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1. Rocky (1976)
PG | 120 min | Drama, Sport
A 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.
Director: John G. Avildsen | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers
Votes: 628,816 | Gross: $117.24M
2. Rocky II (1979)
PG | 119 min | Drama, Sport
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.
Director: Sylvester Stallone | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers
Votes: 231,378
3. When We Were Kings (1996)
PG | 88 min | Documentary, Sport
Boxing documentary on the 1974 world heavyweight championship bout between defending champion, George Foreman, and the underdog challenger, Muhammad Ali.
Director: Leon Gast | Stars: Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Don King, James Brown
Votes: 19,139 | Gross: $2.79M
4. The Challenger (I) (2015)
PG-13 | 95 min | Drama, Sport
Struggling Bronx mechanic Jaden Miller uses boxing to save himself and his mother from being homeless. With a legendary trainer, and a reality show built around him, Miller goes for the title.
Director: Kent Moran | Stars: Kent Moran, Michael Clarke Duncan, S. Epatha Merkerson, Justin Hartley
Votes: 1,456 | Gross: $0.02M
5. Against the Ropes (2004)
PG-13 | 111 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A fictional story inspired by North America's most famous female boxing promoter, Jackie Kallen. Her struggle to survive and succeed in a male dominated sport.
Director: Charles S. Dutton | Stars: Meg Ryan, Omar Epps, Charles S. Dutton, Tony Shalhoub
Votes: 7,439 | Gross: $5.88M
6. Facing Ali (2009)
R | 100 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
Ten of Muhammad Ali's former rivals pay tribute to the three-time world heavyweight champion.
Director: Pete McCormack | Stars: George Chuvalo, Henry Cooper, George Foreman, Joe Frazier
Votes: 3,775
7. Young Man of Manhattan (1930)
Passed | 79 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Toby McLean, a reckless sports writer on a New York City newspaper, covers the Gene Tunney-Jack Dempsey heavyweight-championship fight in Philadelphia. There he meets Ann Vaughn, a feature ... See full summary »
Director: Monta Bell | Stars: Claudette Colbert, Norman Foster, Ginger Rogers, Charles Ruggles
Votes: 222
8. WrestleMania XV (1999 TV Special)
TV-14 | 166 min | Action, Sport
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin faces The Rock with the WWF Championship on the line. Mankind faces the Big Show. Kane clashes with Triple H. Road Dogg, Ken Shamrock, Goldust, and Val Venis ... See full summary »
Director: Kevin Dunn | Stars: Steve Austin, Dwayne Johnson, Mick Foley, Paul Wight
Votes: 1,159
9. Cain and Mabel (1936)
Passed | 90 min | Comedy, Musical, Mystery
A talented boxer and a gifted dancer hope to increase their waning popularity by inventing a fictitious love affair for the benefit of the tabloids.
Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: Marion Davies, Clark Gable, Allen Jenkins, Roscoe Karns
Votes: 2,067
10. Thrilla in Manila (2008 TV Movie)
100 min | Documentary, Sport
A detailed examination of the intense rivalry between the two heavyweight boxing champions, Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali.
Director: John Dower | Stars: Joe Frazier, Marvis Frazier, Thomas Hauser, Muhammad Ali
Votes: 923
11. Joe Louis: America's Hero... Betrayed (2008 TV Movie)
75 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
An American story. Traces the career of Joe Louis (1914-1981) within the context of American racial consciousness: his difficulty getting big fights early in his career, the pride of ... See full summary »
Stars: Joe Louis, Joe Louis Barrow Jr., Randy Roberts, Dick Gregory
Votes: 152
12. Hollywood Stadium Mystery (1938)
Approved | 66 min | Mystery, Romance, Sport
A boxer is killed in the ring, and the only clue is a tune that a man was whistling.
Director: David Howard | Stars: Neil Hamilton, Evelyn Venable, Jimmy Wallington, Barbara Pepper
Votes: 175
13. Joe Palooka, Champ (1946)
Passed | 70 min | Drama, Sport
Manager Knobby Walsh discovers young hunk Joe Palooka and trains him to fight the champ. Mobsters try to make life tough for Joe and his socialite girlfriend Anne. Cameos by several boxing stars.
Director: Reginald Le Borg | Stars: Leon Errol, Joe Kirkwood Jr., Elyse Knox, Eduardo Ciannelli
Votes: 52
14. Fight of the Century (1971 TV Special)
64 min | Sport
World championship heavyweight boxing live from Madison Square Garden in New York City as the defending champion, Joe Frazier, takes on the undefeated challenger, Muhammad Ali.
Stars: Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Johnny Addie, Woody Allen
Votes: 50
15. Sky Sports World Championship Boxing (1989– )
Sport
Live Sky Sports coverage of world title fights, eliminators and undercard matches.
Stars: Johnny Nelson, Adam Smith, Anna Woolhouse, Andy Scott
Votes: 21
16. Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle (1950)
Approved | 63 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Joe is witness to a mob killing. Two of the killers are after him. He is drugged before the big fight which is watched on TV by his manager Knobby and the thugs who are holding Knobby hostage.
Director: Reginald Le Borg | Stars: Joe Kirkwood Jr., James Gleason, Lois Hall, Edgar Barrier
Votes: 38
17. WWE One Night Stand (2007 TV Special)
Not Rated | 360 min | Sport
Stretcher match: RVD vs RKO. ECW title street fight: Bobby Lashley vs Mr McMahon. Steel cage world title match: Edge vs Batista. Falls count anywhere WWE title match: Cena vs Khali.
Director: Kevin Dunn | Stars: John Cena, Dalip Singh, Adam Copeland, Dave Bautista
Votes: 222
18. The Contender (1944)
Passed | 63 min | Drama, Sport
In order to get some extra money to send his son to military school, a truck driver turns amateur boxer. His success in that field convinces him take up the sport full-time, and he soon ... See full summary »
Director: Sam Newfield | Stars: Buster Crabbe, Arline Judge, Julie Gibson, Donald Mayo
Votes: 103
20. The Big Fight (1930)
Passed | 65 min | Action, Drama, Romance
Based on the David Belasco stage production of the Max Marcin play in which heavyweight-champion Jack Dempsey played the role of the fighter, Tiger: This "behind-the-scenes look of a ... See full summary »
Director: Walter Lang | Stars: Lola Lane, Ralph Ince, Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams, Stepin Fetchit
Votes: 34
22. Keep Punching (1939)
Approved | 81 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Henry Jackson, known as Little Dynamite, is a Golden Gloves champion who agrees to turn professional when approached by fight manager Ed Watson, despite the opposition raised by his father ... See full summary »
Director: John Clein | Stars: Henry Armstrong, Willie Bryant, Mae E. Johnson, Hamtree Harrington
Votes: 40
23. Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Randolph Turpin (1951)
53 min | Sport
Footage of the 1951 World Middleweight Boxing Championship bout between titleholder Sugar Ray Robinson and British challenger Randolph Turpin, which resulted in a stunning upset when the little-known Turpin defeated Robinson for the title.
24. Ali: Still the Greatest (2012– )
Sport
Des Lynam and Barry McGuigan look back at some of Muhammad Ali's greatest fights.
Stars: Des Lynam, Barry McGuigan, Leon Spinks, Reg Gutteridge
25. Rocky 3 in the Playroom (2012 Video)
6 min | Short, Comedy, Sport
Stars: James Fildes, Jessica Fildes
Votes: 12
26. No Fear: The Manny Pacquiao Story (2004 Video)
92 min | Documentary, Action, Sport
Thanks to his fierce reputation as an aggressive left-handed slugger and his status as a two-time world champion, boxer Manny Pacquiao is recognized as one of the hardest punchers in any weight class and a national hero.
Star: Manny Pacquiao
Votes: 20
27. They Never Come Back (1932)
Passed | 64 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Prizefighter 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... See full summary »
Director: Fred C. Newmeyer | Stars: Regis Toomey, Dorothy Sebastian, Edward Woods, Greta Granstedt
Votes: 101
28. Pound for Pound (2006– )
Sport
Stars: Bert Batawang, Michael Domingo, Rocky Fuentes, Edgar Gabejan
29. The Knockout Parade (1953)
Approved | 48 min | Action, Sport
A compilation film taken from fight-clips of the International Boxing Club. The film has sports-announcer Bill Corum prefacing and narrating clips from top boxing bouts of the past. ... See full summary »
Director: Joe Roberts | Stars: Bill Corum, Ezzard Charles, Sugar Ray Robinson, Rocky Graziano
31. The Swellhead (1930)
Passed | 70 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
A young fighter, Bill Hickey, achieves success through the help and support of his friends and, once he does, he gets a big case of 'swellhead.' And then he loses his friends, loses his ... See full summary »
Director: James Flood | Stars: James Gleason, Johnnie Walker, Marion Shilling, Natalie Kingston
32. Survivor Series (2007 TV Special)
Action, Sport
Triple threat ECW title match: CM Punk vs Miz vs John Morrison. WWE title match: Randy Orton vs HBK. Hell in a Cell world title match: Batista vs Undertaker.
Director: Kevin Dunn | Stars: Dave Bautista, Mark Calaway, Randy Orton, Shawn Michaels
Votes: 177
33. Randy Turpin vs. Bobo Olson (1953)
Approved | 22 min | Short, Action, Sport
This short features the October, 1953 Middleweight Title Fight between Britain's "Randy" Turpin---never fighting as Randoplh Turpin, even in his 1951 bout with "Sugar Ray" Robinson---... See full summary »
Director: Joe Roberts | Stars: Bill Corum, Randolph Turpin, Carl 'Bobo' Olson, Ruby Goldstein
34. The Story of the Rumble in the Jungle (2014 Video)
4 min | Short, Sport
Stars: Lonnie Ali, Jim Brown, George Foreman, Muhammad Ali
35. The Battle of Cebu: Moment of Truth (2007 TV Special)
Action, Sport
Stars: Lito Atienza, Bert Batawang, Rey 'Boom-Boom' Bautista, Simson Butar-Butar
36. Pacquiao vs. Hatton: The Battle of East and West (2009 TV Special)
Sport
Director: Leigh Simons | Stars: Manny Pacquiao, Ricky Hatton, Rodrigo Aguilar, Bob Arum
Votes: 15
37.
The Joe Palooka Story (1954– )
Episode:
A Date for Murder
(1954)
26 min | Comedy
After defending his boxing title, Joe and the gang decide it's time to take a vacation, so they pack their bag and head for the mountains. While stopping for a picnic lunch, a pair of ... See full summary »
Director: William Berke | Stars: Joe Kirkwood Jr., Cathy Downs, Maxie Rosenbloom, Luis Van Rooten
38.
The Fight (2004– )
Episode:
The Closest Thing to Dying
(2004)
47 min | Documentary, Sport
Director: Georgina Harvey | Stars: Anthony Howell, Ferdie Pacheco, Angelo Dundee, Harry Carpenter
39.
30 for 30 (2009– )
Episode:
No Más
(2013)
TV-G | 77 min | Documentary, Biography, History
In the midst of boxing's contemporary golden age -Â the 1980's -Â stood two fighters who established a captivating rivalry; Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran.
Director: Eric Drath | Stars: Christie Brinkley, Mike Tyson, Tom Brokaw, Jane Pauley
Votes: 778
40.
Sports Life Stories (2012– )
Episode:
Chris Eubank
(2013)
Documentary, Biography, Sport
Stars: Chris Eubank, Colin Hart, Barry Hearn, Ronnie Davies