Hollywood boxing misconceptions you hate

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  1. AntonioMartin1

    AntonioMartin1 Jeanette Full Member

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    Me first:
    Every non title bout is fought in dim, small places with dirty white canvas rings.

    Now its your turn.
     
    AntonioMartin1, Nov 17, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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    Mandela2039 OFFICIAL THREAD DIDDLER Full Member

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    boxers go blow for blow when things get itchy
     
    Mandela2039, Nov 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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    AntonioMartin1 Jeanette Full Member

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    Lol truel...
     
    AntonioMartin1, Nov 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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    Oddone Bermane Stiverne's life coach. Full Member

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    Good guy always wins, fights ending in spectacular beatings and knock outs without a ref or doctors jumping in.
     
    Oddone, Nov 17, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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  5. thistle

    thistle Boxing Junkie

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    I hate the Hype and B.S of Boxing today period, especially among the British Press & TV Media.

    at least the Movies have a bit of license.
     
    thistle, Nov 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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    GoldenHulk Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Well, the entire Rocky franchise pretty much destroyed realistic boxing!
     
    GoldenHulk, Nov 17, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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    There's a lot of blows and itches and dirty whiteness near rings.

    Incidentally, even through the most corniness, I feel like Stallone's Rocky films understand boxing better than any of the most realistic boxing movies. In a human condition way and as a singular business.
     
    Boxed Ears, Nov 17, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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    AntonioMartin1 Jeanette Full Member

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    But I have to admit, the fight sequences are exciting!
     
    AntonioMartin1, Nov 18, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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  9. Chuck Norris

    Chuck Norris Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Max Baer's presentation in Cinderella Man.
     
    Chuck Norris, Nov 18, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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    Seamus Proud Kulak banned Full Member

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    That a sawed-off Italian American with little defense and the reach of a Chihuahua can become heavyweight champion against a legit, virile, young athletic foe.
     
    Seamus, Nov 18, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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    Melankomas Prime Jeffries would demolish a grizzly in 2 Full Member

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    He was a dog, Rocky Marciano?
     
    Melankomas, Nov 18, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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    Barrf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The Apollo vs. Drago fight was ridiculous. Ref would have stopped it by the end of round 1 in real life.
     
    Barrf, Nov 18, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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    I personally like how they trade flush haymakers from hell for ten rounds and then go unharmed to drink a beer afterwards with a little bit of sticking plaster over the eye to show it was a "hard fight".

    Even Ollie McCall would die from the punishment these filmic bruisers exchange.
     
    BCS8, Nov 18, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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    Barrf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Didn't Dave Allen and Johnny Fisher literally do that?
     
    Barrf, Nov 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Definitely!

    I enjoyed the film on the whole but that inaccurate portrayal really irritated me.
     
    Stevie G, Nov 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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