A boxer, in Mexico, sets out to avenge the murder of his family by using the money from his winnings to purchase weapons.
Manny Pacquiao, widely considered the world's best pound-for-pound fighter, is defending his WBO welterweight championship against "Sugar" Shane Mosley on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The fight marks Pacquiao's second defense of the 147-pound title he won from Miguel Cotto in 2009. The first came against Josh Clottey in March 2010, after which Pacquiao moved up and beat Antonio Margarito for a vacant super welterweight title last November. That victory made Pacquiao the first boxer to capture world championships in eight different weight classes (from 112 to 154).
Pacquaio vs. Morales I, was set on March 19, 2005 at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. The HBO Pay per view commentators are Emmanuel Steward, Larry Merchant, & Jim Lampley. Pacquaio vs. Morales I was fought for the vacant WBC International super featherweight title and the vacant IBA Super Featherweight Title.
Pacquaio vs. Morales II was set on January 21, 2006 at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. The HBO Pay per view commentators are Emmanuel Steward, Larry Merchant, & Jim Lampley. Pacquaio Morales I was fought for the WBC International super featherweight title and elimination fight for the WBC Super Featherweight Title.
Dubbed as the “Grand Finale”, Pacquiao vs. Morales 3 will be the deciding match for this great rivalry. This rivalry could easily be one of the best rivalries in boxing history and is likened to the Barrera-Morales and Gatti-Ward rivalries. Pacquiao vs. Morales III will take place at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on November 18, 2006.
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao, also billed as The Dream Match, was a professional boxing welterweight superfight. The bout took place on December 6, 2008 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
The rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez took place at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas on March 15, 2008. These two men laced up for an unbelievable show down.
Stanley Kubrick’s debut documentary, following Irish-American middleweight boxer Walter Cartier on April 17, 1950—the day of his bout with Bobby James. The film traces Cartier’s quiet morning rituals, training, and anxious hours before the match, culminating in his swift victory that night in Newark. Opening with a brief history of boxing, Kubrick’s tightly crafted short captures the discipline, isolation, and tension behind a fighter’s daily routine.
Manny Pacquiao 119½ lbs beat Arnel Barotillo 122 lbs by TKO in round 4 of 12
Manny Pacquiao 121 lbs beat Nedal Hussein 122 lbs by TKO at 1:48 in round 10 of 12
Manny Pacquiao successfully defended against Wethya Sakmuangklang with a KO in the 6th round for the WBC International super bantamweight title. The match was in Kidapawan City, Cotabato (del Norte), Philippines.
Manny Pacquiao fought Agapito Sanchez at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA. This was a unification match for the WBO World super bantamweight title and the IBF World super bantamweight title. Sanchez lost two points for low blows. Ringside doctor stops bout in 6th round due to bad cut on Pacquiao's right eye caused by an accidental head-butt in Round 2 and worsened by another head-butt in Round 6.
Manny Pacquiao successfully defends against Jorge Elicier Julio for the IBF World super bantamweight title at the The Pyramid, Memphis, Tennessee, USA. Pacquiao won in the 2nd round with a TKO. He was known as Manny "The Destroyer" Pacquiao.
An ex-boxer, living with the knowledge that his fight career was cut short by a crooked manager, channels his bitter disappointment in a single-minded quest for boxing championships for his three sons. We see them in pee-wee Silver Glove matches with dad constantly pushing them. Ten years later, they're young men, with dad as both father and manager. A professional promoter, Nick Everson, wants to sign the boys, but dad rejects those offers. Then, in expressions of their varied relationships with their father, each son makes his own decisions. Can dad ever step aside, and can the family hold together?
After suffering a brutal defeat and being told he can no longer fight, 37-year-old, scar-ridden prizefighter Louis 'Mountain' Rivera struggles to find a new direction in life.
Pacquiao fought against Rakkiatgym at the Rizal Memorial Colleges (RMC) Gym, Davao City, Davao del Sur, Philippines to defend his IBF World super bantamweight title. Pacquiao won by TKO at 2:46 in the first round. Referee: Bruce McTavish
Manny Pacquiao fights Serikzhan Yeshmagambetov in Luna Park Quirino Grandstand, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines. Although Pacquiao is down in round 4, Yeshmagambetov goes down in round 1 and 5. Pacquico wins with TKO in the 5th round.
In his 5th professional fight, Manny Pacquiao fights against Acasio Simbajon in Mandaluyong Gym, Mandaluyong Sports Center, Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines. Pacquiao wins by unanimous decision in the 6th round.
The Havana Boxing Academy is a Cuban boarding school that takes 9-year-old boys, and turns them into the best boxers in the world. SONS OF CUBA follows the stories of three young hopefuls through 8 dramatic months of training and schooling as they prepare for the biggest event of their lives so far: Cuba's National Boxing Championship for Under-12's. But during the season, crisis strikes: Fidel Castro is taken ill, and all of Cuba's Olympic boxing champions defect to the USA, leaving Cuba at a crossroads, and the boys contemplating a changing world.
Peter "Koza" Baláz is a former Olympic boxer. He and his partner, Misa, live in a dilapidated housing estate, constantly struggling to make ends meet. Misa learns that she is expecting a child and decides to terminate her pregnancy. In order to earn some much-needed cash and possibly change Misa's mind. He and his manager Zvonko embark on a "tour", where success is not measured in victories, but in the amount of blows that Koza can take.