As the film “The Featherweight,” about the life of boxing great Willie Pep, enters wide release, this week a different BoxingScene contributor will reflect on a boxing biopic that resonates with them.

Jim Braddock (Russell Crowe) steps back into the ring against Lasky (Art Binkowski), unleashing years of frustration in a single brutal round. It’s not just a win—it’s a message that Braddock’s got ...

Brought out of retirement by manager Joe Gould, James J. Braddock was intended to be the fall guy, a tune-up opponent for John “Corn” Griffin before Griffin met the world heavyweight champion, Max ...

As Depression-era sports stories go, Seabiscuit is looking better all the time. Though terminally obvious, it was at least willing to take a stand on behalf of New Deal policies. Ron Howard’s ...

"Cinderella Man," the underdog drama starring Russell Crowe as a Depression-era boxer, punched through with the top honor of the Phoenix Film Critics Society's sixth annual awards, earning recognition ...

During the Great Depression, ex-boxer James J. Braddock (Russell Crowe) works as a day laborer until his former manager Joe Gould (Paul Giamatti) offers him a one-time slot against a rising young ...