Top 5 Boxing Movies
BoxBets list what we consider to be the top 5 boxing movies of all time. Perhaps number one isn’t what you thought it would be, and there are a few other surprises in there too. Take a look and find out!
5. RAGING BULL (1980)
Cast: Robert DeNiro, Joe Pesci
Fact or Fiction: Based on fact.
Notable Bout: ‘Sugar’ Ray Robinson Vs. Jake LaMotta
4. GENTLEMAN JIM (1942)
Cast: Errol Flynn, Alan Hale
Fact or Fiction: Based on fact.
Notable Bout: John L. Sullivan Vs. ‘Gentleman’ Jim Corbett
3. THE CINDERELLA MAN (2005)
Cast: Russell Crowe, Renee Zellweger
Fact or Fiction: Based on fact.
Notable Bout: Max Baer Vs. James J. Braddock
2. CREED (2015)
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Michael B. Jordan, Tony Bellew, Andre Ward
Fact or Fiction: Fiction
Notable Bout: ‘Pretty’ Ricky Conlan Vs. Adonis Johnson
1. ROCKY IV (1985)
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Dolph Lundgren, Carl Weathers, Brigitte Nielson, Burt Young
Fact or Fiction: Fiction
Notable Bout: Rocky Balboa Vs. Ivan Drago