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April 1891 •

Experimental film fragment made with the Edison-Dickson-Heise experimental horizontal-feed kinetograph camera and viewer, using 3/4-inch wide film.

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

September 2004 •English

The story of Jack Johnson, the first African American Heavyweight boxing champion.

Hurricane

Invalid date •English

Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter - A feature documentary on the legendary black fighter who overcame his life sentence as a triple racist murderer, freed others wrongly convicted, and put his cause on the front burner. When he was given a medical death sentence that he couldn't escape, he told us his story of how he did it and why we are on a last road trip with him to his spiritual home in KKK country-rural Georgia.

Undisputed

December 2024 •English

A behind-the-scenes documentary detailing the biggest night in heavyweight boxing for a generation; Oleksandr Usyk & Tyson Fury’s first meet.

Juan Francisco Estrada vs. Roman 'Chocolatito' Gonzalez III

December 2022 •English

Estrada (43-3, 28 KO) and Chocolatito (51-3, 41 KO) first met way back in 2012, when both were in the 108 lb division. Gonzalez won a decision to retain his WBA title that night, and as he went up the weight classes, Estrada chased behind him, hoping for an eventual rematch. That rematch didn’t come for over eight years, but the two met again in early 2021. In that one, Estrada got a debated split decision nod, retaining the WBA and WBC titles at 115 lbs. Since then, Estrada has given up both belts, though he does have the WBC’s “Franchise” belt.

Gennady Golovkin vs. Grzegorz Proksa

September 2012 •English

Golovkin will defend his middleweight world title against European champion Proksa in the main event Sept. 1 of a "Boxing After Dark" doubleheader on HBO at Turning Stone Casino in Verona, N.Y.

CatFight

September 2006 •English

Twelve top glamour models spent time in Tenerife learning to box in a grueling 'Boxing Boot Camp'. The result of weeks of blood, sweat and a lot of tears was six bouts of boxing as the girls went head-to-head in front of a packed London crowd.

Devin Haney vs. Jorge Linares

May 2021 •English

Devin Haney vs. Jorge Linares was a professional boxing match contested between WBC lightweight champion Devin Haney, and former three-division world champion Jorge Linares. The bout took place at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 29, 2021, with Haney's WBC title on the line.

Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson

February 1993 •English

Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson is a 1993 film made by acclaimed American documentary filmmaker Barbara Kopple. Though Tyson was in jail serving a sentence for rape, Kopple used existing interviews with the boxer, as well as her own extensive interviews with those closest to Tyson, to explore the man's history. The film traces Tyson's story from his troubled and tumultuous upbringing, through his rapid ascendancy in the ranks of the boxing world and his subsequent struggle with the trappings of fame. Fallen Champ earned Barbara Kopple a Directors Guild of America award as Best Documentary Director of 1993.

Oscar de la Hoya vs. Julio César Chávez II

September 1998 •English

Billed as "Ultimate Revenge", on September 18, 1998 for the WBC and lineal welterweight championships.

Shadow Boxing

December 2024 •English

By delving into the life of the girl behind the fighter, Shadow Boxing illuminates the heart of a true warrior, showcasing her courage and resilience long before she enters the ring.

Es geht um Alles

May 2008 •German

Floyd "Money" Mayweather

April 2020 •English

Floyd Mayweather is the man with the perfect boxing record. His career has spanned more than two decades. His nickname is Floyd 'Money' Mayweather for a reason. His bouts make millions upon millions of dollars in PPV revenue. From a simple start in life in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to headlining two of the biggest PPV events of all time. Floyd has proven time and time again that he is money. Whether it's taking on one of the best boxers in the world, Manny Pacquiao or fighting the king of the Octagon, Conor McGregor, Floyd 'Money' Mayweather puts on a show no matter the opponent.

Zhilei Zhang vs. Joe Joyce II

Invalid date •English

Joe Joyce faces Zhilei Zhang in a rematch as he bids to get back on track for a world heavyweight championship fight.

Leo Santa Cruz vs. Carl Frampton

July 2016 •English

Three-division champ and current world featherweight titleholder Leo "El Terremoto" Santa Cruz (32-0-1, 18 KOs) puts his belt on the line against one of the UK's toughest fighters: undefeated Irishman Carl "The Jackal" Frampton (22-0, 14 KOs). Plus, undefeated former two-division champ Mikey Garcia (34-0, 28 KOs) returns to the ring against Elio Rojas (24-2, 14 KOs) and junior middleweights Tony Harrison (23-1, 19 KOs) and Sergey Rabchenko (27-1, 20 KOs) face off in a 12-round eliminator. Live from Brooklyn's Barclays Center.

Boxing Club

November 2012 •Spanish

When We Were Kings

October 1996 •English

It's 1974. Muhammad Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Foreman is ten years younger and the heavyweight champion of the world. Promoter Don King wants to make a name for himself and offers both fighters five million dollars apiece to fight one another, and when they accept, King has only to come up with the money. He finds a willing backer in Mobutu Sese Suko, the dictator of Zaire, and the "Rumble in the Jungle" is set, including a musical festival featuring some of America's top black performers, like James Brown and B.B. King.

One Night in Millstreet

April 2024 •English

A prizefight between underdog Steve 'The Celtic Warrior' Collins and champion Chris 'Simply the Best' Eubank grips and encapsulates an entire nation as it emerges from depression towards previously unimagined prosperity.

Counterpunch

June 2017 •English

As boxing's popularity wanes, three fighters at different stages of their career make sacrifices to pursue their dreams of becoming champions.

Urtain, King of the Mountains

January 1969 •Spanish

A humorous visit to the turbulent world of the controversial Spanish boxer José Manuel Urtain.