464

DVD-673

MOVIE

HOMEBOY - Mickey Rourke (Drama) (118min) (1988)

Edgy, dark story of a down on his luck journeymen boxer! Johnny Walker (Mickey Roarke) is a punch-drunk and alcoholic cowboy pugilist who gives boxing one last shot in Asbury Park, New Jersey. He meets Wesley Pendergrass (Christopher Walken), the smooth-talking hood who tries to talk Johnny into helping in the heist of a jewelry store. Johnny considers the offer but elects to enter the ring to help Ruby (Debra Feuer) and her financially troubled arcade with the prize money. (AMG) AL BRAVERMAN/MICHAEL BUFFER/MARTY DENKIN/LARRY HAZZARD/BUSTER DRAYTON/CARMEN GRAZIANO/IRAN BARKLEY/LENNY MANCINI/JOSE MORALES.

 

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0

465

DVD-674

MOVIE

STREETS OF GOLD - Klaus Maria Brandauer (Drama) (98min) (1986)

Klaus Maria Brandauer stars in this drama as Alek Neuman, a one-time boxing champion in the Soviet Union. While he was one of the top-ranked Russian fighters of his day, he was never allowed to box in the Olympics, because the Soviets would not permit Jews to compete on their national teams. Many years later, an elderly Alek is able to emigrate to the United States where he looks to complete his boxing dreams.(AMG) AL BERNSTEIN/EDDIE MUSTAFA MUHAMMAD/MARTY DENKIN.

 

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0

466

DVD-675

MOVIE

GLADIATOR - James Marshall (Drama) (101min) (1992)

James Marshall plays Tommy Riley, a Windy City high school student conned into participating in the illegal underground boxing arenas of the South Side of Chicago. In high school, Tommy was a prize boxer, and this skill comes in handy when his Father (John Heard) runs up a large gambling debt. When a sleazy boxing manager (Robert Loggia) spots Tommy defending himself during recess, he offers him quick money to box. (AMG)

 

***

 

0

467

DVD-676

MOVIE

THE MAIN EVENT- Ryan O'Neil (Comedy) (112min) (1979)

Barbra Streisand plays Hillary Kramer, a bankrupt perfume executive who discovers that one of her tax write-offs from more prosperous times was the ownership of prizefighter Kid Natural (Ryan O'Neal). Kid Natural is now a driving instructor who wants nothing to do with boxing, but Hillary is determined to resurrect the Kid's less-than-spectacular boxing career.(AMG) RICHARD STEELE.

 

***

 

0

468

DVD-677

MOVIE

SPLIT DECISIONS - Gene Hackmen (Drama) (95min) (1988)

This family drama centers on an Irish brood in which the father and his two sons work as prizefighters. Both the boys are quite talented, but each has chosen a dramatically different means of exploiting their talent. With help from his father, the youngest boy is working for the Olympics. The eldest has involved himself with corrupt promoters. This naturally creates considerable conflict within the family ranks. (AMG)

 

***

 

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469

DVD-687

MOVIE

BODY AND SOUL - Leon Isaac Kennedy (Drama) (113min) (1981)

A medical student decides to enter the world of boxing and dives into a life of superficial values and corruption in this remake of the 1947 classic. (AMG)

 

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470

DVD-680

MOVIE

THE LAST FIGHT - Ruben Blades (Drama) (86min) (1983)

Ruben Blades, playing a chronic gambler who turns to prizefighting to pay off his debts. He rises to the top of the pugilistic world, disregarding the warnings of his doctor and the admonitions of his girlfriend. He then meets his match in the form of real-life boxer Salvador Sanchez (who died in an auto accident not long after this film was completed). Controversial boxing promoter Don King also plays a cameo in this agreeable Rocky wannabe.(AMG) SALVADORE SANCHEZ/ JOSE 'CHEQUI' TORRES

 

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471

DVD-681

MOVIE

LAST MAN STANDING (aka Circle Man)- Vernon G. Wells (Drama) (89min) (1987)

After spending eight years in an insane asylum, Roo (Vernon G. Wells) takes a job in a gym owned by Napoleon (Michael Copeman). Tormented by memories of shock treatments and inhumane conditions, he channels his pent-up aggression and becomes a bare-knuckled street fighter. He soon goes up against the champ Razor (Real Andrews). Franco Columbo a past Mr Olympia bodybuilder turned actor also in film!(AMG)

 

***

 

0

472

DVD-682

MOVIE

ANY WHICH WAY YOU CAN - Clint Eastwood (Comedy) (116min) (1980)

This sequel to Every Which Way But Loose finds Philo Beddoe (Clint Eastwood) on the road, orangutan companion Clyde in tow, as he makes his way as a bare-knuckle fighter. The action begins with Philo punching out a new victim while Clyde relieves himself on the seat of a police car, setting the tone for the rest of the story. Bare knuckle fightin at its best!(AMG)

 

***

 

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473

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MOVIE

PENITENTIARY - Leon Isaac Kennedy (Drama) (99min) (1979)

Jailhouse boxing! An innocent man must fight to survive when he's wrongfully imprisoned in this gritty urban drama. Forced to defend himself in prison even though he hates violence, Too Sweet displays a genuine talent for fighting, and is persuaded to take part in the prison boxing tournament, where he could win a night with a woman or even his freedom.Penitentiary was the first starring vehicle for former disc jockey and future evangelist Leon Isaac Kennedy. (AMG)

 

***

 

0

474

DVD-688

MOVIE

THE GREAT WHITE HYPE - Samuel L. Jackson (Comedy) (90min) (1996)

Boxing is more than just a sport -- it's also a business and a con game in this satirical comedy. Rev. Fred Sultan (Samuel L. Jackson) is a shrewd boxing promoter and manager whose meal ticket is heavyweight champion James "The Grim Reaper" Roper (Damon Wayans), a fighter whose skill and confidence significantly outstrips his intelligence. (AMG)FERDIE PACHECO/RICHARD STEELE/BERT SUGAR.

 

***

 

0

475

DVD-689

AMATEUR

U.S. National Championships 1997

 

 

 

 

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476

DVD-690

MOVIE

STREET HERO - Vince Colosimo (Drama) (102min) (1984)

In this complex teen movie, Vinnie (Vince Colosimo) is a young man whose life is an uphill battle: he is an outcast at school because he cannot get along with either teachers or students, he is a local courier for Mafia-boss Ciccio at night and, when not so occupied, spends his time practicing boxing at the gym.(AMG)

 

***

 

0

477

DVD-691

MOVIE

BUSTED UP -Paul Coufos (Drama) (93min) (1986)

Prolific actor-stuntman Conrad Palmisano directed this average action-thriller about the owner of an inner-city gym. Earl (Paul Coufos) happens to also be a skilled fighter, and when he is pressured by real-estate developers to close the gym, he fights in order to save it. (AMG)

 

***

 

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478

DVD-692

MOVIE

PENITENTIARY III - Leon Isaac Kennedy (Drama) (91min) (1987)

The third entry in the violent cycle of prison dramas has street-kid turned prizefighter 'Too Sweet' back in the slammer again. Because he is such a great fighter, he finds himself caught in the uncomfortable position of having to choose whether to fight for the warden or for the crook who rules the inmates. (AMG)

 

**

 

0

479

DVD-693

PRE FIGHT

HBO special pre fight show - Oscar De La Hoya vs Pernell Whittaker (30min)

Also includes Fox sports pre fight special of De La Hoya vs Whittaker (30min)

 

 

04/01/1997

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480

DVD-695a

MOVIE

FREEDOM ROAD - Muhammad Ali (Drama) (186min) (1979) (Pt 1 of 2)

Muhammad Ali made his TV-movie dramatic debut in this adaptation of Howard Fast's novel Freedom Road. Though some of the names are changed, the story concerns the true-life efforts of senators Charles Sumner and Thaddeus Stevens to bring political order and racial equality to the post-Civil War South. Ali is cast as Gideon Jackson, an ex-slave who is elected to the U.S. senate during the Reconstruction Era. (AMG) MUHAMMAD ALI. PT 1 OF 2 SEE DVD-696b

non-boxing

***

 

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481

DVD-696b

MOVIE

FREEDOM ROAD - Muhammad Ali (Drama) (186min) (1979) (Pt 2 of 2)

Muhammad Ali made his TV-movie dramatic debut in this adaptation of Howard Fast's novel Freedom Road. Though some of the names are changed, the story concerns the true-life efforts of senators Charles Sumner and Thaddeus Stevens to bring political order and racial equality to the post-Civil War South. Ali is cast as Gideon Jackson, an ex-slave who is elected to the U.S. senate during the Reconstruction Era. (AMG) MUHAMMAD ALI. PT 2 OF 2 SEE DVD-695a

non-boxing

***

 

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482

DVD-697

MOVIE

EVERY WHICH WAY BUT LOOSE - Clint Eastwood (Drama/Comedy) (119min) (1978)

Eastwood plays Philo Beddoe, a bare-knuckle boxer who travels from fight to fight in a beat-up truck, accompanied by his "pal" Clyde, a orangutan with a mean right hook, and his human buddy Orville (Geoffrey Lewis). During a stopover, Philo meets and falls in love with would-be country & western singer Lynn Halsey-Taylor (Sondra Locke). (AMG)

 

**

 

0

483

DVD-698

PRE FIGHT

Azumah Nelson vs Gennaro Hernandez pre fight interviews

 

 

 

 

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484

DVD-699

MOVIE

RIPPED OFF (aka The Boxer/aka Counter Punch/aka Un uomo dalla pelle dura)- Robert Blake (Drama) (72min) (1971)

Blake plays a young boxer, accused of murdering his crooked manager. Escaping from detective Borgnine, Blake sets about to uncover the real killer on his own. Expect a lot of heavy duty fisticuffs, with Blake doing most of his own stunt work. (AMG)

 

***

 

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485

DVD-700

MOVIE

THE PRIZEFIGHTER - Tim Conway (Comedy) (99min) (1979)

Comedy and boxing! Tim Conway as woeful boxer Bags and Don Knotts as his dim-witted sidekick Shake are out to save a gym and do the impossible in this predictable, cliched comedy from director Michael Preece. The setting is the 1930s and Bags is trying to make it as a boxer.(AMG)

 

***

 

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486

DVD-701

MOVIE

HEART - Steve Buscemi (Drama) (93min) (1987)

A punch-drunk pugilist is set up as meat for a young boxer in this routine mat melodrama. The highlight of the film is the performance of Steve Buscemi as the oily, mob-connected fight promoter Nicky. Eddie (Brad Davis) is the addle-brained boxer Nicky hangs out to dry for quick money. (AMG)

 

***

 

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487

DVD-702

DOCUMENTARY

Broken Noses - Andy Minsker (75min) (1987)

Bruce Webber directed this b/w film about the life of an amateur boxer! This documentary follows former Golden Gloves boxing champion Andy Minsker as he trains hopeful pugilists at the Mount Scott boxing club in Portland, Oregon. Those hoping to master the gentle art receive guidance and philosophical insight from the colorful Minsker. (AMG)

 

***

 

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488

DVD-702

TELEVISION

The Tonite Show with Jay Leno - Guest Oscar De La Hoya (10min)

 

 

***

04/08/1997

0

489

DVD-703

SPECIAL

Harlem Globetrotters retrospect (1997)

Long time entertaining basketball wizards display their trick shots and passing magic!

 

***

 

0

490

DVD-703

MOVIE

HONEYBOY - Erik Estrada (Drama) (100min) (1982)

Erik Estrada stars as an aspiring boxer determined to rise out of the poverty and obscurity of barrio life. (AMG) SUGAR RAY ROBINSON..

 

***

 

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491

DVD-705

MOVIE

FLESH AND BLOOD (aka The Heavyweight) Tom Berenger (Drama) (200min) (1979)

Adapted from the novel by Pete Hamill, Flesh and Blood stars (Tom Berenger) as Bobby Fallon, a street punk who develops into a topnotch boxer while in prison. Upon his release, Bobby is taken under the wing of manager (John Cassavetes). (AMG)

 

***

 

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492

DVD-709

MOVIE

PENITENTIARY II - Leon Isaac Kennedy (Drama) (103min) (1982)

A former prison inmate finds he can't leave his violent past behind in this sequel to the cult favorite Penitentiary. After earning his parole by winning the prison boxing tournament, Martel "Too Sweet" Gordone is tired of fighting and wants to move on to a more peaceful life, but as a condition of his release, he has to work for Handler Cunningham, a boxing promoter who also runs a gym in Los Angeles. (AMG) ARCHIE MOORE.

 

***

 

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493

DVD-711

MOVIE

INDIO - Marvin Hagler (Action) (94min) (1990)

"Indio", a half-Indian ex-Marine, fights to save the rainforest against the forces of a mega corporation that is trying to destroy it to make money, headed by a former US Army colonel. (IMDB) MARVIN HAGLER.

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***

 

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494

DVD-712

MOVIE

INDIO II :THE REVOLT- Marvin Hagler (Action) (95min) (1992)

A corporation building a highway through the rainforest hires a gang of mercenaries to get rid of the local Indians, who don't want the highway built through their lands. The mercenaries resort to murder, massacres and enslavement to rid the company of its Indian problem. Sgt. Irons, a former Marine NCO, helps to unite the jungle tribes and leads them in their fight to protect their homes and their families. (IMDB) MARVIN HAGLER.

non-boxing

***

 

0

495

DVD-713

MIX

Howard Stern show - 'When We Were Kings' gala premier with prank interviewer "Stuttering John" 3/1997

Also includes Evander Holyfield vs Mike Tyson II postponement news (Newsportalk) from 5/3/97 to 6/23/97

 

 

 

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496

DVD-713

DOCUMENTARY

Arts and Entertainment Biography Special - Muhammad Ali (1hr) (4/1997)

Boxer, philanthropist, social activist. Born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. on January 17, 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky. Once one of the top American boxers, Muhammad Ali has shown that he is not afraid of any fight—inside or outside the ring. Growing up in the segregated South, Ali experienced firsthand the prejudice and discrimination that African-Americans faced during this era. At the age of 12, Ali discovered his talent for boxing through an odd twist of fate. His bike was stolen, and Ali told a police officer, Joe Martin, that he wanted to beat up the thief. "Well, you better learn how to fight before you start challenging people," Martin reportedly told him at the time. In addition to being a police officer, Martin also trained young boxers at a local gym. Ali started working with Martin to learn how to box, and soon began his boxing career. In his first amateur bout in 1954, he won the fight by split decision. Ali went on to win the 1956 Golden Gloves Championship for novices in the light heavyweight class. Three years later, he won the Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions and the Amateur Athletic Union's national title for the light-heavyweight division. In 1960, Ali won a spot on the U.S. Olympic Boxing Team. He traveled to Rome, Italy, to compete. At 6 feet 3 inches tall, Ali was an imposing figure in the ring. He was known for his footwork, and for possessing a powerful jab. After winning his first three bouts, Ali then defeated Zbigniew Pietrzkowski from Poland to win the gold medal. After his Olympic victory, Ali was heralded as an American hero. He soon turned professional with the backing of the Louisville Sponsoring Group. During the 1960s Ali seemed unstoppable, winning all of his bouts with majority of them being by knockouts. He took out British heavyweight champion Henry Cooper in 1963 and then knocked out Sonny Liston in 1964 to become the heavyweight champion of the world. Often referring to himself as "the greatest," Ali was not afraid to sing his own praises. He was known for boasting about his skills before a fight and for his colorful descriptions and phrases. In one of his more famously quoted descriptions, Ali told reporters that he could "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee" in the boxing ring.

A&E

***

 

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497

DVD-715

MOVIE

EACH DAWN I DIE -James Cagney (Drama) (92min) (1939)

Cagney plays Frank Ross, an innocent newspaperman who is railroaded into prison by a corrupt district attorney. In prison, he meets hardened-con Stacey (George Raft). Frank, at first, doesn't want to associate with Stacey and the other prisoners, but trapped in the hellhole prison, he more and more turns into a bitter con. (AMG) MAXIE 'SLAPSIE' ROSENBLOOM plays 'Fargo Red'.

non-boxing

***

 

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498

DVD-716

MOVIE

GREAT GUY - James Cagney (Drama) (50min) (1937)

After retiring from a boxing career, Johnny Cave (James Cagney) accepts an appointment to serve as head of the Bureau of Weights and Measures. However, when he discovers that his organization is full of corruption and lies, he sets out to uncover the scam, much to the dismay of his girlfriend, Janet (Mae Clarke), and his underhanded coworkers. (AMG)

 

***

 

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499

DVD-717

MOVIE

THE STING II - Jackie Gleason (Comedy) (102min) (1983)

This sequel to The Sting (1973) is tarnished by comparisons to its predecessor. Jackie Gleason fills the shoes of Paul Newman as Harry Gondorff and Mac Davis slips into the Robert Redford role of Johnny Hooker, two con men pals whose latest "sting" involves Hooker pretending to be a down on his luck boxer. Their goal is the fixing of a prizefight, which will rook a tacky nightclub owner (Karl Malden) out of a fortune while simultaneously getting revenge on their old nemesis, Doyle Lonnegan (Oliver Reed). (AMG) MARTY DENKIN.

 

***

 

0

500

DVD-718

MIX

Howard Stern show- Guest Buster Douglas 6/1996 (30min)

ABC Sports special - Muhammad Ali vs Sonny Liston I retrospect hi lite rds 4/1997 (10min) / ABC Sports -Pernell Whittaker vs Oscar De La Hoya pre fight interviews and post fight clips 4/12/1997!

 

 

 

0

501

DVD-719

MOVIE

THUNDERGROUND (aka Boxcar Blues) - Jesse Ventura (Drama) (92min) (1989)

In this actioner, a fighter teams up with a female con artist, who wants to use him to improve her lot. They head for New Orleans and begin arranging an illegal "no-holds-barred" bare knuckle fight to the death with the champion.(AMG) DONNY LALONDE.

 

***

 

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502

DVD-720

MOVIE

MOVIE MOVIE - Harry Hamlin (Comedy) (107min) (1978)

This spoof of a "typical" double-feature bill of the 1930s is introduced by George Burns, who explains that we're about to see two classic films produced by the legendary Warren Brothers. The first, "Dynamite Fists," is a black-and-white takeoff of such boxing dramas as Golden Boy. Harry Hamlin plays a John Garfield-like pugilist who is brought along by a tough-but-lovable fight promoter George C. Scott. Nasty gangster Eli Wallach attempts to compromise Hamlin by offering him the delectable Trish VanDevere, but Hamlin proves loyal to Scott. When Scott is killed by Wallach, Hamlin vows to become an attorney and bring the murderer to justice. (AMG)

 

***

 

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503

DVD-722

MOVIE

TIME BOMB - Michael Biehn (Thriller) (96min) (1990)

When someone tries to murder watchmaker Eddy Kay, the incident triggers a barrage of nightmares and flashbacks into a past that isn't his own. Fearing for his sanity, Eddy contacts psychiatrist Dr. Anna Nolmar for help. Anna thinks he's hallucinating until another attack proves the dangers are all too real. The two of them go on the run, trying to discover the truth about Eddie's past and true identity before it kills them. (IMDB) RAY MANCINI/CARLOS PALOMINO.

non-boxing

***

 

0

504

DVD-723

MOVIE

RAW NERVE - Glen Ford (Thriller) (91min) (1991)

When, during a rash of grotesque shotgun murders, a young race car driver goes to the police claiming that he's been having dreams about the killer, he gets locked up as the suspect. A lady reporter falls in love with the suspect and sets out prove his innocence and find the real killer. A rogue biker who accosts the reporter and kidnaps her is thought to be the killer in question so after he's slaughtered in a shoot-out, they figure they've solved the shotgun slayings. But have they? (AMG) RANDALL 'TEX' COBB.

non boxing

***

 

0

505

DVD-724

MOVIE

MANDINGO - James Mason (Drama) (126min) (1975)

Richard Fleischer directed this lurid historical drama based on the novel by Kyle Onstott. The story begins on a run-down plantation lorded over by Warren Maxwell (James Mason) and his son Hammond (Perry King). Hammond travels to New Orleans where he buys a top-of-the-line slave, Mede (Ken Norton), at an auction. Hammond is proud of his purchase, hoping to bring in money by training Mede to fight his other slaves. (AMG) KEN NORTON.

 

***

 

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506

DVD-725

MOVIE

UNCOMMON VALOR - Gene Hackman (Action) (105min) (1983)

Gene Hackman stars as Cal Rhodes, a former Marine Colonel who has been getting the run-around for ten years from the government concerning the disappearance of his son and his buddies - all Marines who enlisted years prior and served in Vietnam. Rhodes' son was last seen in Laos, where he was fighting in the war and captured as a POW. When word gets back to Rhodes that the men may still be alive and held in prison camps, but the government still has the men listed as missing in action, Rhodes decides to take matters into his own hands.(AMG) RANDALL 'TEX' COBB.

non-boxing

***

 

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DVD-726

MOVIE

BLIND FURY - Rutger Hauer (Action) (86min) (1990)

Rutger Hauer plays a blinded Vietnam vet who also happens to be an expert swordsman. Twenty years after the war, Hauer finds himself waist-deep in gangsters when he tries to help the son (Brandon Call) of an old army buddy. (AMG) RANDALL 'TEX' COBB.

non-boxing

***

 

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508

DVD-727

MOVIE

BACKSTREET DREAMS - Brooke Sheilds (Drama) (104min) (1990)

Backstreet Dreams is a contemporary drama of Humanity vs. the Streets. Jason O'Malley plays a New York hoodlum who doesn't trust his wife Sherilyn Fenn as far as he can throw her (and for good reason). The only person O'Malley truly cares for is his autistic son Shane, played by twin children Joseph and John Viezzi. Brooke Shields (who's better than you might think) enters the scene as a PhD candidate who hopes to get through to Shane. (AMG)RAY MANCINI.

non-boxing

***

 

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509

DVD-730

POST FIGHT

Michael Moorer vs Vaughn Bean post fight hi lites

 

 

 

 

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DVD-731

AMATEUR

Police Athletic League center - Ft Myers FL

Amateur boxers from around Florida go head to head for an action packed boxing club showdown.

AMATEUR

***

04/19/1997

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511

DVD-732

MIX

Pernell Whittaker vs Oscar De La Hoya post bout clips

Newsportalk show- Pre bout Pernell Whittaker vs Oscar De La Hoya and interview with Lou Duva / Mike Tyson vs Evander Holyfield postponement news 4/10/1997 - Post bout of Pernell Whittaker vs Oscar De La Hoya (30min) HBO version

 

 

 

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DVD-733

MOVIE

FIGHT FOR THE TITLE - Michael Landon (Drama) (20min) (1957)

This short film lasts only 20 minutes, but is a wonderful film. Michael Landon is shown as many have never seen him, portraying a young man who wanted to be lightweight champion of the world when tragedy strikes in the form of an injury to his head that causes him to live in a dream world. It's 20 short minutes brought tears to my eyes! Any person should enjoy it! Benny Leonard is a great picture of selfless love toward Kid Lombard, Landon's character. Although, perhaps, some of the film may not be medically accurate, those who love a good story should see through to the heart of the matter... that selflessness, love, and truly caring for someone can help them through even the most difficult of times! (IMDB). The real Benny Leonard and champion boxer was not actually in this movie only his name was used and his likeness.

 

***

 

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DVD-734

MOVIE

PALOOKA (aka Palooka the Great Schnozzle) - Jimmy Durante (Comedy) (86min) (1934)

Based on the popular comic strip by Ham Fisher, this fast-paced and funny boxing outing follows the exploits of a boxing manager and the up-and-coming fighter he mentors to. The film is also known as Joe Palooka. (AMG)

 

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