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Couch might be good, different angle

boxingknockout wrote:

Jackson328 wrote:Curtis Woodhouse

It would be some dreadful low budget cliche production. No way. It's not even that great a story. Bullying some internet poster is hardly a worthwhile topic. .

Fair enough, I just love an 'underdog realising a dream' type of story. I think it depends on whether you like the main character or not, I followed Curtis' story and was delighted when he finally won the British title. If the betting story is true then even better! I agree its not exactly Hollywood blockbuster material but it was still a story that warmed my heart.

I recently watched the Tapia documentary and thought that was very good. I remember seeing the trailer for 'Gomez' and thinking it looked promising, was disappointed it never actually came out.

One of the best boxing books I've read was 'The Killings Of Stanley Ketchel' and I'd love to see that on the big screen if they could get the characters right, the Michigan Assassin had a very colourful life indeed!

Gnome wrote:Eckhard Dagge
http://boxrec.com/media/index.php?title=Human:11423
In Germany he is famous for his quote:

Viele Weltmeister sind Alkoholer geworden, aber ich bin der einziger Alkoholiker der Weltmeister wurde.

In English:

Many world champions became alcoholics, but I am the only alcoholic that became a world champion.

That’s a great quote that is. Noone knows if it’s true, but who cares, it won’t be far off
Never heard of him petsonally, but like his style.
The great Scottish boxer, Benny Lynch, was an alcoholic, killed him young...although I don’t think he was an alcoholic before he was Champion.

Paul Sykes

jaymitch81 wrote:Paul Sykes

Was a docu about him a few years ago I think, followed him coming out of prison as I remember

Jackson328 wrote:

jaymitch81 wrote:Paul Sykes

Was a docu about him a few years ago I think, followed him coming out of prison as I remember

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J1qZPD4RD4

Thats the one, cheers

Bruno was interviewed before the Haye/Bellew fight, in addition to him referring to Bellew calling Haye Spongebob Squarepants, he said that he's working on a film of his life. No idea who with.

Jeff Harding is a bit of an enigma, his life could be interesting as a film.

Nearly finished Sugar Ray Leonard's autobiography it's an excellent read

Jiro Watanabe. World Champion and Yakuza assassin. Some life he's had!

Tomasino wrote:Jiro Watanabe. World Champion and Yakuza assassin. Some life he's had!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T5eK6JlKQMQ

Naandrew wrote:

Tomasino wrote:Jiro Watanabe. World Champion and Yakuza assassin. Some life he's had!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T5eK6JlKQMQ

Not seen that mate, thanks

Tommy Morrison

Kit wrote:Edwin Valero, all those first round KO's, world champion, motorcycle accident and brain injury, the president's poster boy, drug and alcohol problems, tragic murder of his wife and suicide in his prime.

THIS.

EdwinValero wrote:

Kit wrote:Edwin Valero, all those first round KO's, world champion, motorcycle accident and brain injury, the president's poster boy, drug and alcohol problems, tragic murder of his wife and suicide in his prime.

THIS.

Biased!

Boxerbeetle wrote:A proper Muhammad Ali film could be so good, his life was just unbelievable.

But films about him are always so fvcking dull.

The problem is there's so much archive footage, it's pointless recreating the story. No actor can match his charisma, no fight choreography can match the real thing. No matter how many bucks you throw at it, it will always seem a pale imitation.

Jackson328 wrote:

boxingknockout wrote:

Jackson328 wrote:Curtis Woodhouse

It would be some dreadful low budget cliche production. No way. It's not even that great a story. Bullying some internet poster is hardly a worthwhile topic. .

Fair enough, I just love an 'underdog realising a dream' type of story. I think it depends on whether you like the main character or not, I followed Curtis' story and was delighted when he finally won the British title. If the betting story is true then even better! I agree its not exactly Hollywood blockbuster material but it was still a story that warmed my heart.

I recently watched the Tapia documentary and thought that was very good. I remember seeing the trailer for 'Gomez' and thinking it looked promising, was disappointed it never actually came out.

One of the best boxing books I've read was 'The Killings Of Stanley Ketchel' and I'd love to see that on the big screen if they could get the characters right, the Michigan Assassin had a very colourful life indeed!

Yeah I'd love to see something about the old-school fighters. Something that really recreates that period. Reading the Tommy Farr biography felt like travelling back in time to a lost era. Recreating his pit fights on screen, the old boxing booths, all the way through to his world title fight with Joe Louis - now that would also be something.

Dixonian wrote:

Boxerbeetle wrote:A proper Muhammad Ali film could be so good, his life was just unbelievable.

But films about him are always so fvcking dull.

The problem is there's so much archive footage, it's pointless recreating the story. No actor can match his charisma, no fight choreography can match the real thing. No matter how many bucks you throw at it, it will always seem a pale imitation.

It's a great point. For me Ali is still crying out for a documentary similar to the Senna one.

Deserter wrote:

Dixonian wrote:

Boxerbeetle wrote:A proper Muhammad Ali film could be so good, his life was just unbelievable.

But films about him are always so fvcking dull.

The problem is there's so much archive footage, it's pointless recreating the story. No actor can match his charisma, no fight choreography can match the real thing. No matter how many bucks you throw at it, it will always seem a pale imitation.

It's a great point. For me Ali is still crying out for a documentary similar to the Senna one.

Yeah I agree.

Never seen the Paul Sykes documentary before. Christ, he was a right 'ard bastard

There's so much out of ring footage of modern fighters that it would be difficult to hoodwink viewers that they are anything other than regular boring people.

Eamon Magee. Punishment beatings, flooring Hatton, Alcohol, gambling a beating that almost ended his career, WBU title, sons murder. Real roller coater stuff.

Frank/Kellie maloney

Childhood

Brief boxing career

Managing lennox and the Panix years

The Sutherland issues

The David price tears and heart attack

The issues before and after the face lift and sexual reconstructive surgery

The life as Kellie Maloney now.

Naandrew wrote:

Tomasino wrote:Jiro Watanabe. World Champion and Yakuza assassin. Some life he's had!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T5eK6JlKQMQ

Lol, what a load of bolllocks most of that is.

Jackson328 wrote:

boxingknockout wrote:

Jackson328 wrote:Curtis Woodhouse

It would be some dreadful low budget cliche production. No way. It's not even that great a story. Bullying some internet poster is hardly a worthwhile topic. .

Fair enough, I just love an 'underdog realising a dream' type of story. I think it depends on whether you like the main character or not, I followed Curtis' story and was delighted when he finally won the British title. If the betting story is true then even better! I agree its not exactly Hollywood blockbuster material but it was still a story that warmed my heart.

I recently watched the Tapia documentary and thought that was very good. I remember seeing the trailer for 'Gomez' and thinking it looked promising, was disappointed it never actually came out.

One of the best boxing books I've read was 'The Killings Of Stanley Ketchel' and I'd love to see that on the big screen if they could get the characters right, the Michigan Assassin had a very colourful life indeed!

I love that book and think that would be a great film.

Also Terry Downes. London boy goes to America after the war because his dancer sister loses an arm in an accident. Joins the marines, loads of adventures then comes back to England. Hyped up prospect. Loads of setbacks. Eventually wins a world title.