Comments on: 11 Boxing Films That Will Knock You Out

By: The Man

The Man — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:27:50 +0000

Your Rocky still is from Rocky Balboa. Amateur hour, is what it amounts to.

By: Les

Les — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:27:50 +0000

How could you forget the great John Garfield\’s Body and Soul?

By: wray

wray — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:27:50 +0000

I think you guys accidentally left out the 1962 version of \”Requiem for a Heavyweight\”. Also, I agree with J.J., I would \”Diggstown\” to the list. That film,along with James Woods and Louis Gossett,jr., is a lot of fun to watch.

By: Mr. Arkadin

Mr. Arkadin — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:27:50 +0000

btw… Tsukamotos \”Tokyo Fist\” is probably too fucked up for a list like that (and has not enough boxing in it), but kicks sentimental boxer story crap all day long…

By: Greg

Greg — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:27:50 +0000

Neglect not The Great White Hype.

By: Mr. Arkadin

Mr. Arkadin — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:27:50 +0000

Good list as usual. Because the subject is boxing, it\’s not as big a deal here as on other lists, but too many lists omit superior international Films in favour of more popular american Films. I would like to see way more international Films considered or at least mentioned (if they have not been seen).

Anyway you should give \”Boxer a smrt\” (The Boxer and Death) a try, it\’s really good. You can get it for almost nothing on DVD from the Slovak Film Institute Collection (Slovak Cinema of the 60\’s). Besides other [non-american] masterpieces… 😉

Also \”Tough Enough\” from Richard Fleischer with Quaid and genius Oates should at least get mentioned. It\’s bad enough a Film to offer total cinephile amusement.

By: MovieGeek

MovieGeek — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:27:50 +0000

I loved the fighter… The trailer doesn\’t quite sell it I have to say. Here\’s my review
http://wp.me/p19wJ2-71

By: J.J.

J.J. — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:27:50 +0000

Love the site. The articles are (usually) unbiased and very well written. Just a few problems with this one. Ruben Carter was a middleweight not a heavyweight. Paul Newman played Rocky GRAZIANO in \”Somebody Up There Likes Me\” not Rocky Marciano. Brando never actually got in the ring on screen. Although Terry Malloy was an ex boxer in \”On The Waterfront\”, there were no actual boxing scenes in the film.

Why does the writer qualify some of the films as great \”boxing\” movies. Wouldn\’t you consider \”Raging Bull\” and, to a lesser extent, \”Rocky\” great films?

By: Jeff Mclachlan

Jeff Mclachlan — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:27:50 +0000

I\’d add Diggstown to the list . The best 1970\’s style con artist comedy made in 1992.

By: cirkusfolk

cirkusfolk — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:27:50 +0000

I\’ll agree with you in that Denzel Washington does give what may be his best performance in The Hurricane…too bad the rest of the film wasn\’t as great as him. Still, his snub that year led him to win the following year for Training Day.

By: Marrrk

Marrrk — Fri, 13 May 2016 15:27:50 +0000

made my day by referring to The Insider as Mann\’s best