Is it just me, or do boxing movies hit harder than the sport itself?
A Total Film writer on why a cinema seat is better than a ringside one...
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Most sporting films can’t hope to match the appeal of the thing itself – football being the most obvious example. But while the best boxing movies are unmissable, it’s increasingly hard to justify the sport’s existence at all. Paying people to hurt each other is unconscionable and watching the process panders to our very worst instincts.
The films, however, are often fabulous, and have done much to elevate the art form. Dating back to 1894 …
