Boxing movies have recognizable characteristics that are usually integral to their story. They stick to what works best by following a flawed protagonist who has to fight inside and outside the ring ...

Boxing drama “Southpaw” doesn’t spare the pain. Physical pain, frequent and stinging, is all over the screen, especially on actor Jake Gyllenhaal’s bloody face. A flood of emotional pain appears, too, ...

The Southpaw follows Billy Hope (Jake Gyllenhaal), a boxer who loses his wife in an accident and custody of his child after ...

To play a boxing star in “Southpaw,” Jake Gyllenhaal had to transform himself into a bulked-up bruiser who could convincingly go twelve rounds with the fiercest and meanest guys in the ring.

Boxing drama “Southpaw” doesn’t spare the pain. Physical pain, frequent and stinging, is all over the screen, especially on actor Jake Gyllenhaal’s bloody face. Emotional pain shows up, too, in ...

PITTSFIELD — Worn gloves and title belts. Newspaper clippings and autographed photos. In the basement of the Berkshire Nautilus, walls are lined with memorabilia from The Champ. Speed bags and ...

Boxing films are movie staples -- seven of them having been nominated for best picture, including Oscar winners “Rocky” and “Million Dollar Baby” and a few, like “Raging Bull,” are on most lists of ...

DreamWorks has axed boxing drama Southpaw, starring Eminem in the lead role. Eminem was due to play a "fast-rising welterweight boxer who brawls his way to the title, only to see his world crash down ...