The Hammer (2007), Creed (2015), Kid Galahad (1937), Creed II (2018), Rocky Balboa (2006), The Square Ring (1952), Hands of Stone (2016), Gladiator (1992) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Boxing Spirit movies.
Storyline: On his 40th birthday, chronic underachiever Jerry Ferro (Adam Carolla) loses his carpentry job and his girlfriend. However, all is not lost; a famous boxing coach (Tom Quinn) spies him sparring at the local gym and offers him the chance to train for a spot on the U.S. Olympic boxing team.
Plot Keywords: comedy, sports, boxing, inspirational, true story, independent film, dream ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Adonis Johnson is the son of the famous boxing champion Apollo Creed, who died in a boxing match in Rocky IV (1985). Adonis wasn't born until after his father's death and wants to follow his fathers footsteps in boxing. He seeks a mentor who is the former heavyweight boxing champion and former friend of Apollo Creed, the retired Rocky Balboa. Rocky eventually agrees to mentor Adonis. With Rocky's help they hope to get a title job to face even deadlier opponents than his father. But whether he is a true fighter remains to be seen....
Plot Keywords: boxing, sports, inspirational, sequel, father-son relationship, legacy, struggle ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: When a bellhop knocks out fighter Chuck McGraw, promoter Nick Donati realizes he's a potential champ. "Kid Galahad" justifies Nick's confidence, but Nick's mistress Fluff falls for him; in turn, the Kid falls for Nick's young sister. Now overprotective brother Nick turns against his new fighter, leading to a near- disastrous title fight and a murderous confrontation.—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
Plot Keywords: boxing, sports, drama, romance, gangster, inspirational, classic ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Years after Adonis Creed made a name for himself under Rocky Balboa's mentorship, the young boxer becomes the Heavyweight Champion of the World. While life is good with that victory and his marriage to Bianca, trouble comes to Philadelphia when Ivan Drago, the Russian boxer who killed Adonis' father, Apollo, arrives with his son, Viktor, to challenge Adonis. Against Rocky's advice, Adonis accepts the challenge without his mentor's participation and pays the price in a punishing bout he wins only by a technicality. Now injured and demoralized, Adonis cannot bring himself to back into the game, leaving his spirit and title in jeopardy. Together, Adonis' family and Rocky must find a way to rekindle Adonis' fighting spirit to face the future in whatever choice he makes. Meanwhile, the Drago family have its own troubles trying to regain the respect in their homeland that they lost at Rocky's hands as they wonder whether is it truly worth it.
Plot Keywords: boxing, sequel, sports, drama, revenge, father-son relationship, training ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: When he loses a highly publicized virtual boxing match to ex-champ Rocky Balboa, reigning heavyweight titleholder Mason Dixon retaliates by challenging the Itallian Stallion to a nationally televised, 10-round exhibition bout. To the surprise of his son and friends, Rocky agrees to come out of retirement and face an opponent who's faster, stronger and thirty years his junior. With the odds stacked firmly against him, Rocky takes on Dixon in what will become the greatest fight in boxing history, a hard-hitting, action-packed battle of the ages.
Plot Keywords: boxing, inspirational, sports, aging, challenge, training, honor ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A film biography of American humorist Will Rogers of Oklahoma. It captures the highlights of his life from Oklahoma ranch life to traveling the world in search adventure and a life as a performer in vaudeville. Portrayed by Will Rogers, Jr. He has the sound and character to be his father--the Cherokee Kid, Will Rogers.
Plot Keywords: boxing, drama, sports, british film, black and white, 1950s, social class ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Follows the life of Roberto Duran, who made his professional debut in 1968 as a 16-year-old and retired in 2002 at age 50. In June 1980, he defeated Sugar Ray Leonard to capture the WBC welterweight title but shocked the boxing world by returning to his corner in the November rematch, saying 'no mas' (no more).
Plot Keywords: biography, sports, boxing, drama, history, true story, sports film ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A story of two teenagers trapped in the world of illegal underground boxing. One is fighting to save his fathers life and using the money pay off gambling debts accumulated by his father. The second is fighting for the money to get out of the ghettos. While being exploited by a boxing promoter the two teens become friends. An explosive ending puts the two friends in the ring against each other in a fight for survival.—Joe Miller <joe938216@aol.com>
Plot Keywords: action, adventure, boxing, sports, drama, inspirational, struggle ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Steve Landry, an aging boxer with more losses than wins, accepts to become a sparring partner for an emerging champion in a last-ditch attempt to stay relevant.
Plot Keywords: boxing, sports, inspirational, struggle, dream, training, competition ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: When he completes his military service Walter Gulick returns to his birthplace, Cream Valley, New York. He was orphaned as an infant and grew up elsewhere but always wanted to return to where he was from. He hopes to be a mechanic but soon after his arrival finds himself working as a sparring partner at a boxing camp. Having lost all of his money in a crap game, Walter is happy to take any kind of work but a devastating right hook sends him down a different path. Willy Grogan thinks he has a winner in Walter who, after helping a lady out, is dubbed Kid Galahad. Willy is a likable man but gambles too much and may have been a witness to a mobster's conversation that would best be forgotten. As Walter gains more success, and falls in love with Willy's sister Rose, Willy Grogan finds himself coming under pressure from mobsters to make Walter takes a dive at his next big fight.—garykmcd
Plot Keywords: boxing, romance, drama, sports, inspirational, coming of age, american ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: The street-wise Brockton, Mass., native (Jon Favreau) progresses to boxing champion and must face idol Joe Louis in the ring.
Plot Keywords: biography, sports, boxing, inspirational, historical, drama, true story ...
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