Top 10 Boxing Movies!

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What follows is a list based off my opinion of my favourite boxing movies in a top 10 format and this list is not definitive as it may be changed and updated later down the line. 

10) Raging Bull - First of all let' have a moment of silence for the recently passed Jake LaMotte the boxer who's life story is based on the film raging bull....This film is really good it's one of DeNiro's best films and one of the best boxing films. This boxing drama is a fascinating character study centred on an aggressive, insecure man overcome by intense jealousy and paranoia. While shooting "The Godfather Part II", Robert DeNiro found himself reading the book "Raging Bull: My Story", based on the life of 1950's middleweight boxer Jake LaMotta. It was a story he felt very passionate about bringing to the screen. 

9) Ali - Ali had a truly remarkable life and he was an out of this world character who wreaked of charisma and this film is soaked full of charisma and entertainment from the quick witted and well acted Will Smith. I enjoyed this film. 

8) The Fighter - What happens when you watch a boxing film with two of your fave actors in the lead role? You enjoy it! The film works best in the moments that feel very real and often have a great, realistic sense of humour. Only the last act follows the traditional sports drama path a bit too predictably. Overall the result is still highly entertaining and engaging, mostly thanks to the good writing and the stellar performances.

7) The Hurricane - I had heard the song of "Here's the story of Hurricane, The man the authorities came to blame, For somethin’ that he never done, Put in a prison cell, but one time he could-a been, The champion of the world!" i know and love this Bob Dylan song before i heard or seen the film so when i did see the film i was entertained and gripped. There's no denying it's powerful stuff, which, for want of a better phrase, really packs a punch which is carried so well by Denzil. 

6) Southpaw - A powerful different kind of boxing film which starts out really tough to watch it's devastating but the last half was a bit rushed however i still really enjoyed this film and Jake's performance is top notch. 

5) Real Steel - Now i love this film and have seen it a handful of times and the last fight always gets me pumped up and it's a shame the result of the last fight did not go the way i wanted it to but still i'd love to see more Real Steel. All actors and cgi and robots were amazing. 

4) Creed - The most recent entry to the list but one thing you can not fault about the Rocky film series is that the fights are always nail biting, even if some of the results will feel like bs but Creed was great. 

3) Rocky - Meet the man who refuses to duck and dodge in his first outing on the big screen. As a kid anything before the fight use to send me to sleep ahaha but overall it's a underdog story done well and went on to be a huge success and the behind the scenes story is as interesting as the films story. 

2) Rocky 3 - Hulk Hogan and Mr.T and Rocky in the same film together?! Waaaaat? Yes this is a fun film i thought i have not seen this in years mind you so i may or may not think differently but right now from my memory i liked this one for the crazy bad guys Rocky faced who are also familar faces and the fights were good too. 

1) Rocky 4 - Admittedly this was the first Rocky film i seen and it was on Tv and prior to the film i had heard a lot of "THE BEST FILM EVER!" "MUST SEE" this and that and well god damn it lived up to that hype. Ivan was a proper bastard and to see him kill Apollo even the first time when i did not see the other Rocky's it had me like "Jesus christ this is nuts, what a dickhead Ivan is!" and the fight was really fucking good between Rocky and Ivan and it had me on the edge of my seat just shouting at my tv like it was happening live "GO ON ROCKY KICK HIS ASS!" "FUCK HIM UP ROCKY FUCK HIM UP!" etc yeah i was so into the fight and it was not just the boxing it was the drama and how gripping the film was and i have to add THE MUSIC. The music within the rocky films as a whole are amazing some really great iconic tracks there.

That about wraps my list up for you this time, what do you think?

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