Tag: Boxing
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From Here To Eternity (1953)
In Hawaii in 1941, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit’s team, while his captain’s wife and second-in-command are falling in love. From Here To Eternity Pouring out of impassioned pages…brawling their way to greatness on the screen! Fred Zinnemann USA 7.8 IMDb
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Fighter, The (2010)
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Categories: Best Picture NomineeTags: BoxingDirector: David O. RussellCountries: USARating: 7.9The Fighter, is a drama about boxer Irish Micky Ward’s unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer on the verge of being KO’d by drugs and crime. Fighter, The Every dream deserves a fighting chance. David O. Russell USA 7.9 IMDb
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Tyson (2008)
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Categories: UncategorizedTags: BoxingDirector: James TobackCountries: USARating: 7.6Mike Tyson narrates his life story as a reaction to fear and as a resolution not to be bullied or humiliated as he was when a boy in Brooklyn’s mean streets. He starts boxing while at a state detention center; his coach there sends him to Cus D’Amato who becomes trainer, father figure, and confidence…
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Rocky II (1979)
Rocky struggles in family life after his bout with Apollo Creed, while the embarrassed champ insistently goads him to accept a challenge for a rematch. Rocky II The Rematch Of The Century Sylvester Stallone USA 6.7 IMDb
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Gladiator (1992)
Tommy Riley has moved with his dad to Chicago from a ‘nice place’. He keeps to himself, goes to school. However, after a street fight he is noticed and quickly falls into the world of illegal underground boxing – where punches can kill. Nobody owns Tommy Riley. Nobody. Rowdy Herrington James Marshall, Cuba Gooding Jr.,…
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Hard Times (1975)
In the depression, Chaney, a strong silent streetfighter, joins with Speed, a promoter of no-holds-barred street boxing bouts. They go to New Orleans where Speed borrows money to set up fights for Chaney, but Speed gambles away any winnings. New Orleans, 1933. In those days words didn’t say much. [DVD] The Streetfighter Walter Hill Charles…