Best ever boxing film?

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  1. kieranmarciano

    kieranmarciano Member Full Member

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    documentary or motion picture.


    For my money it's Raging Bull. A classic sports biopic and truly harrowing and thought provoking piece of art.

    Documentary wise I love We Were Kings and Champions Forever.

    What about you guys?
     
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  2. Matty lll

    Matty lll Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Raging Bull or The Fighter. Haven't seen Cinderella Man but I hear it's good as well.

    My favourite documenatries are When We Were Kings, The Fight of their Lives, Pound for Pound and last but not least Unforgivable Blackness.
     
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  3. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    Requiem for a heavyweight, Somebody up there likes me and Hurricane.

    Also think Fat city was underrated.
     
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  4. silenc

    silenc dropout bear Full Member

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    My favorite documentaries are ESPN Sports Century episodes.

    My favorite ''boxing'' movie is The Hurricane
     
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  5. MrPook

    MrPook Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Raging Bull and We were champions. The fighter is really good as well. So is Cinderella men.
     
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  6. MrPook

    MrPook Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Annapolis with James Franko I liked aswell. Dont think its to much known.


    And Rocky ofcourse. The whole series.
     
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  7. CHAL_DIESEL

    CHAL_DIESEL GOAT Full Member

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    Rocky I
     
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  8. the cobra

    the cobra Awesomeizationism! Full Member

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    It's quite clearly Raging Bull (even though I feel it's just a bit overrated in general).
     
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  9. john garfield

    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Aside from RAGING BULL, The original '47 version of BODY & SOUL,
    THE CHAMPION 'n THE SET-UP
     
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  10. john garfield

    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Have you seen the original BODY & SOUL, THE CHAMPION 'n THE SET-UP, o?
     
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  11. thistle1

    thistle1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    as far as just simply MOVIES, appealing to the general public and movie goers in general it's got to be Raging Bull, the Huricane and Cinderella Man, ALL great movies on their own no matter what the theme was.

    As for Docs, I said Unforgivable Blackness, for my money Excellent.
     
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  12. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    I would say "The great white hope".
     
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  13. DDA365

    DDA365 Gatecrasher Full Member

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    the harder they fall deserves a mention, as does duran.
     
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  14. Lester1583

    Lester1583 Can you hear this? Full Member

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    Still underrated.

    Great movie.
     
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  15. El Bujia

    El Bujia Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Rocky and The Fighter are my personal faves, although Raging Bull is clearly the most well done.
     
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