And, yes, we’re going international in this corner: see Knuckle all the way from Ireland, and China Heavyweight, all the way from, er, China. And in another corner (we have a lot of corners): hard-hitting documentaries, repped by When We Were Kings and Unforgivable Blackness. In the other, hungry newcomers like Creed and Million Dollar Baby. Tonight’s title bout: The best-reviewed boxing movies ever! In one corner, we have heavyweight classics like Rocky and Raging Bull. And then it’s about hitting somebody for money. Undying commitment to the physical vision. In the odd century-plus that’s passed since, boxing cinema has evolved past mere punching for spectacle. Pugilists have been popular camera subjects since the start - boxing, at the time, being arguably the most interesting thing you do to another person in public.
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