Boxers who deserve a movie

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  1. Pugguy

    Pugguy Ingo, The Thinking Man’s GOAT banned Full Member

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    Norton is a great suggestion - there’s also the angle of his being a loving, single dad whose own son went on to his own elite sporting successes - the ups and downs between them, Ken’s forays into acting - some nice facts and scenes to insert, like the Ken Norton Rule, Ken stealing Ali’s thunder with ladies in the hotel that time…Tex Cobb banging on his hotel room door wanting to continue their fight…lots of material there…lol, Tex could play himself, make him look younger via special effects…
     
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    cuchulain Loyal Member Full Member

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    I've heard that it's getting made...Netflix is on it...number four in the KNIVES OUT series.

    Daniel Craig is gonna get to the bottom of what happened that night in Brazil.





    In a nod to inclusiveness and wokism, Gatti will be played by Jaden Smith.
    And in an even more daring piece of wokism, Amanda Rodrigues will be played by Leyna Bloom.
    Sofia coppola is tipped to direct.
     
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    Tom Sharkey
     
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    Frankie Duarte or Matthew Saad Muhammad.
     
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    Kell Macabe I don’t know s*** about boxing Full Member

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    Archie Moore
    Sonny Liston
    Jack Johnson
    Sam Langford
    Harry Greb
    Ezzard Charles
    Bob Fitzsimmons
    Floyd Patterson

    just to name a few.
     
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    Sam Langford
    Willie Pep
    Archie Moore
     
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    Awesome! Thanks a bunch. Will search it up.
     
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    I also heard the house keeper will be played by Alec Baldwin.
     
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  9. bboyrei

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    With Foreman finally having a movie and Ali having countless forms of media, Joe Frazier to add the greatness of the 70s HW era as he is merely remembered as an Ali opponent in the modern day. Even though FOTC and Manila have had documentaries, the significance of those fights deserve to be portrayed in the big screen. Stallone had approached Frazier's family to try to get a movie made but it seems that nothing came out of it. A Manila movie by Ang Lee is also currently in limbo.
     
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    The Boxing Gods: Mike Tyson, SRR and Marvin Hagler.
     
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    AwardedSteak863 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    BHOP too me is one of the best stories.
     
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    Yes would be awesome! That's all on top.You can actually make a whole series out of that.
     
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    techks ATG list Killah! Full Member

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    Ron Lyle
    Larry Holmes
    Pep
    Emmanuel Augustus
    RJJ
    Jerry Quarry
    SRR





    Yeah but ofc the content has been Ali centric. Would love one that tried to give the Frazier angle too.
     
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  15. bboyrei

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    The Manila documentary is Frazier centric.

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