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Series
Publisher
Excalibur Media Group
Pub. Date
c2004.
Language
Español
Description
A young ice cream vendor, Roberto Terranova, witnesses a child being beaten and comes to his aid by physically overpowering the aggressor. His strength and natural ability catches the eye of a well-known boxing trainer. Considering him a diamond in the rough, he aims to put Roberto in the professional ring. But Roberto finds that his personal challenges must be overcome before he can achieve professional greatness.
22) Rocky III
Language
English
Formats
Description
As Rocky Balboa fights his way into the hearts of millions, life couldn't be better. He scores ten consecutive wins, lands lucrative endorsement contracts and becomes famous throughout the world. But when Clubber Lang KOs Rocky in a humiliating defeat, it becomes apparent that the "Italian Stallion" has lost his edge. Considering hanging up his gloves, Rocky receives encouragement from an unlikely ally: his old nemesis, Apollo Creed. With Creed's...
23) The champ
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Language
English
Description
The story of an ex-boxing champion managing to support his son while training for his comeback. He also fights a custody battle that continues until the Champ returns to the ring, where he wins--and loses.
Publisher
Pathfinder Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
"The true life story of former gang leader, Mickey Rosario, his wife, Negra, and their inspirational thirty year journey to help young men and women from New York's inner cities to overcome the temptations of drugs, gangs and crime and make something of themselves." --container.
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Pub. Date
c1978
Language
English
Description
Told in his own words, the story of boxer Joe Louis--one of the greatest sports figures of this century--encompasses all the excitement of his career and some of the best fight descriptions ever published. Drugs, women, business failures, the collapse of his first marriage, battles with the U.S. government over taxes--these and other personal conflicts are recounted with startling candor and honesty.
26) Donnybrook
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
A three-day boxing tournament in southern Indiana sees twenty fighters--including Jarhead, a desperate man who wants to feed his children, and the undefeated Chainsaw Agnus, a meth cook--battle each other until only one is left.
30) Rocky V
Language
English
Formats
Description
Upon returning home from his latest triumph, Rocky Balboa learns that all his money has been lost by an unscrupulous financial advisor. To make matters worse, his fight-related injuries force his retirement from the ring. So Rocky, his wife Adrian and his son Rocky, Jr. move to their old, low-rent neighborhood in South Philadelphia. There, the fighter must resolve the deep-rooted resentment held by his son, a bitterness that grows when Rocky trains...
31) Manny
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
An inspirational tale of Manny Pacquiao, a man who over came insurmountable odds to become one of the most loved and respected athletes of all time. From a starving teenager who fought to feed his family, to a Congressman in the Philippines working tirelessly to improve the lives of his people this is a feature-length documentary film that explores the many triumphs and tribulations of Filipino boxing sensation Manny Pacquiao.
Pub. Date
2007
Language
Español
Description
"El cielo envía a la tierra a su mejor agente y el infierno a su pero, para luchar por la supremacía final. Quien obtenga el alma de Manny, un boxeador enojón que ha recibido demasiado puñetazos, será quien venza. Estas son sensuales serafines que usan el cerebro, el ingenio y, por supuesto, el atractivo sexual para cumplir con su misión. No será fácil sobreponerse a las tentaciones del demonio, pues sus huestes las dirige nada menos que Jack...
35) Ali
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
Dramatic biography of boxing great Muhammad Ali, which focuses on the ten-year period of 1964-1974. In that time, the brash, motor-mouthed athlete quickly dominates his sport, meets and marries his first wife, converts to Islam (changing his name from Cassius Clay) and defies the U.S. government by refusing to submit to military conscription for duty in Vietnam. His world heavyweight champion title thus stripped from him entirely for political reasons,...
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The remarkable true story of Billy Moore, a young English boxer incarcerated in two of Thailand's most violent prisons. When the prison authorities allow Billy to participate in Muay Thai boxing tournaments, Billy goes from one savage fight to the next in a relentless, action-packed journey to preserve his life and regain his freedom. Shot in an actual Thai prison with a cast comprised of real inmates.
37) Golden boy
Publisher
Columbia Pictures
Pub. Date
c2007.
Language
English
Description
A young and gifted violinist earns money for his education by prizefighting.
38) Fat city
Publisher
Columbia Pictures
Pub. Date
p2002.
Language
English
Description
Set in Stockton, a story of two boxers, one who is at the end of his career and the other who is just begining to learn to fight.
Publisher
Facets Video
Pub. Date
c2002.
Language
English
Description
In 1964 Cassius Clay becomes heavyweight champion of the world. The day after his victory, Clay reveals that he is a Black Muslim. He defies white America, and changes his name to Muhammad Ali. Ali fights George Foreman for the championship at an incredible cultural event in Mobutu's Zairë in 1974. Ali reclaims his glory, his crown, and his legend. William Klein was the only one to film, in his inimitable style this unique saga.
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