boxing

Jair has always felt that he has to prove himself, but when Zander, the new kid, beats him in a fight and posts it on YouTube, Jair's humiliation and anger pushes him to make a poor decision.

New Directions is an alternative school, a last-chance school in Montreal's roughest neighborhood. The kids are tough but the worst thing is the curriculum---50 present academics and 50 percent boxing. Most students think boxing is cool but Tessa disagrees. When a neighbor starts a petition to have new directions closed down, Tess begins to appreciate fighting for something she believes in---both in and out of the ring.

After a legendary but over-the-hill fighter reluctantly agrees to train fifteen-year-old Will, the son of a rich local politician in nineteenth-century New York City, Will finds himself pleading with the stubborn older fighter to retire before he dies in the ring.

Chronicles the 1990 bout between Mike Tyson and James "Buster" Douglas and discusses both men's training, ambitions, and lives.

Covers the great champions of boxing from Marciano and Robinson in the fifties to Tyson and Leonard. Includes interpretations of the fights.

In 1872 New York City, a young newspaper reporter puts his life in danger when he goes undercover to investigate a conspiracy in the violent world of bare-knuckle boxing.

In the early 1900's, competitive sports were still not far removed from recreation--more for the player than the spectator. This film follows boxing, baseball, soccer, and more, as sports transition from a modest pastime to a fiercely competitive--and commercial--business to a potent expression of national pride and politics. Throughout, sports fans the world over remember the drama, the thrill, the exhilaration--and the patriotism--their favorite athletes and sports teams aroused. Includes a look at the role of American sportswriters, and live radio and television broadcasting of sporting events.

Discusses the origins and evolution of the sport of boxing, as well as memorable events and key personalities in the game's history.