What is everybody's fave documentary/film on boxing?

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by alexvoce, Jan 4, 2011.


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  1. alexvoce

    alexvoce Guest

    Mine is this......

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olaZUjFaZLU[/ame]



    The greatest sporting moment/ event in history and plus its not too bias towards clay.



    2nd fave is the Toback Tyson film.
     
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  2. Mr Butt

    Mr Butt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    the thrilla in manila

    it shows what a piece of **** ali could be at times
     
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  3. he grant

    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    Thrilla was an incredible doc that details the revision of the Ali legend and how the laurels often don't go to the bravest ...
     
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  4. teeto

    teeto Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Probably just for sentimental value, 'Pound for Pound' is the first boxing vid i can remember buying. It's a discussion between Bert Sugar and Bill Cayton about who is the best fighter ever pound for pound. It's the part about Harry Greb that makes it, the narrator says something to the effect of 'it was only after Greb died that it was realised that he fought the last eight years of his career completely blind in one eye', as he's saying it there's this epic music gradually getting louder in the background, i was only young watching it, i was like 'ooohhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!'
     
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  5. lefthook31

    lefthook31 Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    When we were Kings was a good one. If your a Tyson fan the Fallen Champ documentary is probably the best one.
     
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  6. alexvoce

    alexvoce Guest

    Yeah i liked that one too but i dont like the fact that clay won in the end. I see the reason for futch ending the fight.
     
    alexvoce, Jan 4, 2011
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  7. bodhi

    bodhi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    When we were kings was excellent. The "Unforgivable blackness" too, as was "ring of fire".

    edit:
    "Joe and Max" was pretty good, albeit nor really a documentary.
     
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  8. GPater11093

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    Champions Forever: Latin Legends is superb.

    If only for Arguello's idealogical politics lecture and Duran's hard line against drug use.
     
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  9. Mr Butt

    Mr Butt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    yeah futch done the right thing but for me too it stills annoys me that ali won
     
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  10. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Die Geschichte von Henry Maske.

    profound and riveting. wunderbar.
     
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  11. Jorodz

    Jorodz watching Gatti Ward 1... Full Member

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    good shout to ring of fire :good

    facing ali is my favourite, followed closely by the beyond the glory about tyson (which was actually a chunk better than the brilliant tyson movie)
     
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  12. natonic

    natonic Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Something about little Merthyr guys (Howard Winstone, Johnny Owen) makes great documentaries:

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rocHH3v0qec[/ame]

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2XuN934ksA[/ame]


    'When We Were Kings' is very good.

    I also like the HBO Lengendary Nights series, particularly Arguello-Pryor and Leonard-Hearns.
     
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  13. turpinr

    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    i saw a programme on british boxers back in 1979 called the hardest game and that remains my favourite
     
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  14. Kalasinn

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    I second that. :good

    'Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson' is great.

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  15. slip&counter

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    The Ray Robinson documentary.
     
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