Best boxing movies?

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  1. HellSpawn86

    HellSpawn86 "My heart goes out to you!" Full Member

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    I put together a list of the most "recent" boxing films I could think of. Which were your favorites? Why?

    In general I think there aren't enough boxing films out there. Too many ATGs with great stories. Who should they make a boxing film about? I personally think Chavez Sr and Pacquiao have great and compelling stories to tell. ODLH stories could bring in a US audience. Thoughts?
    • Rocky (1976)
    • Rocky II (1979)
    • The Champ (1979)
    • Raging Bull (1980)
    • Dempsey (1983)
    • Muhammad Ali: The Whole Story (1996)
    • The Hurricane (1999)
    • Cinderella Man (2005)
    • Against the Ropes (2004)
    • Million Dollar Baby (2004)
    • Thrilla in Manila (2008)
    • The Fighter (2010)
    • Creed (2016)
    • Bleed for This (2016)
    • Hands of Stone (2016)
    • Creed II (2016)
     
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  2. drenlou

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    Rocky IV was my personal favorite. Loved when he fought the Russian on his home turf and beat the steroids outta him!
     
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  3. FrankinDallas

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    Watched Somebody up there likes me the other day. The fight at the end with Tony Zale (the actor playing Zale looked exactly like him) was very realistic.

    The Set Up with Robert Ryan is #1 for me, and Champion with Kirk Douglas #2, then Raging Bull.
     
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  4. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Rocky 1-4, Raging Bull & Cinderella Man. The rest are meh.
     
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  5. JL Fighter

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  6. The Long Count

    The Long Count Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Harder they fall is good. requiem for a heavyweight is good.
     
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  8. BoxingDialogue

    BoxingDialogue Active Member Full Member

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    Raging Bull and Rocky are the only ones worth watching imo
     
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  9. Ph33rknot

    Ph33rknot Live as if you were to die tomorrow Full Member

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    Rocky 1
     
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    JL Fighter Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Body and Soul. The boxer character Leon looks like Sugar Ray Leonard.

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  11. drenlou

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    Wow! 40 minutes of unreleased footage? Ill definitely go see this when it comes out!

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  12. reckless

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    Not a proper boxing movie but Real Steel was good fun.
     
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  13. acie2g

    acie2g Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Bro it’s blasphemous that you made this list and didn’t include Undisputed with Westly Snipes and Ving Raghems
     
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  14. divac

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    Rocky
    Million Dollar Baby
    The Champ
     
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    reckless Active Member Full Member

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    That did not age well. The two best heavyweights Fury and Usyk are white!
     
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