Sentences with phrase «as a boxer who»

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The first trailer has arrived for director Antoine Fuqua's «Southpaw,» a drama that stars Jake Gyllenhaal as a boxer who sets off on the road to redemption after losing everything.

Not exact matches

Stephen S. Sawyer's art depicting a heavily muscled Jesus as a boxer in the ring, or with a tattoo also offends some Christians, at least the ones who see Jesus as having been meek and non-violent.

Another defending champion who won was 156 - pounder Rick Weil, a sophomore from Huntington Beach, Calif., who 147 - pounder Tiko Crofoot says is «head and shoulders above the rest of us as a boxer.»

There were lots of people like that on his way to the top, the first as forgettable as the last, people who look at a boxer and see not something to become, to aspire to be, but see only what they themselves are not, something not to work toward in the gym, but to take a piece of if they get the chance.

Floyds a 40 - something boxer who wasn't noted for his power in his prime, let alone as a retiree with badly damaged hands.

As Charlie had pointed out in his promotional videos, «I'm not your typical boxer who's gonna spar and go home and have a protein shake and take a nap.

The fact that he did so well and even made it competitive for a while against the best boxer in a generation as someone who had never fought a professional boxing match again shows how special this guy really is.

2) If Ronda gets her hands on anyone in the division she can finish the fight 3) She has incredible power, TKO's an Olympic medalist in the clinch with a knee and knocking out Betch with one punch 4) With her judo skill set she doesn't need to become a master boxer but learn how to stay behind a jab to move her opponents around the ring until she can get a hold of them 5) With her skill set being in high body control her boxing doesn't need to be as good as someone who needs to set up a double leg.

As a boxer, Honeyghan looks to America for inspiration — he frequently trains in the U.S. before major fights, and his best friend is Buster Drayton, the IBF junior middleweight champion, who lives in Philadelphia.

Although scientists have long suspected that RHI caused brain damage, especially in boxers, a 2010 study of high school football players by researchers at Purdue University [1,13] was the first to identify a completely unexpected and previously unknown category of players who, though they displayed no clinically - observable signs of concussion, were found to have measurable impairment of neurocognitive function (primarily visual working memory) on computerized neurocognitive tests, as well as altered activation in neurophysiologic function on sophisticated brain imaging tests (fMRI).

As quick to fire off a barbed tweet as he is with a parliamentary put down, in recent years Bryant has fallen out with both the singer James Blunt — who labelled the then shadow arts minister a «classist gimp» after Bryant suggested his music career had benefited from a wealthy background - and the boxer Tyson FurAs quick to fire off a barbed tweet as he is with a parliamentary put down, in recent years Bryant has fallen out with both the singer James Blunt — who labelled the then shadow arts minister a «classist gimp» after Bryant suggested his music career had benefited from a wealthy background - and the boxer Tyson Furas he is with a parliamentary put down, in recent years Bryant has fallen out with both the singer James Blunt — who labelled the then shadow arts minister a «classist gimp» after Bryant suggested his music career had benefited from a wealthy background - and the boxer Tyson Fury.

He stressed that, other interesting programme to portray the monarch as a boxer would also be featured by younger boxers who would storm the venue of the event to add colour to the day from far and near.

STATEN ISLAND — A retired boxer and public affairs officer for the Army — who lives in Brooklyn and plans to run as a Democrat — plans to run to unseat Republican Dan Donovan of his congressional seat next year.

The disease was known to occur in people who had experienced repeated hits to the head, such as boxers.

Take boxing as an example, as someone who boxed for many years I can tell you that these exercises are the cornerstone of most boxing conditioning routines and coaches know the benefits that bodyweight exercises can bring to any young boxers ability in the ring.

The study chalks it up as meat is the culprit but neglects to inform everyone those 10 were also boxers who got clocked in the head one too many times.

The reason he gave was that when he had been an amateur boxer there were others who were as good if not better than him.

Although Chris Eubank Jr had said when pressed: Boxing British beauty Jourdan, 25, and 22 - year - old Algeria - born Younes, who formerly trained as a boxer, met at a Met Gala 2015 afterparty in May and recently

Shawn Levy, who directed such lucrative disasters as the Steve Martin remakes of The Pink Panther and Cheaper by the Dozen, has been brought in by Steven Spielberg to make this conflation of The Champ (the 1931 tearjerker about a drunken boxer redeemed by his long - estranged son, Jackie Cooper) and Rollerball, the futuristic action flick built around a violent popular sport.

That story, «Steel,» was about a boxer who poses as a robot in order to fight one, and turned up as a «Twilight Zone» episode starring Lee Marvin.

Hugh Jackman stars as a former boxer who gets into the popular sport of robot boxing in this DreamWorks tale from director Shawn Levy.

Hugh Jackman stars as Charlie Kenton, a retired boxer who has turned to a career of promoting.

On the other hand, to a post-boxing target audience that thinks of boxers as washed - up athletes who make cameos in «Hangover» movies, this is all likely to make sense.

Miles Teller (Whiplash, Divergent) stars as Vinny «The Pazmanian Devil» Pazienza, a local Providence boxer who shot to stardom after winning two world title fights.

For lead actor, dark horse «Biutiful» star Javier Bardem — who portrays a hustler confronting questions about his mortality and morality in the Barcelona - set film — edged strong contenders including «Blue Valentine» heartthrob Ryan Gosling, Robert Duvall's portrayal of a hermit in «Get Low» and Mark Wahlberg's turn as a working - class boxer in «The Fighter.»

Royalty Hightower, who does so much with so little words, is Toni, a 11 - year - old who trains as a boxer at her local rec center.

Robert De Niro and Sylvester Stallone star as two aging boxers who come out of retirement for one final fight.

You would think that would be the main thrust of the story, but it doesn't wallow there in self - pity; instead it shows her embarking on a relationship with a bouncer who moonlights as a bare - knuckled boxer.

Language: English Genre: Drama / Biography MPAA rating: R Director: Martin Scorsese Actors: Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Cathy Moriarty Plot: A middle weight boxer, who is emotionally unstable, rises to the top over time, but takes a tumble as his life continues.

«BLEED FOR THIS» stars Miles Teller (Whiplash, Divergent) as Vinny «The Pazmanian Devil» Pazienza, a boxer from Providence R.I. who shot to stardom after winning two world title fights.

Stallone's script about struggling boxer Rocky Balboa who has the chance of a lifetime — a match against champion Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers in the film)-- was appreciated by United Artists, but it was viewed as a possible vehicle for A-list stars as Robert Redford, Burt Reynolds or James Caan.

And on the boxing, both Jackman and his director were thrilled that Sugar Ray Leonard, widely acknowledged as one of the greatest boxers who ever lived and a five times world champion, was an adviser on set for the fight scenes in Real Steel.

The screenplay was co-written by Cahill and Brit Marling, who also stars in this and co-wrote her other script, Sound of My Voice, as well as Cahill's Boxers and Ballerinas.

You have to give some credit to Jacques Audiard — who's otherwise taking a decisive step back from A Prophet — for going surprisingly easy on the figurative potential of a love story between Stephanie (Marion Cotillard), a whale trainer turned double - amputee after a rough day on the job, and Ali (Bullhead's Matthias Schoenaerts), a brutish security guard and distant father who moonlights as a back - alley boxer.

Most boxing fans know the name Roberto Duran, but for someone who's widely regarded as one of the greatest fighters of all time (in addition to holding titles in four different weight classes, he's the only person to beat Sugar Ray Leonard in his prime), Duran lacks the mainstream recognition of fellow boxers like Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson and even Leonard himself.

Michael is a now - retired boxer (and incidentally shares his name with a real - life Irish Olympic medallist in the same sport) who is employed as a limousine driver around the streets of New York City.

That mythology is reborn here as the story of Rogue (Anna Paquin), a teenaged belle who skips town after a first kiss leaves her boyfriend literally breathless, only to find herself a travelling companion to Logan (smouldering star - on - the - rise Hugh Jackman), an underground boxer with adamantium talons that handily protrude from between his fingers whenever danger is lurking nearby.

After dazzling critics, she stole the hearts of mainstream America in Creed as the hearing impaired musician who's the Adrian 2.0 to Michael B. Jordan's underdog boxer.

Excellent performances bolster this ramshackle tale of a champion boxer trying to make good with his life following the loss of the one thing that always managed to keep him on track, his beloved wife, both orphans who met in foster care as they grew up on the wrong side of the tracks in Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen.

Rising talent Michael B. Jordan — who played the lead in Coogler's debut, Fruitvale Station — stars as boxer Adonis Johnson, son of Apollo Creed, the heavyweight superstar played by Carl Weathers in the first four Rocky movies.

The Tony and Emmy Award - winning actor and the voice of «Star Wars»» Darth Vader earned a lead actor nomination reprising his Broadway triumph in 1970's «The Great White Hope» as a black boxer who keeps winning over white opponents in the years prior to World War I. Three years ago, he earned an honorary Academy Award for «his legacy of consistent excellence and uncommon versatility.»

The photo shows Stallone in character as Rocky Balboa training the grandson of his fellow boxing alumnus, Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers), who was permanently knocked out by Russian boxer Ivan Drago during an exhibition match in «Rocky IV.»

Those who have seen Matteo Garrone's Dogman have expressed no surprise whatsoever that Marcello Donte has won the best actor award for his lead performance as a dog groomer who faces up to a bullying former boxer in a desolate Italian coastal town.

Edgar Ramirez stars as Duran, a Panamanian boxer who defeated Sugar Ray Leonard, only to lose a rematch to him five months later.

Mickey quickly insinuates himself with Ray's broken brothers: Eddie Marsan as broken - down boxer Terry, whose Parkinson's tremors act as an emotional shield as he explores a tentative romance with a nurse (the wonderfully sympathetic Brooke Smith), and Dash Mihok as Bunchy, a pathetic Peter Pan of an overgrown arrested adolescent who's never healed from the psychic trauma of being abused as a child by the neighborhood priest.

Michael B. Jordan (Erik «Killmonger» Stevens) Jordan, who brought gravitas and serious political significance to the role of villain Killmonger, will next make his second appearance as boxer Adonis Johnson in «Creed 2.»

«Creed» also stars Tessa Thompson («Selma,» «Dear White People») as Bianca, a local singer - songwriter who becomes involved with Adonis; Phylicia Rashad (Lifetime's «Steel Magnolias») as Mary Anne Creed, Apollo's widow; and English pro boxer and former three - time ABA Heavyweight Champion Anthony Bellew as boxing champ «Pretty» Ricky Conlan.

The gritty crime drama stars Burt Lancaster, in his first film, as a former boxer and ex-convict who joins a gang planning to rob a factory payroll in New Jersey.

In John Huston's engrossing drama, Stacy Keach plays a past - his - prime boxer who acts as both mentor and rival to cocky up - and - comer Jeff Bridges.