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- DirectorKen BurnsStarsJack JohnsonKeith DavidSamuel L. JacksonThe story of Jack Johnson, the first African-American Heavyweight boxing champion.
- DirectorEkachai UekrongthamStarsAsanee SuwanSorapong ChatreeOrn Anong PanyawongBiopic of transgender Muay Thai boxer Parinya Charoenphol who pursued the sport to pay for her gender reassignment surgery.
- 20181h 27m7.0 (37)TV MovieDirectorPeter BergDiego Hurtado de MendozaOver the past 50 years, and despite its relatively small population of only 11 million, Cuba has produced more Olympic boxing medalists than any other country, winning 73 medals in the sport in that time, 38 of them gold. That success was spearheaded by Teófilo Stevenson, who once famously turned down a million-dollar offer to fight Muhammad Ali and turn professional, choosing instead to continue fighting for his beloved homeland. Also at the forefront were Savón and the man behind their greatest achievements, legendary coach Alcides Sagarra Carón. Filmed in Havana and the United States, The People's Fighters features contributions from Savón, Sagarra and the USA's former world champion and Olympic gold medalist Oscar De La Hoya.
- DirectorDennis GanselStarsMax RiemeltTom SchillingDevid StriesowFriedrich's boxing skills gets him in an elite Nazi high school in a castle in 1942. He enrolls against his dad's wish as it promises a brighter future. It's not what he expected.
- DirectorW.S. Van DykeHoward HawksStarsMyrna LoyMax BaerPrimo CarneraAn ex-sailor turned boxer finds romance and gets a shot at the heavyweight title.
- DirectorBill SiegelStarsEamonn AndrewsMuhammad AliDavid SusskindThe legal battles of the great American boxer against being conscripted into the US military during the Vietnam War.
- DirectorPhil KarlsonStarsElvis PresleyGig YoungLola AlbrightAfter completing his military service, Walter Gulick takes a job as a sparring partner at a gym, the owner of which sees potential in Walter as a professional fighter and takes him under his wing.
- DirectorSava MrmakStarsVelimir 'Bata' ZivojinovicBora TodorovicJovan Janicijevic-BurdusThe tragic story of a heavyweight prizefighter at the end of his career.
- DirectorAlvin RakoffStarsSean ConneryGeorge MargoWarren MitchellAn over-the-hill heavyweight boxing champion who suffers from the ravages of years of head trauma is exploited by his manager, despite the efforts of a compassionate young woman who tries to help him recover his self-respect.
- DirectorRalph NelsonStarsMichael CaineSean ConneryJacqueline Hill"Mountain" McClintock is over the hill as a boxer, but his corrupt manager keeps putting him back in the ring.
- DirectorFrank TuttleStarsLinda DarnellBarbara BrittonGreg McClureWomen in the life of prizefighter John L. Sullivan.
- DirectorShane MeadowsStarsBob HoskinsDanny NussbaumTobyIn a typical English working-class town, the juveniles have nothing more to do than hang around in gangs. One day, Alan Darcy, a highly motivated man with the same kind of youth experience, starts trying to get the young people off the street and into doing something they can believe in: Boxing. Soon he opens a training facility which is accepted gratefully by them and the gangs start to grow together into friends. Darcy manages to organize a public fight for them to prove what they have learned. A training camp with hiking tours into the mountains of Wales forge the group into a tight-knit club society. With the day of the fight drawing closer, the young boxers get more and more excited.
- DirectorIrwin WinklerStarsRobert De NiroJessica LangeCliff GormanThe story about a cheating and incompetent lawyer (Harry Fabian) who suddenly gets obsessed on becoming a boxing promoter.
- DirectorLeon GastRyan MooreStarsJimmy KimmelSardo MejiaLiam NeesonWorld Champion. Congressman. Father. Manny Pacquiao fights any obstacle that comes his way. As his home country of 100 million people watches his every move, the question now is: what bridge is too far for Manny?
- DirectorTiago Leitão
- DirectorJohn FordStarsJohn WayneMaureen O'HaraBarry FitzgeraldA retired American boxer returns to the village of his birth in 1920s Ireland, where he falls for a spirited redhead whose brother is contemptuous of their union.
- DirectorRon BergerDan KloresStarsDon DunphyBenny ParetEmile GriffithA story of violence, love, sex, politics and media centered around the life of Griffith, a six-time world welterweight champion.
- DirectorJames TobackStarsMike TysonMills LaneTrevor BerbickA mixture of original interviews, archival footage, and photographs sheds light on the life experiences of Mike Tyson.
- DirectorJames FargoStarsClint EastwoodSondra LockeGeoffrey LewisThe San Fernando Valley adventures of trucker turned prize-fighter Philo Beddoe and his pet orangutan Clyde.
- DirectorAlexander HallStarsRobert MontgomeryClaude RainsEvelyn KeyesBoxer Joe Pendleton dies 50 years too soon due to a heavenly mistake, and is given a new life as a millionaire playboy.
- StarsMuhammad AliJohn G. AvildsenGarrett BrownProfiles the history of the making of the six "Rocky" films, and how Rocky Balboa's ups and downs mirrored those of his creator, Sylvester Stallone.
- DirectorCharles Herman-WurmfeldStarsAdam CarollaOswaldo CastilloHeather JuergensenA 40-year-old who gave up a promising amateur boxing career 21 years ago is offered a path to the Olympics.
- DirectorJason HuttStarsDmitriy SalitaJimmy O'PharrowIsrael LiberowFor the last 60 years, the term "Jewish boxer" has been an oxymoron. But Dmitriy Salita, a 25 year-old Russian immigrant is making history as a top professional boxer and a rigorously observant Jew.
- DirectorJohn HerzfeldStarsVing RhamesVondie Curtis-HallJeremy PivenA cinematic portrait of the famous fight promoter and boxing manager.
- DirectorWilliam CaytonStarsBrock PetersKevin KennedyTommy BurnsA documentary on the first African-American boxer to ever become world heavyweight champion. Released on the same year as "The Great White Hope" and also Oscar nominated like that film, this project uses of stills, archive footage and his own words narrated by actor Brock Peters to present Johnson's life, trajectory and of course, 'the fight of the century' against James Jeffries.
- DirectorReinhold SchünzelStarsMax SchmelingRenate MüllerOlga TschechowaOriginally Liebe in Ring, this German part-talkie is a generally agreeable effort to transform heavyweight boxing champ Max Schmeling into a movie star. It's the old saw about an up-and-coming pugilist who ignores his loyal girlfriend in favor of a wealthy adventuress. His new romance nearly wrecks the hero's career, but with the help of his friends -- and of course, his real sweetheart -- he makes a spectacular comeback. The final scenes show Schmeling and his new bride heading for America, which was evidently Mecca so far as pre-Hitlerian German filmmakers were concerned. Max Schmeling's leading lady in Love in the Ring is Olga Tschechowa; in real life, he married the equally popular actress Anny Ondra. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- DirectorTom GriesMonte HellmanStarsMuhammad AliErnest BorgnineJohn MarleyMuhammad Ali plays himself in a reconstruction of the events that brought him to fame.
- DirectorCharles WinklerStarsJon FavreauPenelope Ann MillerJudd HirschJon Favreau stars in this bio-pic about the only undefeated world heavyweight champion in the history of boxing, Rocky Marciano.
- DirectorSebastian DehnhardtStarsLamon BrewsterChris ByrdBernd BönteA documentary encompassing the lives of world heavyweight boxing champions, Vitali & Wladimir Klitschko. The first time in history two brothers have shared all the heavyweight world titles, this film explores their humble beginnings in the Ukraine to their rise to stardom and domination of heavyweight prize fighting.
- DirectorAlan SwyerStarsChris ArreolaBob ArumFrank BaltazarEL BOXEO tells the dramatic and timely story of the emergence and dominance of Latinos in what was once considered the traditional all-white sport of boxing. The film illustrates the evolution of the sport as Latino fighters exploded onto the scene. And, reveals how these immigrant pugilists redefined the world of boxing and established the west coast as the new mecca in the sport. EL BOXEO is as much a film about Latinos in boxing as it is about the immigrant stories that reshaped the sport.
- DirectorOmung KumarStarsPriyanka Chopra JonasSunil ThapaRobin DasA chronicle of the life of Indian boxer Mary Kom, who went through several hardships before audaciously accomplishing her ultimate dream.
- DirectorAnil SharmaStarsDharmendraSunny DeolBobby DeolA disgraced ex-boxer attempts to make his two sons champion boxers in order to clear his name. One son agrees with this goal, but the other does not, causing family conflicts.
- DirectorEddie O'FlahertyStarsEddie JonesJ.P. DavisChristina ChambersAn aging trainer and a young fighter, both in need of a second chance, team-up to overcome the demons of their past...and chase the dreams of their future.
- DirectorGavin O'ConnorStarsTom HardyNick NolteJoel EdgertonThe youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer returns home, where he's trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament - a path that puts the fighter on a collision course with his estranged, older brother.
- DirectorRobert TownsendStarsVing RhamesStacey DashNicholas TurturroThe fascinating life story of Sonny Liston, the controversial heavyweight boxing champion of the world.
- DirectorDaniel MannStarsElliott GouldClive RevillHarry GuardinoA small-time talent agent discovers an amazing boxing kangaroo and figures to use it as his stepping-stone into the big time.
- DirectorDamian LeeStarsVernon WellsWilliam SandersonMichael CopemanRoo Marcus (Vernon Wells) is a down-and-out guy with a troubled past who was recently released from a mental institution, where he suffered through inhumane conditions and shock therapy. Going back to the only thing he really knows, he begins Punchfighting in brutal, bare-knuckle "circle fights" run by Napoleon. He tries once again to leave the Punchfighting life behind, working at a gym run by his buddy Casper. He even develops a relationship with local tomboy Charlie. But due to circumstances beyond his control, he gets sucked back into Punchfighting, having to contend with musclebound maniac Cannon, and quick, charismatic, Muhammad Ali-like Razor. Will Roo ever find the peace in life he seeks?
- DirectorWilliam ClemensStarsArthur KennedyOlympe BradnaVirginia FieldA prize-fighter falls under the nefarious influence of an unscrupulous boxing promoter-manager, to the detriment of his marriage.
- DirectorDaniel AdamsStarsJohn SavageAngelica PageRip TornBruce "the Mouse" Strauss is proud to hold the unofficial record for getting knocked out in boxing rings on every continent except Antarctica. He is a lousy boxer; but he knows it, and is happy to amuse audiences.
- DirectorRon HowardStarsTom CruiseNicole KidmanThomas GibsonA young Irish couple flee to the States, but subsequently struggle to obtain land and prosper freely.
- DirectorAleksey SidorovStarsDenis NikiforovElena PanovaAndrey PaninA boxer, blinded after the lost fight, decides to steal money for operation from his manager, who forsaken him.
- DirectorAleksey SidorovStarsStephen AuOlga DibtsevaMichael GorA famous boxing champion is now retired and became a coach. But after a newcomer mutilates his ward, he decides to solve the riddle of his power.
- DirectorRobert Michael LewisStarsBernie CaseyStephen MachtAllen GarfieldThe championship battles between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling in 1936 and 1938 were legendary, as they pummeled each other in their efforts to attain the heavyweight title.
- DirectorClement VirgoStarsRossif SutherlandDanny GloverFlex AlexanderOn his release from prison for the brutal beating of a black man, Donnie, a young white boxer, is coached by his victim's father, George for an upcoming fight against a talented and vengeful opponent, Ossie.
- DirectorGus TrikonisStarsTreat WilliamsSam WaterstonSally KellermanTrue story about Jack Dempsey, one of the most famous professional US boxers who made his name in the 1920's as the world heavyweight champion and media sensation.
- DirectorAnne WheelerStarsSteve AustinDanny MagsJanet KidderA retired boxer tries to help a new student, Matthew Miller, who is being targeted by bullies. While learning to box and stand up to his tormentors the young boxer must learn to overcome his tumultuous past.
- DirectorGeorge MarshallStarsBob HopeMickey RooneyMarilyn MaxwellTwo Army buddies fight, as one falls in love with the other's aunt, a nightclub singer.
- DirectorRichard FleischerStarsJames MasonSusan GeorgePerry KingAn 1840s slaveowner trains one of his slaves to be a bare-knuckle fighter.
- DirectorOscar MicheauxStarsGladys WilliamsRobert Earl JonesCarman NewsomeGangsters use a woman to get to a boxer and convince him to throw a big fight.
- DirectorLorenzo DoumaniStarsSophia Adella LukeEduardo YáñezTony PlanaInspired by her father, a former boxer whose family duties superseded his athletic ambitions, a young woman (Sophia Adella Hernandez) decides to enter the sport.
- DirectorKent MoranStarsKent MoranMichael Clarke DuncanS. Epatha MerkersonStruggling Bronx mechanic Jaden Miller uses boxing to save himself and his mother from being homeless. With a legendary trainer, and a reality show built around him, Miller goes for the title.
- DirectorJuho KuosmanenStarsJarkko LahtiOona AirolaEero MilonoffThe true story of Olli Mäki, the famous Finnish boxer who had a shot at the 1962 World Featherweight title.
- DirectorKaran MalhotraStarsAkshay KumarSidharth MalhotraJackie ShroffAfter living many years together, two brothers discover that they are not blood related so square off in a mixed martial arts tournament to determine whose blood is stronger.
- DirectorEugene JareckiStarsErika EleniakJames ColbyAunjanue Ellis-TaylorPatty, a victim of domestic abuse, meets her match in Tommy, a former boxing hopeful looking for a new star to put in the ring. But he never could have imagined it would be Patty.
- DirectorFrank ClarkeStarsMargi ClarkeCarroll BakerKen HutchisonA Liverpudlian mother flees to New York in search of her father and finds female pro-boxing as a way to make ends meet.
- DirectorJohnny D. KirkStarsJenna KanellEddie RamosRamsey LukeA young woman looks to overcome her haunting past through the means of a boxing match.
- DirectorJuliet LammersLorraine PriceStarsAriane FortinMike MoffaMary SpencerLast Woman Standing follows world champion boxers and former friends, Ariane Fortin and Mary Spencer, as they fight for an Olympic dream that can only belong to one.
- DirectorMagaly Richard-SerranoStarsRichard AnconinaMaria de MedeirosLouise SzpindelStory about two 18-year-old girls, Angie and Sandra, who want to dedicate themselves to women's professional boxing.
- DirectorIsao YukisadaStarsYôsuke KubozukaKô ShibasakiTarô YamamotoSugihara, born in Japan but with North Korean parents, falls in love with a Japanese girl after changing from a North Korean school to a Japanese school. His boxer dad teaches him boxing - skills used a lot.
- DirectorNicanor LoretiStarsJuan PalominoSergio BorisLuis AranoskyA depressed former champion awakes. He's tired, a bit out of shape, and his conscience is draining him. His career in the ring ended abruptly when he killed his rival with a single devastating punch. That's why Marcos Wainsberg, the Inca of the Sinai, wants to quit fighting. But today is not the day to be thinking about that. Today his ex-girlfriend will come, in peace. Today is a good day. But the doorbell rings and the person at the other side is his black sheep cousin, Huguito. Today can be one of those days when everything changes. The only thing that is left to know is whether it will be for the better...
- DirectorBart FreundlichStarsCatherine Zeta-JonesJustin BarthaAndrew CherryIn New York City, a single mom captivates her new neighbor, a much younger man.
- DirectorLouis ChoquetteStarsDavid BoutinGuillaume Lemay-ThiviergeJacynthe René-Sébastien Messier and Danny Demers have been friends forever. They've shared all sorts of things, including boxing. After an absence of a year and a half, Danny returns to Montreal (in Canada). He is at the lowest point, nothing awaits him. Sébastien, on the contrary, is on his way. He's preparing for the fight of his life, for the title of world champion. The reunion of the two friends is emotional, full of memories and promises. Until a dramatic event shatters their paths - Blinded by ambition, Sebastian has lost the essential. He's adrift. It's the desire to measure up to Danny that makes him want to get on with his life. At first, Sebastian believes he only has to get back into shape to prove his superiority. But then the ghosts of the past reappear. He then finds the courage to face his demons until he gives Danny the ultimate proof of his friendship.
- DirectorPaul HoenStarsCorbin BleuKeke PalmerDavid ReiversA teenager is pressured by his father to become a boxer - but a local girl introduces him to the very different sport of rope-jumping.
- DirectorGeorges Méliès
- DirectorSean IrelandStarsJim KlockColin AllenMichael Allen ConstantinoThe SWEETWATER pilot episode represents a one hour television comedy-drama that will showcase the real lives of the people involved in the sport of boxing day to day.
- DirectorPituka Ortega-HeilbronThere are those who say that heroes are not born, they are made. This phenomenon mostly occurs accidentally and more often than not, the least heroic are the ones acting the part. The story of The Fists of a Nation explores this instance in the figure of the famous and charismatic Panamanian boxer, Roberto 'Hands of Stone' Duran. This is a remarkable first documentary feature by Pituka Heilbron that pulls no punches on the exploration of a great positive icon for the whole Region and beyond. During the sixties, seventies and eighties, Panama as well as the rest of Latin America, was looking to position itself before the U.S. presence in the area. In Panama, this presence was even more evident because the United States controlled the Panama Canal. Americans had resided in this country and hoisted their flag on Panamanian soil since the beginning of the 20th Century. In the 1950s, a man was born in El Chorrillo, one of the poorest barrios of the city of Panama. His name was Roberto Duran and later on in his life he would be known as Hands of Stone. This street kid, who had to fight his way through and out of situations to survive, got into boxing because he liked the gear. When he decided to give boxing a go, he vowed that one day, he would be the greatest boxer in the world. So Duran begins to win, battle after battle. While this is happening, Panama is in a desperate search for its identity and in a race to manage the signature of a treaty that would hand over the Panama Canal and all the occupied areas to the Panamanians. To do this, the political leader of the country at the time, Omar Torrijos, needed to awaken a rather weakened sense of national pride within the population. Thus Torrijos sees in Duran a perfect icon to make Panamanians feel proud and joyous of themselves. The intertwining story of Panama-Duran, reaches epic proportions when in 1980 Duran challenges the golden boy of the United States, Sugar Ray Leonard for the Welterweight Title of the world. At this time, Central America was going was feeling the heavy handed presence of the Reagan. Thus challenging and perhaps beating a contender like Leonard had huge political and ideological symbolism. Duran's popularity transcends frontiers and he becomes a Latin American heroe. Yet the glory and pride to his countrymen and his fans lasts but an instant and Duran as well as well as Panama embark on an erratic journey of ups and downs that takes us to our heroe's last "world title", a pathetic bout that packs a full house in June of 2000. Through archival footage and interesting interviews, The Fists of a Nation shows how nations like ours, that suffer from the dreadful disease of low self esteem, hang on to heroes no matter how unpredictable, unreliable and erratic they may be because they have the courage to make their dreams come true, something that as nations we have to accomplish.
- DirectorDanny PatrickStarsKim KoldEnn ReitelEdie NewmanLucas A former Danish Army Officer has travelled to Derry, Northern Ireland to clear up details of his estranged son's death and finds that there was another side to his son's life and the people he was friends with. These include Michael who has been fighting in unlicensed boxing matches to raise some quick cash, trained by his Father Liam who doesn't know Michael is questioning his sexuality. Michael is close to his sister Alice, who is having relationship troubles of her own with her boyfriend known as the Strap as he is always on the scrounge. Michael's fights have been building to a final fight against Brian Beru, undefeated King of the gypsy's and a wrecking machine, with a deal brokered by his father and former champion Paddy Beru. Michael is being pursued by a stunning former classmate Emma, who outs him to his father Liam when she discovers Michael has been seeing his friend Peter. The shock is too much for Liam and he has a heart attack. Michael negotiates with Paddy and Brian to stop the fight, but their price for withdrawal is too high. Lucas finds out that Liam and Michael helped his son whilst he was in Derry and offers to help and train Michael who needs all the help he can get if he is to survive this final battle.
- DirectorMikkel SerupStarsMikkel Boe FølsgaardArnold OcengLene Maria ChristensenBiography about boxer Jørgen 'Gamle' Hansen.
- DirectorFilipp YankovskiyStarsBoris ChunaevLidiya DorotenkoOksana FanderaShattering the story of a talented former boxer. He lost his memory. He does not remember what happened yesterday. He can not sleep. Each morning starts with a clean sheet for him. The powers that be decided to use it in my game. As a bargaining chip. He will understand. And revenge. In one day, he needs to catch it.
- DirectorAnton MegerdichevStarsDenis NikiforovElena PanovaAndrey PaninA young Russian boxer makes a comeback after going against all odds. When he accidentally kills his opponent in the ring, the son of a powerful mafia kingpin, he must fight for his own life.
- DirectorAlister GriersonStarsMickey RourkeJanel ParrishMarshall ManeshA practicing Sikh is banned by the boxing commission for refusing to back down from his religious beliefs. Through racial profiling and stereotypical threats, he does what any strong American would do, fight back.
- DirectorJoel LamanganStarsJericho RosalesBea AlonzoJay ManaloJericho Rosales portrays Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao as he struggles out of poverty to become a champion and national hero. Yet when the pressures of his sport, his personal life and the high expectations of his countrymen take their toll, he falls from grace. With the help of his wife (Bea Alonzo), will he be able to rise once more to be worthy of being called "the People's Champion"?
- DirectorPaul SorianoStarsBuboy VillarAlessandra De RossiCesar MontanoEmmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao is one of the world's most successful boxers. As a boy, he lived a hand-to-mouth existence in the streets of the Philippines. Now he must risk everything to become a champion - for himself and his country.
- DirectorOliver ClarkBlair MacdonaldStarsAmir KhanOscar De La HoyaBernard HopkinsFly-on-the-wall documentary about professional boxer Amir Khan. Filmed over two years, it follows Amir and his team in their quest to fight the best boxer on the planet, the unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr.
- DirectorThomas NapperStarsIan McShaneRay WinstoneJohnny HarrisAfter hitting rock bottom, former youth-boxing champion Jimmy McCabe returns to his childhood boxing club and his old team: gym owner Bill and corner-man Eddie.
- DirectorWilliam T. NaudStarsMichael MichaudMaggie HughesHawthorne JamesIn this parody of the Rocky films, Ricky Wanero is a male gigolo and stripper who sets out to beat "The Champ" in the boxing ring.
- DirectorTim MacKenzie-SmithStarsNoel ClarkeAnthony JoshuaFollows the IBF World Heavyweight champion over the course of two years as he prepares for the biggest fight of his career, how he rose to the pinnacle of his sport and how he relaxes away from the ring.
- DirectorDimitri LogothetisStarsMuhammad AliHenry CooperAngelo DundeeNo other film has the sweeping review of Ali's greatest fights, the legendary fight footage, and the real time relevant comments and conversations with the men who made him "The Greatest." Muhammad Ali was simply the greets and he proved by going up against the most incredible fighters of all time, together they made the world of sports stand still as they battled for dominance.
- DirectorJuliano EnricoStarsTouro MorenoEsquivaYamaguchi FalcãoThe saga of the fighter and bohemian Touro Moreno in and out of the ring. At age 70, he faces younger fighters and trains his children.
- DirectorSong Il-gonStarsSo Ji-seobHan Hyo-jooKang Shin-ilA love story centered on ex-boxer Chul-min and a blind telemarketer Jung-hwa.
- DirectorGeorge BowersStarsLeon Isaac KennedyJayne KennedyPerry LangA young man struggles to become a boxing champ, but success blinds him. It is only through the love of his girlfriend that he is brought back to reality.
- DirectorJamaa FanakaStarsLeon Isaac KennedyWilbur 'Hi-Fi' WhiteThomas M. PollardA hitchhiker named Martel Gordone gets in a fight with two bikers over a prostitute, and one of the bikers is killed. Gordone is arrested and sent to prison, where he joins the prison's boxing team in an effort to secure an early parole and to establish his dominance over the prison's toughest gang.
- DirectorJamaa FanakaStarsLeon Isaac KennedyGlynn TurmanErnie HudsonAn ex-con, on parole and trying to straighten his life out, decides to resume his boxing career when one of his prison enemies escapes and kills his girlfriend.
- DirectorJamaa FanakaStarsLeon Isaac KennedyAnthony GearySteve AntinA man is framed for murder and sent to prison. He is beaten and tortured, then forced to fight the prison's worst killer, a martial-arts fighting midget called Thud.
- DirectorSam Henry KassStarsRay 'Boom Boom' ManciniMichael ChiklisJennifer BealsCharlie Davis, an ambitious small-town boxer with dreams of making it as a professional, travels to Reno with his unwavering friend Tiny. On his climb to the top, he loses himself and the people he cares for most.
- DirectorLes RoseStarsTony CurtisRichard GabourieSusan HoganA troubled police detective investigates fixed betting and corruption in the world of heavyweight boxing and uncovers a plot by a crime boss to use computerized data to rig fights.
- DirectorHoward ZieffStarsBarbra StreisandRyan O'NealPaul SandA bankrupt entrepreneur attempts to recoup some of her losses by getting a washed-out boxer she picked up as a tax loss back into the ring - an idea her protégé isn't fond of.
- DirectorMichael PreeceStarsTim ConwayDon KnottsDavid WayneA mobster tricks an ex-boxer and his manager to take part in a series of (fixed) fights as part of a scheme to get his hands on an old boxing gym.
- DirectorBuddy Van HornStarsClint EastwoodSondra LockeGeoffrey LewisA trucker turned prize fighter, his brother and their pet orangutan have a series of misadventures involving the mob, corrupt cops, motorcycle gangs and pretty dames.
- DirectorEloy de la IglesiaStarsJosé LegraJosé María PradaRosanna YanniÓscar is a promoter and manager of boxing who, in addition to controlling the professional career of his young pupils with the intention of taking them to stardom, is also responsible for monitoring their love life. One of the boxers he promotes, Miguel Valdés, starts dating Elena, a young and beautiful model of whom the promoter is in love. The maneuvers to undo the relationship do not work and, mad with jealousy, he organizes in retaliation a bloody fight against another brilliant pupil, José Laguna, who will have fateful consequences for Miguel.
- DirectorGaspar GonzálezAlan TomlinsonStarsMuhammad AliSonny ArmbristerHarry BensonExplores the critical role that Miami played in the evolution of one of the most significant cultural figures of our time: Muhammad Ali (né Cassius Clay).
- DirectorAlbert MayslesDavid MayslesStarsMuhammad AliDrew Bundini BrownAngelo DundeeAn American documentary film about the 1980 heavyweight title fight between the aging Muhammad Ali and his former sparring partner Larry Holmes for an unprecedented fourth title.
- DirectorJoseph ConsentinoSandra ConsentinoStarsMuhammad AliKhalilah Camacho AliRahman AliMuhammad Ali is the best fighter!
- DirectorFred M. WilcoxStarsShelley WintersKeenan WynnDewey MartinA little B-picture that M-G-M tossed out, barely promoted and forgot about but one that is better than some of the A-dross from Leo in the same era. Shelley Winters, after an absence of 15 months from the screen, is on the down-side of her sexpot days and the upside of her character days and is excellent as the devoted wife trying to keep her larcency-inclined husband on the up-and-up and has more losses than wins in that department; Kennan Wynn is even better as her fight-manager husband and gives a controlled performance as a blustery character, as opposed to the uncontrolled, mail-it-in, over-the-top blustery characters he later played in many westerns; and Earl Holliman as Wynn's harmonica-playing, punch-drunk handyman is dead on the mark. Story, which strays a bit toward the melodramatic in places, concerns a deacon's son,Daniel Norson(Dewey Martin), who thinks he has killed a man in a fight over a girl and goes on the lam. He is picked up by fight manager Willy Wurble (Keenan Wynn)and, since he owns a deadly punch, becomes a successful prize fighter. But his religious background leads him to refuse to take a dive in a fight Willy has fixed, even though he thinks Willy will turn him in on the murder charge. Creditability flies a little out of the window when Daniel discovers the man he is to fight is actually the man he thought he killed. Daniel's devoutness and faith has made Willy a semi-reformed sinner but that may be only because of lack of opportunity at the moment.
- DirectorJim JacobsStarsRichard KileyMuhammad AliCus D'AmatoThe documentary story of Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) -- the heavyweight boxing champion whose style and courage captured the imagination of the world.
- DirectorMax LinderLucien NonguetStarsMax LinderOur own Max attends a boxing bout and comes home very enthusiastic about the sport. On his way home he purchases a punching bag and attaching it to the chandelier proceeds to break up housekeeping. However, he finally becomes proficient and one fine night when Max has looked too long upon the wine when it was red, he challenges his friend to a pugilistic encounter. His friend accepts and there in the restaurant they put on the gloves and for about 20 rounds belabor each other unmercifully. Great comedy stuff is introduced because the two men both wear roller skates during the entire stunt.