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The Fighter is a 2010 American biographical sports drama film directed by David O. Russell, and stars Mark Wahlberg (who also produced), Christian Bale, Amy Adams, and Melissa Leo. The film centers on the lives of professional boxer Micky Ward (Wahlberg) and his older half-brother and former boxer Dicky Eklund (Bale).
Savate (also known as The Fighter) is a 1995 martial arts Western film directed by Isaac Florentine and starring Olivier Gruner, promoted as the allegedly true story of the world's first kickboxer. Plot
The story of Ward's comeback and rise to fame was made into a 2010 feature film, The Fighter, starring Mark Wahlberg (who was nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Actor) as Ward. In 2011, Wahlberg confirmed to Spike TV that The Fighter 2 is in the works, which will focus on the legendary fight trilogy between Ward and Arturo Gatti. [10]
The Fighter: 1952 Drama A story by Jack London about a fighter during the 1910 Mexican rebellion. Flesh and Fury: 1952 Drama A deaf boxer (Tony Curtis) wins the title, undergoes an operation so he can hear. The Ring: 1952 Drama A young Mexican seeks respect of Americans and love of a beauty (Rita Moreno). Glory Alley: 1952 Drama
Scott Francis O'Grady (born October 12, 1965) is a former United States Air Force fighter pilot.On June 2, 1995, he was shot down over Bosnia and Herzegovina by a 2K12 Kub (NATO designation SA-6 "Gainful") mobile SAM launcher and forced to eject from his F-16C into hostile territory.
Giacobbe "Jake" LaMotta (July 10, 1922 – September 19, 2017) was an Italian-American professional boxer who was world middleweight champion between 1949 and 1951. Nicknamed "The Bronx Bull" or "Raging Bull" for his technique of constant stalking, brawling and inside fighting, he developed a reputation for being a "bully"; he was what is often referred to today as a swarmer and a slugger.
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Charles Wepner was born on February 26, 1939, in New York City. [5] He is of German, Ukrainian, and Polish descent. [6]Wepner learned to fight on the streets of Bayonne, New Jersey, [7] saying, "This was a tough town with a lot of people from the docks and the naval base and you had to fight to survive".