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Joe Calzaghe vs. Roy Jones Jr., billed as Battle of the Superpowers, was a professional boxing match contested on November 8, 2008, for the The Ring Light heavyweight championship. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It ultimately proved to be Calzaghe's final professional bout, as he announced his retirement on February 5, 2009.
Indian film about a boxing coach training a young woman who sells fish. The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki: 2016 Biographical Dramatization of a 1962 fight in Helsinki between a featherweight from Finland and the American star Davey Moore. Mukkabaaz: 2017 Drama A lovestory of a boxer who also faces several other hardships. 42 to 1: 2018 ...
Pages in category "American boxing films" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 243 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
CounterPunch is a 2017 documentary film directed by Jay Bulger following three fighters at different stages of their career chasing their goals of becoming champions. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The film was released by Netflix on June 6, 2017.
The documentary examines a 1983 boxing match that took place between the undefeated fighter Billy Collins Jr. and Luis Resto. The fight was on the undercard occurring before the headline or "main event" between Multi-Division World Champion Roberto Durán and Davey Moore. Resto unexpectedly beat the highly touted Collins in a 10-round unanimous ...
The Undisputed franchise consists of American martial arts sports-drama movies, [6] [7] [8] based on an original concept by David Giler and Walter Hill. The plot follows a number of fighters, who are forced to compete in illegal underground competitions by various crime syndicates for the monetary benefits of the organizations.
The fight is commenced under new rules with boxing gloves which Jem is unaccustomed to. Pearce immediately targets Jem's damaged eye and Bill guides Jem through the fight. After two vicious rounds, Jem is barely holding his own. Bill advises Jem to box tactically and not get caught in a slugging match.
Kirk Douglas is the boxer and he makes the character live. Second honors go jointly to Arthur Kennedy, the fighter's crippled brother, and Paul Stewart as the knowing manager." [15] The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 94% of critics have given the film a positive review, based on 16 reviews. [16]