Sentences with phrase «boxing career in»

«The Fighter» chronicles Mickey's boxing career in his hometown of Lowell, Massachusetts in 1993.

Not exact matches

After winning the Heavyweight boxing title in 1965, Ali's career took off like a rocket.

Indeed, Syracuse held Alford scoreless in the last four minutes and tried to protect its 73 - 72 lead by boxing him out of any options he had to climax his storybook career.

«I believe the point of my boxing career was preparation for my small role in this disaster,» he says.

Alf Gallie BEM devoted his life to boxing and rugby in Oxford, and trained and coached hundreds of local athletes, as well as treating many for injuries, in a career that spanned more than 40 years.

Muhammad Ali had a career record of 56 wins, five losses and 37 knockouts before his retirement from boxing in 1981 at the age of 39.

He officially retired from boxing in 1981 after a unanimous decision loss to Trevor Berbick, ending his career with a 55 - 5 record.

While much has been made about Mr. Ali's boxing career and its connection to his development of Parkinson's, there are many factors that could have played a role in his illness, including genetics, concussions, and inflammation of the brain caused by repeated blows to the head.

Showtime Boxing: Mark Kriegel sits down with Deontay Wilder to discuss Deontay's daughter and how she helped propel him into a career in boxing.

Showtime Boxing: Undefeated top contender Julian Williams discusses his childhood in Philadelphia, amateur boxing career, and becoming on the verge of a title shot.

The film's highlight is the custody - hearing sequence, in which several human celebrities of yesteryear show up as witnesses: Silent film stars Clara Kimball Young and Francis X. Bushman, both of whom reminisce about their career highlights, and former boxing champion Jim Jeffries, who recalls his glory days of the 1890s.

In this boxing drama, a deaf - mute prizefighter whose career is on the rise falls in love with a gold - digging singer who only loves him for his potential earningIn this boxing drama, a deaf - mute prizefighter whose career is on the rise falls in love with a gold - digging singer who only loves him for his potential earningin love with a gold - digging singer who only loves him for his potential earnings.

Showtime Boxing: Take a look into the boxing career of former world champion Shawn Porter in advance of his welterweight world title eliminator against Andre Berto on Saturday, April 22 on SHOWTIME.

All Access, Season 14, Episode 1: Legendary Mexican icon & former six - time world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. weighs in on his son's boxing career and upcoming match against light heavyweight contender Andrzej Fonfara on April 18th.

In Broken (2006 / IV) Yenque endured 6 weeks of strenuous boxing training in order to portray «Luis» a boxer coming to terms with the end of his careeIn Broken (2006 / IV) Yenque endured 6 weeks of strenuous boxing training in order to portray «Luis» a boxer coming to terms with the end of his careein order to portray «Luis» a boxer coming to terms with the end of his career.

The story centers on Billy Hope — yes, that's really his name --(Jake Gyllenhaal, «Nightcrawler»), a champion boxer who is seemingly unstoppable in his boxing career and his family life with a lovely, devoted wife (Rachel McAdams, «Aloha») and daughter (Oona Laurence, «Lamb») always by his side.

Following his attention - getting appearances in 1981's Body Heat (in which he played a smoking - hot arsonist) and 1982's Diner (an ensemble film where he handily out - handsomed his co-stars), Mickey Rourke had about a decade as a conventional — and conventional - looking — leading man before his acting career took a backseat to his detour into professional boxing.

We follow slugger Billy Hope (Jake Gyllenhaal) at the height of his boxing career as he, once again, defends his status in the ring as the undefeated light - heavyweight champion of the world.

When he gives up a promising job at an investment firm to focus on his boxing career, Adonis leaves Los Angeles for Philadelphia in the hopes of convincing local legend Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) to train him.

When the original Rocky debuted in 1976, it was a surprising and rousing success, chronicling the arc of a humble neighborhood guy as his boxing career unexpectedly takes off when he catches the eye of the champion who's looking for something new to revitalize his career.

You'll definitely want to learn the ropes in the other modes first, but World Championship feels far more like a real boxing career than the offline Legacy Mode.

Creed focuses on Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan), the son of Rocky's in - ring rival Apollo Creed, who asks the aging Rocky to train him for a boxing career.

The slow - motion sequence splices together two landmark moments in the skater's infamously derailed career: the 1991 Skate America competition during which she lands her first triple axel jump and (after a judge orders her banned from competitive skating for life) a boxing match in which Harding is knocked down by her opponent, her body arcing across the air, blood gushing from her mouth as she hits the floor with a thunderous smash.

Matty Burton (Considine, who also writes and directs) is no journeyman in this sense: he's a veteran of the sport, a middleweight boxing champion with a glittering career under his belt and retirement in his sights.

The game begins with you controlling Bishop in a boxing match in prison before tossing you around points of his career to learn how he was framed and tossed in jail and then eventually got out and climbed the ranks of professional fighters once more.

COMPREHENSIVE CAREERFight over 30 unique boxers with their own adaptive boxing styles in a full - blown career mode to become world champion.

COMPREHENSIVE CAREER Fight over 30 unique boxers with their own adaptive boxing styles in a full - blown career mode to become world chaCAREER Fight over 30 unique boxers with their own adaptive boxing styles in a full - blown career mode to become world chacareer mode to become world champion.

Create a career in professional boxing in this Android game.

In 1939 after a successful career in boxing, Levitan began to study art at the Chicago Art Institute, but his studies were interrupted by World War IIn 1939 after a successful career in boxing, Levitan began to study art at the Chicago Art Institute, but his studies were interrupted by World War Iin boxing, Levitan began to study art at the Chicago Art Institute, but his studies were interrupted by World War II.

His painting career soon eclipsed the boxing career, with his work added to the Whitney Museum of American Art in 1958 and a long association with dealer Alan Frumkin in New York and Chicago.