Top 10 Best Boxing Movies of All Time

1. Rocky

   

   A small-time Philadelphia boxer gets an unexpected shot at the heavyweight championship. He trains with determination while navigating personal challenges and relationships.

   This is the best sports movie I've ever seen in my life! It has been such an inspiration to me. Kudos to the whole team, especially Sylvester Stallone. He has done an incredible job throughout the series. No other movies like Raging Bull, etc., can come close to this masterpiece. This movie is definitely on another level and deserves to be in the number one spot on this list.

   Rocky is the best boxing movie, and the other parts too. I can't see how it can ever be compared with a movie like Raging Bull. And Robert De Niro is a fine actor, but he doesn't beat Stallone.

2. Raging Bull

   

   The film chronicles the rise and fall of middleweight boxer Jake LaMotta. His career and personal life unravel due to jealousy, violence, and self-destructive tendencies.

   This movie is definitely better than Rocky. It is amazing in story and performance!

   You just know it was a great film, definitely a thousand times better than Rocky and the entire series.

3. Creed

   

   Adonis Johnson, the son of Apollo Creed, seeks to follow his father's boxing legacy. He turns to former champion Rocky Balboa to train him for his first major fight.

   I loved this movie! It obviously tries to revive the Rocky series and does it right. I wouldn't put it as the best of the series (maybe in the second to fourth spot), but it does the little things right. The references to the first movie, Rocky, can really touch you. For example, (POTENTIAL SPOILERS) Rocky starts out as a small-time club fighter in Philadelphia while Adonis starts off as a club fighter in Mexico. Rocky gets a title shot at the best fighter in the world, Apollo Creed, while Adonis gets a title shot at the best fighter in the world, "Pretty" Ricky Conlan. Overall, this movie completely revives the franchise in the best way possible. 10/10.

4. Rocky IV

   

   Rocky Balboa travels to the Soviet Union to face Ivan Drago, a powerful opponent who killed his friend in the ring. The match becomes a symbolic confrontation between two Cold War-era ideologies.

   This is the best Rocky movie of the Rocky series. My goodness, this movie has been and still is an amazing inspiration to me. Without a doubt, it should be in the number one spot on this list. It is the best boxing or sports movie of all time. I am pretty sure no other boxing movie can even come close to being this good. This movie is everything you can ask for in a boxing movie, and it inspires us like nothing else!

   This amazing movie featured arguably the most brutal knockout in all of boxing history when Ivan Drago knocked out Apollo Creed in round two in Las Vegas.

   Its Joeysworld.

5. Champion

   

   A ruthless boxer rises through the ranks while sacrificing personal relationships and moral integrity. His ambition ultimately leads to his downfall.

6. The Fighter

   

   Based on the true story of Micky Ward, a boxer from Lowell, Massachusetts, who overcomes family and career obstacles. With the help of his troubled half-brother, he makes a comeback in the ring.

   Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale were both amazing in this movie. They played the part of good characters!

   This movie was amazing in an era where boxing movies were getting worse and worse.

   Christian Bale puts on a performance like no one has ever seen!

7. The Boxer

   

   A former IRA member returns to Belfast and attempts to rebuild his life by reopening a boxing gym. His past and ongoing political tensions complicate his pursuit of peace.

8. Requiem for a Heavyweight

   

   An aging boxer faces the end of his career after a brutal defeat. He struggles to find purpose outside the ring as his manager seeks to exploit him.

9. Million Dollar Baby

   

   An underappreciated trainer reluctantly agrees to train a determined female boxer. As her career rises, a devastating accident forces both to confront life-altering decisions.

   Million Dollar Baby was definitely one of the best boxing movies ever created.

10. Cinderella Man

    

    During the Great Depression, former boxer James Braddock stages a comeback to support his family. His unexpected return to the ring becomes a source of inspiration.

    To me, this is the best boxing movie of all time. It's most compelling because it is both a true story and the original underdog/comeback boxing story. Rocky and Raging Bull may have come before it, but Rocky was fictional, and LaMotta (Raging Bull) came after, not to mention that Raging Bull is a downer (great movie, but hardly inspiring). Jim Braddock was a real fighter, and Cinderella Man tells his story brilliantly and faithfully. Ron Howard, as usual, does a fantastic job, and Russell Crowe was simply excellent. The depiction of the Depression and the family's struggles, juxtaposed against the fights, makes this film the culmination of what all other boxing movies aspire to be.

The Newcomers
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    Hard Times

    

    During the Great Depression, a drifter with remarkable boxing skills enters the world of bare-knuckle fighting. He teams up with a hustler to survive the rough underground circuit.

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    Body and Soul

    

    A talented boxer rises from poverty to success but becomes disillusioned by the corruption of the sport. He faces a moral dilemma before a critical match.

The Contenders

13. The Champ

    

    A former boxing champion tries to redeem himself and regain custody of his son. His comeback in the ring becomes a final attempt to prove his worth.

14. Rocky V

    

    After suffering health issues from his last fight, Rocky retires and trains a young protégé. Their relationship deteriorates as fame and ambition take over.

    An enjoyable movie, deserves more recognition, was actually a classic movie!

    Really underrated. My personal favorite Rocky film.

15. Rocky Balboa

    

    Years after retiring, Rocky Balboa agrees to an exhibition match against the current heavyweight champion. The fight reignites his sense of purpose and resolve.

    The best since the original Rocky.

16. The Quiet Man

    

    An American boxer returns to Ireland to reclaim his family's land. He tries to avoid violence but is eventually drawn into local conflicts.

17. Rocky II

    

    Rocky struggles with fame and finances after his fight with Apollo Creed. He eventually agrees to a rematch to prove his worth.

18. The Set-Up

    

    An aging boxer is unaware that his manager has fixed his fight to lose. He chooses to fight to win, facing brutal consequences for defying the deal.

19. Ali

    

    A biographical look at Muhammad Ali's career, focusing on his boxing achievements and political activism. It spans major events such as his title fights and his refusal to serve in the Vietnam War.

20. Creed II

    

    Adonis Creed faces Viktor Drago, the son of the man who killed his father in the ring. The fight tests his identity, legacy, and relationships.

21. Somebody Up There Likes Me

    

    Based on the life of boxer Rocky Graziano, the story follows his troubled youth and rise in the boxing world. He overcomes legal issues and personal setbacks to become a champion.

22. Southpaw

    

    A champion boxer loses everything after a personal tragedy. He works to regain custody of his daughter by rebuilding his life and career.

23. Rocky III

    

    After achieving fame and fortune, Rocky becomes complacent and loses his title. He trains with a former rival to reclaim his place in the ring.

24. The Hurricane

    

    The film tells the story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder. His case gains attention when a group of activists fights to prove his innocence.

25. Undisputed

    

    In a prison, the reigning heavyweight champion must fight a new challenger to determine the true titleholder. The match takes place in an underground boxing arena with high stakes.

26. Diggstown

    

    A con man bets he can find a boxer to defeat ten local fighters in one day. He enlists an aging former champion to pull off the feat in a corrupt town.

27. Real Steel

    

    In a future where robot boxing is the norm, a former fighter teams up with his estranged son to train a scrappy machine. Their underdog bot rises through the ranks.

    Robot boxing, and Hugh Jackman is great in it.