5 Underrated Boxing Movies
Boxing is one of the most engaging and fascinating sports to spectate, combining combat with incredible technique to create the so-called sweet science. Boxing on the big screen has a long and important history, comprising some of the most important sports movies of the medium and a ton of more unique titles.
Most boxing movies are based on semi-accurate takes on true stories, real-life sports heroes, or loose reworkings of the same. From Rocky to Raging Bull, from Cinderella Man to Million Dollar Baby, boxing is key to the story of sports on film.
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Antoine Fuqua, of Training Day and The Magnificent Seven fame, directed this touching story driven by a couple of great performances. Jake Gyllenhaal portrays Billy Hope, a once-great boxer who is destroyed outside the ring by the sudden death of his wife, portrayed by Rachel McAdams. Billy falls hard after her death. His career falls apart, he becomes horribly addicted to hard drugs, his daughter is taken in by CPS, and everyone in his life abandons him. After his fall from grace, Billy must walk the long road to recovery. It's a moving quest, a fairly standard script elevated by the cast and the stellar direction. Southpaw doesn't break a lot of new ground, but it is an incredibly well-made and powerful journey of self-improvement.
Samuel L. Jackson is one of the most prolific actors of the modern era, with well over a hundred performances under his belt. He's been a big name in franchise blockbusters, a standout in indie films, and everything in between. With such a storied career, there are going to be a few performances that don't get the credit they deserve. This 2007 Rod Lurie film based on a true story sees
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