In 2005 boxing legend James J. “Jimmy” Braddock once again punched his way into American hearts. Dramatized in Ron Howard’s “Cinderella Man,” the film, starring Russell Crowe, tells of Braddock’s rise ...
As the film “The Featherweight,” about the life of boxing great Willie Pep, enters wide release, this week a different BoxingScene contributor will reflect on a boxing biopic that resonates with them.
If you’re wondering where to watch Cinderella Man online, then you have come to the right place. We have all the streaming details. Directed by Ron Howard, this is a biographical sports drama. It ...
As Depression-era sports stories go, Seabiscuit is looking better all the time. Though terminally obvious, it was at least willing to take a stand on behalf of New Deal policies. Ron Howard’s ...
Boxing's true Cinderella story: James J. Braddock, dubbed "Cinderella Man" by Damon Runyon, was a once promising light heavyweight for whom a string of losses and a broken right hand happened to ...
WBO Heavyweight Champ in Hometown to Start Final Indy 500 Practice Session INDIANAPOLIS— World Boxing Organization heavyweight champion “Relentless” Lamon Brewster has been tapped to be the Honorary ...
MAYBE IT'S the claustrophobic intensity of the ring. Or possibly it's the way a boxer has to pummel his (or her) way to glory in 12 puffy-eyed rounds. Maybe it's the lore of the musty dressing room, ...
God, I love a boxing movie. A horror movie might make you squirm in your seat and a thriller could have you leaning forward in anticipation. But a boxing movie, that’s going to have you swinging your ...
Irishman Braddock was a washed-up boxer from New Jersey who could barely support his wife and three kids during the Depression. But the powerful left hand he developed by working on the Hoboken ...