Boxing Media
An on-going project
It's easy to say "this is bad" and "this could be better". In fact, it's so easy that I'm worried it's beginning to make up too much of this website. So in the spirit of positivity, here are some of my recommendations for assorted boxing media.
They're all good but ✔️ means highly recommended if you're short on time.
If you have any recommendations of your own, feedback, or questions then feel free to get in touch. Free links provided where possible.
Sections:
Books
Comics
Animation
Movies
Documentaries
Video games
Websites
Miscellaneous
Books
Fiction:
The Croxley Master (1899)
Fat City (1969)
Non-fiction:
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1954)
Ghosts of Manila (2001)
Four Kings: Leonard, Hagler, Hearns, Duran and the Last Great Era of Boxing (2008)
Comics / Manga
The Amazing Spider-Man #8 (1963)
Herbie #1 (1964)
Ashita no Joe (1967-1973) ✔️
Kamen Boxer (1989)
Animation
Series:
Ashita no Joe (1970-1971)
Ashita no Joe 2 (1980-1981)
Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting (2000-2002)
Hajime no Ippo: Mashiba vs Kimura OVA (2003) ✔️
Megalobox (2018)
Megalobox: Nomad (2021) ✔️
Shorts:
Popeye: Let's You & Him Fight (1934)
Porky & Daffy (1938)
To Duck or Not to Duck (1943)
The Simpsons: S8E3 - The Homer They Fall (1996)
King of The Hill: S7E11 - Boxing Luanna (2003)
Movies
Battling Butler (1926)
Body and Soul (1947) ✔️
Champion (1949)
On The Waterfront (1954)
Requiem for a Heavyweight (1956) ✔️
The Harder They Fall (1956)
Fat City (1972) ✔️
Documentaries
64 Day Hero: A Boxer's Tale (1985) ✔️
HBO Boxing: Legendary Nights (2003) ✔️
Thrilla in Manila (2008) ✔️
30 For 30: No Más (2013) ✔️
30 For 30: 42 To 1 (2018) ✔️
Video games
Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2 (2000)
Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting (2002)
Fight Night Round 4 (2009) ✔️
Websites
asian boxing ✔️
Brunch Boxing
CyberBoxingZone ✔️
FightHype
MaxBoxing
PhilBoxing
The Sweet Science
Writers on Boxing
Xicana Boxing ✔️
Miscellaneous
Carlos Vives - Pambe
2Pac - Road To Glory
R.A. The Rugged Man - People's Champ
Big Youth - Foreman vs. Frazier
The Onion:
- Boxer Who Killed Other Guy In Ring Somehow Not World Champion Now
- Boxing Fans Heartbroken As Kent Sudder Survives
- I Look Back On My Boxing Career With Greebert
- Confusion Among Boxing's Sanctioning Bodies Results In Manny Pacquiao Fighting Self For 3 Separate Belts
- Golden Boy Boxing Applies For PPP Loan To Continue Paying Off Judges
- Death Of Beloved Boxing Writer Bert Sugar Introduces Thousands To Beloved Boxing Writer Bert Sugar
- Promoter Confirms Boxing Match Between Floyd Mayweather And YouTuber Olivia Jade
- Don King Enjoys Grandilomentitudinous Sandwich
- Prize-Fighting In My Day
- Boxing Coach Wishes Just Once He Could Mentor Someone Who Has Already Fully Worked Through Childhood Trauma
- Boxing's Black Eye