Monday, March 26, 2007

The Best Boxing Movies…

…have very little to do with boxing.

I took the day off and we watched Rocky Balboa (2006) late in the afternoon. It was a good movie but the best parts had nothing to do with the action in the ring. Rocky's struggle against age and his interactions with those in his life (and those who aren't) are central to this movie and make it worthwhile.

It's the human drama that make the fight scenes matter and all good boxing movies know to follow this formula.

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