The 2015 Boxing movie 'Southpaw'

[Biolink]

To be fair,in America their are far more under dog minority based stories than white based stories.I think they're arguing about the discrepancy.I mean boxing is mostly composed of Mexican fighters,but how many Mexican based boxing movies can you name off the top of your head.

I remember one that was so-so years ago based on 3 Mexican brothers and their father who trained them.

[paulf]

Perhaps he is a "converted" conventional fighter, or in other words he is left handed but fights conventional. Mike Tyson is an example if im not mistaken, i believe he is left handed but fought conventional. Maybe in that fight he realizes that he has to switch back to southpaw in order to win? Just an idea.

[nivek535]

Unsouthpaw 2015
Orthodox 2015

[bigjavi973]

Best boxing movies have been about white boxers

Rocky, Cinderella man, the fighter, raging bull

But I think it has more to do with the underdog story that appeals more to movie goers

kind of like remember the Titans, glory road was about black athletes in the underdog role

Undisputed & undisputed 2 were great boxing movies...

[John Barron]

yea that's what i got from the lame ass trailer. drama seems too forced. rich ambercrombie & fitch model looking white people with minority problems.

[HeadBodyBodyBody]

Went to watch it this afternoon, it had a handful of lump-in-the-throat moments to be fair. It was trying to be emotional and inspiring (and hit the mark a few times) but it ended up feeling contrived and fairly predictable actually. No spoilers but you've seen every one of these characters and story-lines before. Even the structure of the story just reminded me of other films, same old same old.

The 'southpaw' title does make sense once you have seen it but the action scenes are unrealistic (what do you expect for 5 months training??). There were some v. gratuitous shots of Jake's body - is this a vanity project or a movie, hmm? All the media build-up has been about the working-out, the sacrifice to get in shape, the 'boxer's physique'... Anyway, I think it is watchable but by-the-numbers - and that is par-for-the-course for most Hollywood output I suppose.

Side-note: I lol'd a couple of times during the fight sequences, ridiculous scenes. Nice cameo by Ortiz too!

[Left Hook Tua]

because denzel n will smith already did boxer movies.

what you want tyler perry presents "MADEA GOES TO WILDCARD GYM"?

[Scott9945]

Undisputed & undisputed 2 were great boxing movies...

The original Undisputed is highly underrated. Really fun film.

[BERNIE'S CORNER]

because denzel n will smith already did boxer movies.

what you want tyler perry presents "MADEA GOES TO WILDCARD GYM"?

......Yeah...Just make sure you wear your kilt 2 the premiere !

[Left Hook Tua]

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