Posts Tagged ‘boxing’
the real life Rocky Balboa – former pro boxer Chuck Wepner / The Bayonne Bleeder
December 4th, 2018 by Mr. C
(poster and other Chuck Wepner memorabilia at the Dillin Tire Car Care on Kennedy Blvd in Bayonne,NJ. Anyone remember this match between Andre the Giant vs Chuck at Shea Stadium? look it up, it’s hilarious!) —————————————————————————————————————- We had an amazing time today retracing the steps of the real life Rocky – Chuck Wepner in his […]
Tags: bayonne bleeder, bayonne brawler, boxing, bruce dillin, chuck wepner, dillin car tire service, muhammad ali
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Bobby ‘Boogaloo’ Watts + Stan Hoffman at the Shadow Box Film Festival
December 9th, 2013 by Mr. C
Last weekend, we feinted our way in for a screening or two at the 2nd annual Shadow Box Film Festival held at the School of Visual Arts Theatre on 23rd street. I caught a notable documentary called Boogaloo which featured an obscure boxer from the 1970s who came from the hustling streets of Philadelphia. Prior […]
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CHINA HEAVYWEIGHT – a documentary by Yung Chang
July 25th, 2012 by Mr. C
———————————————————————————————————- Director: Yung Chang Stars: Qi Moxiang, He Zongli, Miao Yunfei, Zhao Zhong, Ye Xinchun Genre: Documentary on boxing ———————————————————————————————————- -Mao Tse Tung banned western style boxing in 1959. -30 years later, the ban is lifted. -From the makers of UP THE YANGTZE and LAST TRAIN HOME- China Heavyweight is a documentary that chronicles a […]
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The Last Fight (1983) — friday night fights at the movies!
November 18th, 2011 by Mr. C
Director: Fred Williamson Stars: Ruben Blades, Willie Colon, Fred Williamson, Don King, Nereida Mercado, Darlanne Fluegel, Joe Spinell, Tony Sirico Genre: boxing drama Fred “The Hammer” Williamson, former NFL football player from the 1960’s directed and starred in this entertaining nuyorican-barrio piece playing the role of Jessie Crowder–private investigator & ex-cop! This was a fun […]
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The Real Rocky — friday night fights at the movies!
November 4th, 2011 by Mr. C
Director: Jeff Reuerzeig Starring: Chuck Wepner Genre: boxing documentary ESPN 30/30 films churned out another righteous & entertaining documentary called The Real Rocky which chronicled the boxing life story of Northern New Jersey’s own, the Bayonne bleeder — Chuck Wepner and his battle to get some recognition and royalties from the Rocky movie franchise. Sylvester […]
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GIRLFIGHT (2000) — friday night fights at the movies!
September 23rd, 2011 by Mr. C
Director: Karyn Kusama Stars: Michelle Rodriguez, Ray Santiago, Santiago Douglas, Jaime Tirelli, Genre: boxing drama This film is on my top 10 favorite boxing movies of all time. It offers a look at a raw, gritty, and unglamorous look at boxing under the covers without all of the hollywood bon bons. Girlfight is Michelle Rodriguez’s […]
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STREETS OF GOLD (1986) — Friday night fights at the movies!
September 16th, 2011 by Mr. C
Director: Joe Roth Stars: Wesley Snipes, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Adrian Pasdar Genre: Boxing, Drama Streets of Gold is one of my favorite boxing movies of all time. It’s obviously not a filmmaking masterpiece in any sense of the word, but I really enjoyed the gritty nature of the story along with the characters of the […]
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REQUIEM FOR A HEAVYWEIGHT (1962) — friday night fights at the movies!
September 9th, 2011 by Mr. C
Director: Ralph Nelson Stars: Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason, Mickey Rooney, Julie Harris Genre: boxing drama This movie had a heavy hitting hollywood cast and they would prove to not disappoint! The story revolves around an aging pro heavyweight boxer, Mountain Rivera (Anthony Quinn) and his supporting team in the ring: manager-Maish (Jackie Gleason) & trainer-Army […]
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Muhammad and Larry : ESPN’s 30 for 30 documentary series
March 23rd, 2011 by Mr. C
Directed by Albert Maysles and Bradley Kaplan ESPN’s 30 for 30 documentary series showed a cool film targeted at hurt fans & boxing historians alike called MUHAMMAD AND LARRY which chronicled the behind the scenes footage and training sessions leading to the boxing match on October 2, 1980 between the old lion, Muhammad Ali & […]
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Manny Pacquiao vs Miguel Cotto
November 17th, 2009 by Planet Chocko
Wow…Manny Pacquiao casted a victory over Miguel Cotto in Las Vegas on 11/14/09! The referee puts a halt to the fight in the 12th round due to the beating that Cotto had taken throughout. The corner from the puerto rican native wanted to make the 11th round his last, but Cotto decided to come out for […]
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