From Rocky to Southpaw, cinema has a massive world of boxers, and here are the 12 best pound-for-pound boxers throughout movie history.
Movie boxers are a dime a dozen, but a few do stand out as some of the best, so here are the 12 best pound-for-pound boxers in sports movies. Boxing has long been one of the most popular sports to feature in movies due to it being more personal, with it focusing on two individuals facing off in the ring. Because of this, boxing has been a staple of sports movies from the beginning of film up to the modern day. All kinds of movie boxers exist in the pop culture ethos, but these 12 are the best.
9 George "The Iceman" Chambers - Undisputed Ving Rhames' George "The Iceman" Chambers is a heavyweight boxing champion that is placed in prison in 2002's Undisputed. Although Chambers ends up losing a prison fight to Monroe "Undisputed" Hutchen, the boxer's record is an impressive 46-0-1, with his fight against Hutchen only being a fluke.
5 Billy "The Great" Hope - Southpaw Billy "The Great" Hope is played by Jake Gyllenhaal in 2015's Southpaw, and he proves to be one of the best. Hope is an undisputed light heavyweight champion that dispatches several tough fighters throughout the film, although he barely scrapes by some of the time. At the start of the film, Billy Hope has a record of 42-0, with him beating some of the toughest opponents in the game.
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