Boxing Themed Movies I've Reviewed
This is a list of boxing themed movies I've seen and reviewed here on the IMDb. It's presented in IMDb rating order and may give you an idea how convoluted the ratings can be.
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- DirectorKen BurnsStarsJack JohnsonKeith DavidSamuel L. JacksonThe story of Jack Johnson, the first African-American Heavyweight boxing champion."Just remember, whatever you write about me, (that) I was a man." - Jack Johnson
- DirectorGuy RitchieStarsJason StathamBrad PittStephen GrahamUnscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookmakers, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers and supposedly Jewish jewelers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond."Now find me the silly sods that blagged the bookie!"
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroCathy MoriartyJoe PesciThe life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it."The man's got a head of rock."
- DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsSylvester StalloneTalia ShireBurt YoungA small-time Philadelphia boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight the world heavyweight champion in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect."He doesn't know it's a show. He thinks it's a damn fight!"
- DirectorClint EastwoodStarsHilary SwankClint EastwoodMorgan FreemanFrankie, an ill-tempered old coach, reluctantly agrees to train aspiring boxer Maggie. Impressed with her determination and talent, he helps her become the best and the two soon form a close bond."Girlie, tough ain't enough."
- DirectorRon HowardStarsRussell CroweRenée ZellwegerCraig BierkoThe true story of James J. Braddock, a supposedly washed-up boxer, who returned to the spotlight to win the heavyweight championship of the world."Where the hell have you been, Jimmy Braddock?"
- DirectorLeon GastStarsMuhammad AliGeorge ForemanDon KingBoxing documentary on the 1974 world heavyweight championship bout between defending champion, George Foreman, and the underdog challenger, Muhammad Ali."Anything I say I'm willin' to back up."
- DirectorFrank McDonaldStarsHugh O'BrianTom BrownMorgan WoodwardA boxing promoter comes to Dodge City challenging men to fight "Champ" Starbuck for money. Local businessman Moresby is willing to pay the promoter $500 if the "Champ" fights Earp and severely injures him while a youngster wants a chance."It was a lot of fun while it lasted, I'll have to admit that."
- DirectorRobert WiseStarsRobert RyanAudrey TotterGeorge TobiasExpecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter."Yeah, a top spot, and I'm just one punch away."
- DirectorDavid O. RussellStarsMark WahlbergChristian BaleAmy AdamsBased on the story of Micky Ward, a fledgling boxer who tries to escape the shadow of his more famous but troubled older boxing brother and get his own shot at greatness."All we ever wanted for you was to be World Champion."
- DirectorRalph NelsonStarsAnthony QuinnJackie GleasonMickey RooneyKnockout performances by Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason, Mickey Rooney and Julie Harris highlight this hard-hitting drama of corruption in the ring. Featuring Muhammad Ali."You think when you put clothes on an ape you can make him a dancing partner?"
- DirectorRyan CooglerStarsMichael B. JordanSylvester StalloneTessa ThompsonThe former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed."I'm afraid to take the name and lose it."
- DirectorNorman JewisonStarsDenzel WashingtonVicellous ShannonDeborah Kara UngerThe story of Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence."It is very important to transcend the places that hold us."
- DirectorRobert RossenStarsJohn GarfieldLilli PalmerHazel BrooksA talented boxer's young career hits difficult terrain when an unethical promoter takes interest in him."Everything is addition or subtraction. The rest is conversation."
- DirectorAlexander HallStarsRobert MontgomeryClaude RainsEvelyn KeyesBoxer Joe Pendleton dies 50 years too soon due to a heavenly mistake, and is given a new life as a millionaire playboy."I'm in the pink. How could I be dead?"
- DirectorRaoul WalshStarsErrol FlynnAlexis SmithJack CarsonAs bare-knuckled boxing enters the modern era, brash extrovert, Jim Corbett, uses new rules and dazzlingly innovative footwork to rise to the top of the top of the boxing world."If we can't make you fighters into gentlemen, we'll try to make some gentlemen into fighters."
- DirectorMark RobsonStarsHumphrey BogartRod SteigerJan SterlingAn ex-sportswriter is hired by a shady fight promoter to promote his latest find, an unknown but easily exploitable rising star from Argentina."You wait around long enough and sooner or later everything falls right into your lap."
- DirectorRobert WiseStarsPaul NewmanPier AngeliEverett SloaneBoxer Rocky Graziano's biopic, based on his autobiography, from childhood to his World Middleweight Championship title win at age 28 in 1947."I look at you and I see the devil."
- DirectorRobert G. WalkerStarsRoy RogersTriggerDale EvansRoy notices strangers digging on an isolated section of his land. When he investigates, he discovers that the handlers for prizefighter Willie "Killer" Conley have set up a training camp for the champ. However, Roy begins to suspect that quite a bit more than training is going on there."Willie ain't hurting Mr. Rogers too much, is he?"
- DirectorDennis GanselStarsMax RiemeltTom SchillingDevid StriesowFriedrich's boxing skills gets him in an elite Nazi high school in a castle in 1942. He enrolls against his dad's wish as it promises a brighter future. It's not what he expected."You must be prepared to, in that moment, forget your humanity."
- DirectorAntoine FuquaStarsJake GyllenhaalRachel McAdamsOona LaurenceAfter a fatal incident sends him on a rampant path of destruction, a champion boxer fights to get custody of his daughter and revive his professional career."...you got to let her go through her thing and not think that thing is your thing."
- DirectorMark RobsonStarsKirk DouglasArthur KennedyMarilyn MaxwellBoxer Midge Kelly rises to fame...mainly by stepping on other people."I want to hear people call me Mister."
- DirectorSylvester StalloneStarsSylvester StalloneTalia ShireBurt YoungRocky struggles in family life after his bout with Apollo Creed, while the embarrassed champ insistently goads him to accept a challenge for a rematch."I think we ought to knock his block off!"
- DirectorJames W. HorneStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyWalter LongIn need of funds, Hardy happens to meet an old friend, now a boxing promoter, and volunteers "Battling Laurel" as the team's prizefighter, only to discover their opponent in the ring is a fearsome old nemesis."I bet on you to lose and you double crossed me!"
- DirectorWalter HillStarsCharles BronsonJames CoburnJill IrelandThe saga of a drifter who turns to illicit bare-knuckle boxing in Depression-era New Orleans."I knock people down."
- DirectorKing VidorStarsWallace BeeryJackie CooperIrene RichAn alcoholic ex-boxer struggles to provide a good living for his son."Gee, the Champ's the greatest guy in the whole world!"
- DirectorAnatole LitvakJean NegulescoStarsJames CagneyAnn SheridanArthur KennedyDanny is a content truck driver, but his girl Peggy shows potential as a dancer and hopes he too can show ambition. Danny acquiesces and pursues boxing to please her, but the two begin to spend more time working than time together."Every day the big parade comes in shaking their faces..."
- DirectorEarl BellamyStarsJohn SmithHoagy CarmichaelRobert Crawford Jr.Anxious to help pay the bills at the financially-strapped station, Jonesy tries gold mining and piano playing during a gold strike. He then becomes the promoter for a traveling prizefighter whose bouts aren't always on the up-and-up."I don't like a man cheating me when I'm busy trying to cheat him."
- DirectorDon WeisStarsLee MarvinJoe MantellChuck HicksIn 1974, boxing has been outlawed and is performed by mechanical robots. With his next and possibly last fight approaching and his robot in need of repair, he resorts to one last desperate gamble."We deliver a fight or we don't get paid!"
- DirectorJeannot SzwarcStarsGary LockwoodJoan Van ArkChuck ConnorsNewly crowned boxing champ Jim Figg is taken to a mysterious elite hotel, where he's to fight an old boxing champ that no one has ever beaten."Where is this place and how did I get here?"
- DirectorAnton LeaderStarsNeville BrandPeter BrownWilliam SmithThe Army challenges the rangers to fight on July 4 but the Pryor gang stealing silver from a local mine is messing with their plans. The rangers scheme to get their man in the ring while the boss of the ring has a surprise for the rangers."Your story has more holes in it than a sieve!"
- DirectorSteven Caple Jr.StarsMichael B. JordanSylvester StalloneTessa ThompsonUnder the tutelage of Rocky Balboa, newly crowned heavyweight champion Adonis Creed faces off against Viktor Drago, the son of Ivan Drago."If you wanna give pain, you gotta be willing to take the pain."
- DirectorMichael CurtizStarsEdward G. RobinsonBette DavisHumphrey BogartFight promoter Nick Donati grooms a bellhop as a future champ, but has second thoughts when the 'kid' falls for his sister.I dub thee Kid Galahad, and these my colors you shall wear into battle.
- DirectorJules WhiteStarsMoe HowardLarry FineShemp HowardThe stooges are the trainers of "Chopper," a beefy boxer, and they bet their bankroll on Chopper to win his next fight. When "Big Mike," their boss, tells them to have Chopper lose or they'll lose their lives, the boys try to soften up Chopper so he'll lose. The fight gets canceled and the stooges have to contend with an angry Big Mike and his goons.I think I broke my eye-poking fingers!
- DirectorJohn NewlandStarsCharles BronsonFelix DeebankRonald LongA prizefighter who has fallen on very hard times is visited by the ghost of a fellow boxer, who reminds him of a terrifying old legend that may well come true.If you see Paddy, you die!
- DirectorLewis D. CollinsStarsJim BannonDon ReynoldsEmmett LynnIn the fourth and last Red Ryder (following "Ride, Rider, Ride", "Roll, Thunder, Roll" and "The Fighting Redhead" in that order) of the Equity Pictures for Eagle-Lion distribution, filmed in Cinecolor, Red Ryder takes Steve Stevenson, who has saved Red's life, to his ranch and gives him a job. Red's aunt, the Duchess, knew Steve's father, who supposedly committed suicide after losing his ranch betting on a prizefight. Steve refuses to believe that his father took his own life and the Duchess backs him up. On the way to town, Red, Steve, ranch hand Buckshot Blodgett and Red's young Indian pal, Little Beaver, break up an attempted stagecoach robbery. Mark Palmer, the gambler who caused the death of Steve's father, is a passenger. In town, Steve meets Sue Evans, who is going to work for saloon owner Bart Osborne. Palmer and Osborne are working together and want Ryder's ranch, and they develop a plan to have Red fight Palmer's pugilist, Bull Mason. Steve, a boxer in college, takes Red's place. Steve loses to Mason, but before Red can determine whether it was a fair fight, a rider reports a robbery of the stage office. Red goes after the outlaws, and the gold is recovered. Red maneuvers a fight with Mason, and beats him after Mason drops a piece of lead pipe hidden in his hand. Palmer admits to having murdered Steve's father, and Steve learns that Sue was forced to work for Osborne to pay off a debt owed by her brother."You had one tussle, you want another?"
- DirectorShawn LevyStarsHugh JackmanEvangeline LillyDakota GoyoIn the near future, robot boxing is a top sport. A struggling ex-boxer feels he's found a champion in a discarded robot."You know you're talking to a robot."
- DirectorSylvester StalloneStarsSylvester StalloneAntonio TarverMilo VentimigliaThirty years after the ring of the first bell, Rocky Balboa comes out of retirement and dons his gloves for his final fight against the reigning heavyweight champ Mason 'The Line' Dixon.You're a crazy old man!
- DirectorMichael RitchieStarsJames WoodsLouis Gossett Jr.Bruce DernGabriel's released from prison. His con man friend makes a foolish bet with Diggstown's owner on who'd win the boxing matches - their man against ten Diggstown men.Actually, I believe it goes, never con a con-man.
- DirectorSylvester StalloneStarsSylvester StalloneTalia ShireBurt YoungRocky Balboa proudly holds the world heavyweight boxing championship, but a new challenger has stepped forward: Drago, a six-foot-four, 261-pound fighter who has the backing of the Soviet Union.You know what you gotta do. Do it.
- DirectorMartin RittStarsJames Earl JonesJane AlexanderLou GilbertA Black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down.That champ stuff been beat clear out of me.
- DirectorBusby BerkeleyStarsJohn GarfieldClaude RainsThe Dead End KidsA champion boxer on the lamb, believed to have committed murder while drunk, takes refuge and finds redemption at a farm for delinquent youths.He stole my watch, my girl and my car..., yeah, serves him right!
- DirectorSylvester StalloneStarsSylvester StalloneTalia ShireBurt YoungRocky faces the ultimate challenge from a powerful new contender, and must turn to a former rival to help regain his throne as the undisputed fighting champion.Nothing is real if you don't believe in who you are.
- DirectorBen YoungerStarsMiles TellerAaron EckhartKatey SagalThe inspirational story of World Champion Boxer Vinny Pazienza who, after a near fatal car crash which left him not knowing if he'd ever walk again, made one of sports' most incredible comebacks."I did it with dogged determination and persistent perseverance!"
- DirectorMichael B. JordanStarsMichael B. JordanTessa ThompsonJonathan MajorsAdonis has been thriving in both his career and family life, but when a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy resurfaces, the face-off is more than just a fight."Go out there and be Adonis Creed!"
- DirectorMaciej BarczewskiStarsPiotr GlowackiJan SzydlowskiGrzegorz MaleckiThe story of the pre-war boxing champion Tadeusz "Teddy" Pietrzykowski, who in 1940 arrives with the first transport of prisoners to the newly created Auschwitz concentration camp."These are no longer your fights. You fight for us!"
- DirectorMichael MannStarsWill SmithJamie FoxxJon VoightA biography of sports legend Muhammad Ali, focusing on his triumphs and controversies between 1964 and 1974.I ain't got to be what nobody else want me to be, and I ain't afraid to be what I want to be...
- DirectorRichard ThorpeStarsRobert TaylorEdward ArnoldFrank MorganA young boxer gets caught between a no-good father and a crime boss when he starts dating the boss's daughter, although she doesn't know what daddy does for a living.I know this game, I'm in it for the dough.
- DirectorJim JacobsStarsRichard KileyMuhammad AliCus D'AmatoThe documentary story of Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) -- the heavyweight boxing champion whose style and courage captured the imagination of the world.I want everybody to know, I am the Greatest!
- DirectorRod LurieStarsSamuel L. JacksonJosh HartnettKathryn MorrisUp-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man ("Champ") only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect Champ's story and escape the shadow of his father's success becomes a personal journey as the ambitious reporter reexamines his own life and his relationship with his family.But you never see where the next punch is coming from.
- DirectorGeorge Tillman Jr.StarsKhris DavisJasmine MathewsSullivan JonesFueled by an impoverished childhood, George Foreman channeled his anger into becoming an Olympic Gold medalist and World Heavyweight Champion, followed by a near-death experience that took him from the boxing ring to the pulpit."I wanna be the heavyweight champion of the world!"
- DirectorJames TinlingStarsPeter LorreKeye LukeDick BaldwinWhen the #1 heavyweight contender is mysteriously poisoned during a bout, Moto knows that identifying the gambler who placed large bets against him is the key to solving the murder.... there's no situation that science and skill cannot master.
- DirectorCharles LamontStarsBud AbbottLou CostelloNancy GuildTwo bumbling private eyes help a man, wrongly accused of murder who has become invisible, to clear his name.Either these eyes are failing or that boy hits like greased lightning!
- DirectorRoy RowlandStarsMickey RooneyBrian DonlevyAnn BlythFollowing a mishap in the ring, hard-nosed lightweight Tommy "Killer" McCoy gets mixed up with a big time gambler and falls for his educated daughter Sheila, against her father's better wishes.How does it feel to kill a pal?
- DirectorSteve JamesStarsTil SchweigerLeonard RobertsRichard RoundtreeTrue story of boxers Joe Louis and Max Schmeling and their enduring friendship.I'm no champ until I beat Max Schmeling.
- DirectorLewis SeilerStarsDane ClarkAlexis SmithZachary ScottA struggling artist becomes a New York City prizefighter in an attempt to win the affection of the ring promoter's night club singing sister."I saw it, I liked it, and I bought it!"
- DirectorEdwin L. MarinStarsAnn SothernGeorge MurphyRobert SterlingYoung undefeated boxer Terry Dolan, who's been lying to his invalid mother about his career, confides to Maisie that he hates and is terrified by boxing and wants out. Not wanting to let down his best friend and manager Skeets Maguire, who has hopes of him becoming the next champion, he is reluctant to bring up the subject with him. Maisie convinces Terry to tell Skeets, whose unexpected reaction induces him to step into the ring again.I want you to break clean when I tell 'ya!"
- DirectorReginald Le BorgStarsLeo GorceyHuntz HallGabriel DellThe gang teams up with a fighter to break up a fight-fixing racket.All I can say is, may the best gladiator submerge victorious.
- DirectorRon WinstonStarsRod SerlingIvan DixonSteven PerryAn aging boxer finds himself the winner of a match he thought he had lost, the result a six-year-old's frantic wish. But can a world-weary, embittered man still believe in miracles, or will he turn his back on them?You carried this one all the way baby!
- DirectorJonathan JakubowiczStarsEdgar RamírezUsherRobert De NiroThe legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives."Tu eres mi campeon."
- DirectorCharles WinklerStarsJon FavreauPenelope Ann MillerJudd HirschJon Favreau stars in this bio-pic about the only undefeated world heavyweight champion in the history of boxing, Rocky Marciano.Hit him before he hits you.
- DirectorLloyd BaconStarsMarion DaviesClark GableAllen JenkinsA talented boxer and a gifted dancer hope to increase their waning popularity by inventing a fictitious love affair for the benefit of the tabloids.All the world loves a lover, right?
- DirectorPhilippe FalardeauStarsLiev SchreiberElisabeth MossRon PerlmanA drama inspired by the life of heavyweight boxer Chuck Wepner, who had a once-in-a-lifetime bout with Muhammad Ali that would inspire the film Rocky (1976)."I was almost the Heavyweight Champion of the World!"
- DirectorPeter SegalStarsRobert De NiroSylvester StalloneKim BasingerA pair of aging boxing rivals are coaxed out of retirement to fight one final bout, thirty years after their last match."I guess the city of Pittsburgh missed all the fanfare about what a joke this fight is."
- DirectorKnate LeeStarsThomas Haden ChurchTerrence HowardBoyd HolbrookGentle and broken, a homeless man is coerced by two teens to fight other men on video for cash but soon finds comfort in an unlikely friend and the lost diary of a young girl."I don't want to have a big sad part of my life anymore."
- DirectorBernard GirardStarsAlfred HitchcockRobert KeithFrankie DarroA boxing manager risks his fighter's health by increasing the dosage of a secret energy formula he has been injecting him with."He'll make out like General Custer."
- DirectorW.S. Van DykeHoward HawksStarsMyrna LoyMax BaerPrimo CarneraAn ex-sailor turned boxer finds romance and gets a shot at the heavyweight title.You've been hitting pretty low Morgan, and I can't take it.
- DirectorKurt NeumannStarsGerald MohrRita MorenoLalo RiosA young American of Mexican decent in East Los Angeles, California uses the boxing ring to make a better life for himself and his family, and learns as much about being a Latino in a white society as he does about boxing."If he can learn to box, he might be alright."
- DirectorHarold D. SchusterStarsRichard RoberBruce CabotAllene Roberts"Kid" Monk Baroni, the leader of a street gang, becomes a professional boxer to escape his life in Little Italy, New York.People pay good money to see me get hurt...
- DirectorGus TrikonisStarsTreat WilliamsSam WaterstonSally KellermanTrue story about Jack Dempsey, one of the most famous professional US boxers who made his name in the 1920's as the world heavyweight champion and media sensation.Honey, I forgot to duck.
- DirectorLloyd BaconStarsJames CagneyPat O'BrienOlivia de HavillandTwo brothers, a police officer and a boxing promoter, vie for the affections of a lovely young woman.Of course, I don't look so good with my clothes on.
- DirectorDavid HowardStarsNeil HamiltonEvelyn VenableJimmy WallingtonA boxer is killed in the ring, and the only clue is a tune that a man was whistling.Smart people mind their own business.
- DirectorJoseph H. LewisStarsLeo GorceyBobby JordanKenneth HowellNew York City street principles get an East Side kid in trouble at a Civilian Conservation Corps camp.You know, you're a lot better man than you even think you are.
- DirectorWallace FoxStarsLeo GorceyBobby JordanHuntz HallWhile a cop steers a kid street-fighter away from being a public nuisance, a petty hoodlum leads a studious kid into a life of crime.I can't write a 'thousand bucks', it makes me nervous, my hand trembles.
- DirectorHarry L. FraserStarsJoe LouisClarence MuseEdna Mae HarrisThe story of the rise of boxer Joe Thomas, which paralleled the life of Joe Louis.I want to get ahead. I want to be somebody.
- DirectorPhil KarlsonStarsElvis PresleyGig YoungLola AlbrightAfter completing his military service, Walter Gulick takes a job as a sparring partner at a gym, the owner of which sees potential in Walter as a professional fighter and takes him under his wing.Don't push me Willy, I'm a grease monkey that won't slide so easily.
- DirectorRobert GordonStarsColey WallacePaul StewartHilda SimmsThe life and career of Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis, who held the title for 12 years--longer than any other boxer in history--and who had to not only battle opponents inside the ring and racism outside it.We'll go with the man who'll make us champion Chappie.
- DirectorRoy Del RuthStarsJames CagneyMarian NixonGuy KibbeeYoung boxer Jim Kane, resting at a New Mexico "health ranch," meets and falls for Peggy Harmon, former nightclub table singer...who needs $600 more for her sickly son to stay in the place. To help her, Jim endangers his health with a tough boxing match in Tijuana. Before long, he's back fighting while Peggy stays in the desert. But in the city, after new triumphs, Jim meets Joan, a teasing Society blonde. Will he see through her before it's too late?Wait'll some guy lays a stiff right hand on that new beak and it'll spread like ice cream in August.
- DirectorWallace FoxStarsLeo GorceyHuntz HallBobby JordanWhen gamblers kidnap Muggs to throw a fight, friend Danny steps in and wins the scheduled boxing bout, leaving Mugs jealous, resentful and wrongfully suspicious....keep swingin', keep swingin', case you don't hit him the breeze might give him pneumonia.
- DirectorTom GriesMonte HellmanStarsMuhammad AliErnest BorgnineJohn MarleyMuhammad Ali plays himself in a reconstruction of the events that brought him to fame.Never been a fighter with such a pretty face!
- DirectorMack SennettStarsRoscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleEdgar KennedyCharles ChaplinTo show his girl how brave he is Fatty challenges the champion to a fight. Charlie referees, trying to avoid contact with the two monsters.An interesting cast of silent film who's who's.
- DirectorCharles HutchisonStarsFrankie DarroKane RichmondJack La RueAn honest boxer refuses to throw a fight for a gambler. They get into a fight and the boxer knocks the gambler out."When my boy steps through those ropes, he's going to be ready."
- DirectorJamaa FanakaStarsLeon Isaac KennedyWilbur 'Hi-Fi' WhiteThomas M. PollardA hitchhiker named Martel Gordone gets in a fight with two bikers over a prostitute, and one of the bikers is killed. Gordone is arrested and sent to prison, where he joins the prison's boxing team in an effort to secure an early parole and to establish his dominance over the prison's toughest gang.If you don't handle the fools, they handle you.
- DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsSylvester StalloneTalia ShireBurt YoungReluctantly retired from fighting, Rocky takes charge of Mickey's gym and agrees to train a young protégé who's hungry for success."It don't hurt having an angel in your corner, you know."
- DirectorFred C. NewmeyerStarsRegis ToomeyDorothy SebastianEdward WoodsPrizefighter Jimmy Nolan, facing an opportunity to get a championship fight, is knocked out when he sustains what is apparently a permanent injury to his arm. From there, Nolan's path leads downhill. He is drawn into a romance with a nightclub entertainer, then is framed on a theft charge by a jealous suitor. After his prison term, Nolan makes a spectacular comeback in a fight which proves his courage and integrity, while disproving the fallacy about the old sports adage that "they never come back.""I hope there's a doctor in the house."
- DirectorFrancesco ProsperiStarsRobert BlakeCatherine SpaakErnest BorgnineWhen boxer Teddy Wilcox is framed for murdering his crooked manager Nick, he escapes police custody and goes after the real killer in order to clear his name."There might come a time when you need a good friend."
- DirectorLeslie GoodwinsStarsFrankie DarroKane RichmondJune GaleA group of thugs tries to steal the cursed title gem from a jeweler who has been hired to cut it into small, saleable pieces."You play a lot of little games, don't you?"
- DirectorAnne WheelerStarsSteve AustinDanny MagsJanet KidderA retired boxer tries to help a new student, Matthew Miller, who is being targeted by bullies. While learning to box and stand up to his tormentors the young boxer must learn to overcome his tumultuous past."Kid, this is boxing. Anything can happen."
- DirectorMartin GuiguiStarsWilliam ForsytheJoe MantegnaTom SizemoreBased on the tumultuous real-life experiences of legendary boxing champion Jake LaMotta, THE BRONX BULL chronicles his rise as a world-class boxer and his struggles with life outside of the ring, offering an unflinchingly honest look into the heart of a champion."I fought like I didn't deserve to live." - Jake LaMotta
- DirectorSam Henry KassStarsRay 'Boom Boom' ManciniMichael ChiklisJennifer BealsCharlie Davis, an ambitious small-town boxer with dreams of making it as a professional, travels to Reno with his unwavering friend Tiny. On his climb to the top, he loses himself and the people he cares for most."What you need to do is answer the bell, 'cause it's ringing for you, Charlie."