hurdles to achieve a goal.

It draws a comparison between hard work and destiny and gives some fascinating insight into Floyd's mindset which took him to the top of the boxing world.

It's also the most well edited boxing documentary out there and the soundtrack is amazing.

If you want to bum yourself out by watching a film about an irrelevant B-level fighter then i suggest you watch Magic Man. However if you want to relive boxing history and learn a thing or 2 along the way i can think of worse ways to spend 22 minutes.

Get stuck in, lad.

[physiker]

I wonder If I asked which Hollywood film had the most realistic fight scenes, what people would say. I realize it's probably been done here before.

Would Raging Bull's close-ups win it?
Seemed like DeNiro and Denzel both became damn good boxers for those biopics.

[CubanGuyNYC]

"The Set-up was a terrific little movie. I'm a big fan of film noir. Tie that in with boxing and I can't help but like it.

Anyway, my top three are:

1- "Rocky" - Say what you will, but I've seen this movie dozens of times and it never gets old. As far as I'm concerned, it's the only one in the series that's an actual "film" and bears repeated viewings. I still get a charge with the final rounds of the fight scene; and in the closing moments, just before the still shot of Stallone and Talia Shire..."and still champion...Apollo Creed!"

2- "Raging Bull" - A great film: excellent acting, wonderful B&W cinematography, inspired direction, and a very intriguing subject. I must admit, the second half of the film drags a bit for me. But De Niro, in LaMotta's "fighting years", is something else. The lines (from memory): "Serve it already, it's like a piece of charcoal!" "Shut up, you animals!" "You hear that? He called me an animal!" "Hey, Louie, your mother's an animal!" "Did you **** Joey?" (Frustrated, after repeatedly denying it.) "Yeah! And he's got a bigger ****, too!" "He's got a bigger ****?" lmao

3- "The Last Round"- I've recommended this one before, on another thread. It's an excellent documentary on George Chuvalo's fight with Muhammad Ali. I've seen it several times. It's well produced, and Chuvalo is a great subject. For all the punishment he took in his life, he's amazingly lucid. The man is charismatic and tells a good story.

Honorable mention: "Requiem for a Heavyweight", and the Ken Burns documentary "Unforgivable Blackness".

"Ring of Fire" was a good doc, but it just didn't rein me in for repeated viewings. "Million Dollar Baby" was very good, but it was just too manipulative for my tastes. "The Fighter" was overrated, as far as I'm concerned. I thought the fight scenes were terrible. I must say, though, Christian Bale was excellent.

[lefthook2daliva]

The Fighter

Ali

Cindarella Man/Raging Bull

[CubanGuyNYC]

Ah, some golden oldies there. I can remember the Charles Bronson flick, Hard Times--was a good one.

And it's been so long since I saw the Cagney flick, City of Conquest, may have to see that again.

And Cinderella Man is being posted by several now. A great Hollywood flick.
Thanks.

"Hard Times" is an awesome "guy flick". As a film, it's mediocre at best. But I've seen it dozens of times...another one that doesn't get old for me. Charles Bronson at his peak; short, tight action film; plenty of fight scenes; a couple of good lines: "Hey, you're pretty good...." "It's like old Momma said, 'The next best thing to playing and winning is playing and losing.'"

[Ryannn]

A film doesnt win an Academy award for best picture of the year for being simply a "nice feel good movie".

And everyone knows Soul Of A Champion is the most well put together boxing documentary out there. Don't get mad at me because you're out of the loop.

we get it. you're in love with floyd

its a personal list of favorite boxing movies. how the hell does he lose credibility if he doesn't like what you like?

****ing clown

[physiker]

"The Set-up was a terrific little movie. I'm a big fan of film noir. Tie that in with boxing and I can't help but like it.

Anyway, my top three are:

1- "Rocky" - Say what you will, but I've seen this movie dozens of times and it never gets old. As far as I'm concerned, it's the only one in the series that's an actual "film" and bears repeated viewings. I still get a charge with the final rounds of the fight scene; and in the closing moments, just before the still shot of Stallone and Talia Shire..."and still champion...Apollo Creed!"

2- "Raging Bull" - A great film: excellent acting, wonderful B&W cinematography, inspired direction, and a very intriguing subject. I must admit, the second half of the film drags a bit for me. But De Niro, in LaMotta's "fighting years", is something else. The lines (from memory): "Serve it already, it's like a piece of charcoal!" "Shut up, you animals!" "You hear that? He called me an animal!" "Hey, Louie, your mother's an animal!" "Did you **** Joey?" (Frustrated, after repeatedly denying it.) "Yeah! And he's got a bigger ****, too!" "He's got a bigger ****?" lmao

3- "The Last Round"- I've recommended this one before, on another thread. It's an excellent documentary on George Chuvalo's fight with Muhammad Ali. I've seen it several times. It's well produced, and Chuvalo is a great subject. For all the punishment he took in his life, he's amazingly lucid. The man is charismatic and tells a good story.

Honorable mention: "Requiem for a Heavyweight", and the Ken Burns documentary "Unforgivable Blackness".

"Ring of Fire" was a good doc, but it just didn't rein me in for repeated viewings. "Million Dollar Baby" was very good, but it was just too manipulative for my tastes. "The Fighter" was overrated, as far as I'm concerned. I thought the fight scenes were terrible. I must say, though, Christian Bale was excellent.

Some great picks there, Cu****uy. Anything on Jack Johnson is usually really good, as was "Unforgiveable Blackness" I think there was recent attempt at federal law exonerating him for what was done to him. Did that pass?

But RE Raging Bull quotes, correct me if i am wrong. But I seem to recall Cathy Moriarity screaming, "His coc*'s bigger than yours." Not the quote you have.


And I agree on the Chuvalo docu. Saw that--an excellent film and story. Hard to believe that he is probably mentally sharper than all those who hammered him!