Better Call Saul's Bizarre Boxing Match Is Even Weirder After Nobody
Nobody emerges fromBetter Call Saul season 6's boxing match with their dignity intact, but Howard should count himself lucky Hutch Mansell didn't step into the ring on Jimmy's behalf. Better Call Saul is renowned for its suspenseful drama, exquisite characterization, and the occasional desert shootout. Better Call Saul is not renowned for its slick hand-to-hand combat sequences, and after Jimmy McGill and Howard Hamlin's boxing match in season 6's «Black & Blue» episode… the status quo remains unchanged.
After discovering Jimmy has been framing him for all sorts of unpleasant shenanigans, Howard challenges his fellow lawyer to a macho fight. The pair flap around the ring embarrassingly for several minutes, throwing comically wild punches between Rocky Balboa impressions. The action is supposed to be bad, of course, but even taking the limited skills of both men involved into account, Better Call Saul's boxing scene feels… bizarre. It's a tonal departure, no question there, but also super-orchestrated in a TV series where fights usually erupt under more natural circumstances. Even Howard Hamlin himself (actor Patrick Fabian) concedes the sequence has a certain absurdity.
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Better Call Saul's boxing match scene is weirdly out of place — but gets even weirder when considering Bob Odenkirk's recent movie output. In 2021, Odenkirk starred in brutal action thriller Nobody, written by John Wick creator Derek Kolstad. Much like Keanu Reeves' Wick, Odenkirk's Hutch Mansell is introduced as an ex-assassin capable of extreme violence. Nobody's bus sequence — where a lone Hutch absolutely destroys an obnoxious gang of thugs — counts among the most strikingly
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