Best Boxing movies

Actors : Dakota Goyo, Josh Hartnett, Samuel L. Jackson, Kathryn Morris,
Directors : Rod Lurie,

Up-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man ("Champ") only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect Champ's story and escape the shadow of his father's success becomes a personal journey as the ambitious reporter reexamines his own life and his relationship with his family.

Actors : Alan Arkin, Sylvester Stallone, Kim Basinger, Robert De Niro,
Directors : Peter Segal,

A pair of aging boxing rivals are coaxed out of retirement to fight one final bout -- 30 years after their last match.

Actors : Gary Sinise, John Heard, Carla Gugino, Nicolas Cage,
Directors : Brian De Palma,

A shady police detective finds himself in the middle of a murder conspiracy at an important boxing match in an Atlantic City casino.

Actors : Famke Janssen, Malcolm McDowell, Owen Wilson, Eddie Murphy,
Directors : Betty Thomas,

A professional athlete has to help a U.S. government agent recover a missing jet.

Actors : Burt Young, Talia Shire, Sylvester Stallone, Sage Stallone,
Directors : John G. Avildsen,

Reluctantly retired from boxing, and back from riches to rags, Rocky takes on a new protege who betrays him, as the champ's son must adjust to his family's new life after bankruptcy.

Actors : Usher Raymond, Rubén Blades, Edgar Ramírez, Robert De Niro,
Directors : Jonathan Jakubowicz,

The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.

Actors : Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad,
Directors : Steven Caple Jr.,

Under the tutelage of Rocky Balboa, light heavyweight contender Adonis Creed faces off against Viktor Drago, son of Ivan Drago.

Actors : Carl Weathers, Burt Young, Talia Shire, Sylvester Stallone,
Directors : Sylvester Stallone,

After iron man Drago, a highly intimidating 6-foot-5, 261-pound Soviet athlete, kills Apollo Creed in an exhibition match, Rocky comes to the heart of Russia for 15 pile-driving boxing rounds of revenge.

Actors : Robert Prosky, Thomas Gibson, Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman,
Directors : Ron Howard,

A young Irish couple flee to the States, but subsequently struggle to obtain land and prosper freely.

Actors : Nick Nolte, Jennifer Morrison, Joel Edgerton, Tom Hardy,
Directors : Gavin O'Connor,

The youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer returns home, where he's trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament - a path that puts the fighter on a collision course with his estranged, older brother.

Actors : Carl Weathers, Burt Young, Talia Shire, Sylvester Stallone,
Directors : John G. Avildsen,

Rocky Balboa, a small-time boxer, gets a supremely rare chance to fight heavy-weight champion Apollo Creed in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.

Actors : Denzel Washington, Deborah Kara Unger, Vicellous Shannon, Liev Schreiber,
Directors : Norman Jewison,

The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.

Actors : Tony Shalhoub, Charles S. Dutton, Omar Epps, Meg Ryan,
Directors : Charles S. Dutton,

A fictional story inspired by North America's most famous female boxing promoter, Jackie Kallen. Her struggle to survive and succeed in a male dominated sport.

Actors : Antonio Banderas, Tom Sizemore, Woody Harrelson, Lolita Davidovich,
Directors : Ron Shelton,

Two best friends and former middleweight contenders travel to Las Vegas to fight each other for the first time.

Actors : Elisabeth Moss, Liev Schreiber, Naomi Watts, Michael Rapaport,
Directors : Philippe Falardeau,

A drama inspired by the life of heavyweight boxer Chuck Wepner.

Actors : Carl Weathers, Burt Young, Talia Shire, Sylvester Stallone,
Directors : Sylvester Stallone,

After winning the ultimate title and being the world champion, Rocky falls into a hole and finds himself picked up by a former enemy.

Actors : Asanee Suwan, Orn-Anong Panyawong, Nukkid Boonthong, Sorapong Chatree,
Directors : Ekachai Uekrongtham,

Bio-pic of transgender Muay Thai boxer Parinya Charoenphol who pursued the sport to pay for her sex change operation.

Actors : Joe Cole, Panya Yimmumphai, Nicolas Shake, Vithaya Pansringarm,
Directors : Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire,

The true story of an English boxer incarcerated in one of Thailand's most notorious prisons as he fights in Muay Thai tournaments to earn his freedom.

Actors : Carl Weathers, Burt Young, Talia Shire, Sylvester Stallone,
Directors : Sylvester Stallone,

Rocky struggles in family life after his bout with Apollo Creed, while the embarrassed champ insistently goads him to accept a challenge for a rematch.

Actors : Faith Jefferies, Jacki Weaver, Mel Gibson, Mark Wahlberg,
Directors : Rosalind Ross,

Follows the life of Father Stuart Long, a boxer-turned-priest who inspired countless people during his journey from self-destruction to redemption.