A friend who runs another blog posted a lot of movie quotes for readers to guess. It got me thinking about what good entertainment is out there that pertains to boxing. When you need to be fired up before a match or want to watch stories about the ups and downs of the boxing world, here are some that I thought were decent.
Movies and Documentaries:
Rocky (1976)
The first and best of the Rocky saga.
Against The Ropes (2004)
Story based on the life of Jackie Kallen (played by Meg Ryan), the first female boxing promoter. "He's messin' with my fighter!"
Girlfight (2000)
Latina tomboy channels her anger into the boxing ring. "You know, they say love kills you in the ring."
Shadow Boxers (1999)
Documentary about female boxers, focusing a lot on Lucia Rijker.
Body and Soul (1947)
John Garfield as a tough boxer beset by underhanded promoters and his own ego. "What are you gonna do? Kill me? Everybody dies."
Requiem For A Heavyweight (1962)
Somber tale of a worn out fighter (played by Anthony Quinn) at the end of his career. "He's been chasing ghosts so long, he'll believe anything."
Songs to work out to or to enter the ring before a fight:
Mama Said Knock You Out -- LL Cool J
Punks Jump Up To Get Beat Down -- Brand Nubians
My Prerogative -- Bobby Brown
Hit Me With Your Best Shot -- Pat Benetar
Hand On The Pump -- Cypress Hill
Eye Of The Tiger -- Survivor
Survivor -- Destiny's Child
Jump -- Van Halen
Bad To The Bone -- George Thorgood and the Destroyers
The Vapors -- Biz Markie
Get Up and Get Down -- The Dramatics
What You See Is What You Get -- The Dramatics
Engine No. 9 -- Wilson Pickett
Dirty Water -- The Standells
Oye Como Va -- Santana
Cult of Personality -- In Living Color
Rock This Funke Joint -- Poor Righteous Teachers
I Reminisce (Over You) -- Pete Rock
Jump Around -- House Of Pain
Deep Cover -- Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg
Walk On -- CeCe Penniston
Paid The Cost To Be Boss -- James Brown
The Big Payback -- James Brown
Papa Don't Take No Mess -- James Brown
Don't Tell It -- James Brown
My Part/Make It Funky -- James Brown
1 comment:
You should add some quotes from those movies to the current list (Your Movie Quotes) and see if people can guess them. I won't of course!
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