Which boxer would you like to see brought to the big screen in docu-drama style?

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  1. round15

    round15 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Which fighter would you like to see get serious Hollywood treatment?

    Mann's Ali was beyond garbage, but it wouldn't bother me if someone did another serious film about Ali's life and his most celebrated opponents, Frazier, Norton, Foreman, Liston, Patterson, Holmes, Quarry, Chuvalo and a few others.

    I'd love to see a good movie done about Sam Langford. A film about Oscar Bonavena and Argentina in the 60s would be cool too. I wouldn't mind a proper Jack Johnson film that focusses a bit more time on his fights with the early black heavyweight contenders.
     
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  2. Muchmoore

    Muchmoore Guest

    I imagine i could make quite a movie about Bonavena. given the resources.

    portray the first frazier fight as a robbery loss, and then have it sort of culminate in the Ali fight, which he loses in epic fashion in the final round. call it ringo
     
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  3. GoldenHulk

    GoldenHulk Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Jerry Quarry
     
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  4. sugarkills

    sugarkills Active Member Full Member

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    Carlos Monzon. If someone doesn't make it happen, I'll make one myself!
     
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  5. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    billy miske or barney ross...
     
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  6. round15

    round15 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    That could be very well done with the right people.
     
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  7. round15

    round15 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He deserves a good showing. If this was done a few years back, Kiefer Sutherland could have probably played the lead. I don't wanna see the Old Kids On The Block's oldest brother do another boxing film.

    No more Wahlberg.
     
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  8. HawkFan16

    HawkFan16 Unshot/In My Prime Full Member

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    Jack Dempsey & Roberto Duran.
     
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  9. Flea Man

    Flea Man มวยสากล Full Member

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    I thought they were making one about Bonavena with Javier Bardem.
     
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  10. Surf-Bat

    Surf-Bat Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Henry "Snow" Flakes and Aurelio Herrera.
     
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  11. bez

    bez Active Member Full Member

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    i second monzon.
     
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  12. MAG1965

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    I think a story about Hearns,Duran,Leonard and Hagler with Benitez added in would make a great movie.
     
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  13. PowerPuncher

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    Duran deserves a mention (seriously though). Agree with the Monzon pick, Jack Johnson has been done but maybe it could be added too and give more characterisation and events

    Jersey Joe or Ezzard Charles would be interesting ones

    Has there ever been a Ray Robinson movie? That'd be pretty good. Jonny Tapia would make a good movie, he wrote a biography too
     
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  14. nufc_jay

    nufc_jay Guest

    Sam Sexton
     
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  15. DonBoxer

    DonBoxer The Lion! Full Member

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    Monzon would be a great life story.

    Benny Leonard might be quite good with a look at the stock market crash and how he had to go back to boxing.
     
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