Boxers As Actors...Jimmy Flint

Autobarn · Post by **Autobarn** » 18 Oct 2006, 16:18

There's a lot of cases of boxers as actors. For example, Two Ton Galento as a hood in ON THE WATERFRONT. Eddie Mustafa playing one of Lamotta's opponents in RAGING BULL. Muhammad Ali playing (with?) himself in THE GREATEST. Japanese director Shinya Tsukamoto's brother Koji - an amateur boxer who got seriously beaten up - in TOKY FIST. Former undisputed junior middle champ Koichi Wajima in the same film as a boxing coach.

For me, the most compelling fighter turned actor was JIMMY FLINT. Anyone ever hear of him? He was in that extraordinary documentary called FIGHTERS (directed by Ron Peck). He was also in THE KRAYS. Real malevolent looking bloke. He was in an other film, called FREE SPIRITS, where he had a more substantial role as a struggling boxer.

But has anyone seen REAL MONEY? I want to get hold of this. Mark Tibbs is in it, as well. Some kind of boxing/gangster drama.

MightyWarrior · Post by **MightyWarrior** » 19 Oct 2006, 06:05

Jimmy Flint - AKA the Wapping Assassin - was a much feared puncher with a real mean streak. Most of his opponents were left out cold.

I hear he's a excellent actor these days. That film is a TV movie and rights are held by the BFI. They're pretty helpful there, and if you phone them up and speak to rights & info dept, they might tell you which tv station is going to screen it.

Wales · Post by **Wales** » 19 Oct 2006, 06:22

Been mentioned a million times before, Gary Stretch in dead mans shoes. Very good, very good.

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 19 Oct 2006, 06:27

viciousmaussa wrote:There's a lot of cases of boxers as actors. For example, Two Ton Galento as a hood in ON THE WATERFRONT. Eddie Mustafa playing one of Lamotta's opponents in RAGING BULL. Muhammad Ali playing (with?) himself in THE GREATEST. Japanese director Shinya Tsukamoto's brother Koji - an amateur boxer who got seriously beaten up - in TOKY FIST. Former undisputed junior middle champ Koichi Wajima in the same film as a boxing coach.

For me, the most compelling fighter turned actor was JIMMY FLINT. Anyone ever hear of him? He was in that extraordinary documentary called FIGHTERS (directed by Ron Peck). He was also in THE KRAYS. Real malevolent looking bloke. He was in an other film, called FREE SPIRITS, where he had a more substantial role as a struggling boxer.

But has anyone seen REAL MONEY? I want to get hold of this. Mark Tibbs is in it, as well. Some kind of boxing/gangster drama.

Real Money is FANTASTIC film, apparently the plot was developed by the actors, most of whom were boxing people. Jimmy Flint is superb in it a real natural I thought, and it's a shame that the film didn't get more exposure. It was shown really late at night on channel 4 when I saw it.

Autobarn · Post by **Autobarn** » 19 Oct 2006, 06:29

MightyWarrior wrote:Jimmy Flint - AKA the Wapping Assassin - was a much feared puncher with a real mean streak. Most of his opponents were left out cold.

I hear he's a excellent actor these days. That film is a TV movie and rights are held by the BFI. They're pretty helpful there, and if you phone them up and speak to rights & info dept, they might tell you which tv station is going to screen it.

Thanks for the info mate, I'm glad someone replied to this. He's a compelling person onscreen, is Flint. I'm hoping the BFI bring out these films on DVD - they also have the rights to FIGHTERS (docu with Flint, Kaylor, Bradley Stone, Mark Tibbs). FIGHTERS was given a substandard review in BM in the mid '90s, but Harry Mullan gave it its dues in the once great BOXING NEWS!

Deserter · Post by **Deserter** » 19 Oct 2006, 06:29

Fighters was a great documentary, though hard to watch now because of the Bradley Stone footage.
Flint does come across as one incredibly mean/hard man...

Autobarn · Post by **Autobarn** » 19 Oct 2006, 06:57

jamesmcdonnell wrote:
viciousmaussa wrote:There's a lot of cases of boxers as actors. For example, Two Ton Galento as a hood in ON THE WATERFRONT. Eddie Mustafa playing one of Lamotta's opponents in RAGING BULL. Muhammad Ali playing (with?) himself in THE GREATEST. Japanese director Shinya Tsukamoto's brother Koji - an amateur boxer who got seriously beaten up - in TOKY FIST. Former undisputed junior middle champ Koichi Wajima in the same film as a boxing coach.

For me, the most compelling fighter turned actor was JIMMY FLINT. Anyone ever hear of him? He was in that extraordinary documentary called FIGHTERS (directed by Ron Peck). He was also in THE KRAYS. Real malevolent looking bloke. He was in an other film, called FREE SPIRITS, where he had a more substantial role as a struggling boxer.

But has anyone seen REAL MONEY? I want to get hold of this. Mark Tibbs is in it, as well. Some kind of boxing/gangster drama.
Real Money is FANTASTIC film, apparently the plot was developed by the actors, most of whom were boxing people. Jimmy Flint is superb in it a real natural I thought, and it's a shame that the film didn't get more exposure. It was shown really late at night on channel 4 when I saw it.

Have you got a copy, James? I might be able to trade you something good for it.

MightyWarrior · Post by **MightyWarrior** » 26 Oct 2006, 12:44

Randall "Tex" Cobb in Raising Arizona was good

Nels · Post by **Nels** » 26 Oct 2006, 13:31

Tex Cobb in "Raising Arizona" frigging rules, doesn't he?

Also, wasn't Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom a character/support actor in some '30s film noirs?

mrbassie · Post by **mrbassie** » 26 Oct 2006, 14:33

there's a fil called cauliflower cupids with LaMotta and Basilio (I think) and a few others, anybody ever seen it?

john2345 · Post by **john2345** » 27 Oct 2006, 04:11

I saw Abe Simon in "Never Love a Stranger" a few weeks back...as you might imagine he played a "mob heavy"

Saw "Dead Man's Shoes" the other night, Gary Stretch was good in that.

J

Old bones Ian · Post by **Old bones Ian** » 27 Oct 2006, 04:22

Has anyone seen the films Marvin Hagler starred in?
Also one of his old opponents Vito Antuofermo was in Godfather III, which by the way is one of the most boring and tedious films ever!!

Autobarn · Post by **Autobarn** » 27 Oct 2006, 04:25

topper123 wrote:Has anyone seen the films Marvin Hagler starred in?
Also one of his old opponents Vito Antuofermo was in Godfather III, which by the way is one of the most boring and tedious films ever!!

I didn't mind GODFATHER 3. Very slow, sober, melancholy film experience, but then it should be with the theme of Corleone losing his grip/family.

Hagler was in some Italian action movies in the '80s/90s. INDIO and INDIO 2. Not seen them, however.

MightyWarrior · Post by **MightyWarrior** » 27 Oct 2006, 06:15

By all accounts the Italian films Hagler has starred in are your typical Italian-Rambo choppy socky shlock, featuring the Bald One running around jungles with a machine gun and blowing away various bad guys for 2 hours or so.

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 27 Oct 2006, 06:29

john2345 wrote:I saw Abe Simon in "Never Love a Stranger" a few weeks back...as you might imagine he played a "mob heavy"

Saw "Dead Man's Shoes" the other night, Gary Stretch was good in that.

J

Stretch is pretty convincing as the loonie small town thug. Paddy Considine as usual is very convincing as a complete loon. Does he ever play anything else?

Old bones Ian · Post by **Old bones Ian** » 13 Feb 2007, 17:41

saw this if anyone wants to try and get a copy of 'Fighters'

http://www.moviemail-online.co.uk/films/6942/Fighters/

and this for 'Real Money'

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/search?keywo ... adeuken-21

E · Post by E » 13 Feb 2007, 17:48

Nels wrote:Tex Cobb in "Raising Arizona" frigging rules, doesn't he?

Also, wasn't Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom a character/support actor in some '30s film noirs?

tex cobb is in Ace VEntura, Fletch Lives and some TV series too

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002012/

knockout · Post by **knockout** » 13 Feb 2007, 19:23

Despite his ruthless streak as an amateur, Jimmy Flint is a lovely man. Used to be down the Peacock a lot

Cobb is in one of the Police academy films as well... number 4 i think, which also features a young Tony Hawk

Mickey Hughes (commonwealth light middle champ) also plays Brad pitts friend in Snatch. Also feat Scott Welch.

:-)

E · Post by E » 13 Feb 2007, 19:51

knockout wrote:
Mickey Hughes (commonwealth light middle champ) also plays Brad pitts friend in Snatch. Also feat Scott Welch.

:-)

Scott Dixon was Pitt's body double...also Adam FOgerty (Gorgeous George) and MIckey cantwell were in Snatch.

Old bones Ian · Post by **Old bones Ian** » 14 Feb 2007, 05:09

There was a documentry a few years ago about Wayne McCullough , it followed him for a couple of years, when he moved to America and up to his title win in Japan i think.
It was called 'Down the Street of Dreams'

Also check out 'Undefeated' its a film by John Leguizamo, who directs, acts and wrote it. has some boxers in it as well including Michael Olajide Jr.

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