During the Great Depression, ex-boxer James J. Braddock (Russell Crowe) works as a day laborer until his former manager Joe Gould (Paul Giamatti) offers him a one-time slot against a rising young ...

As the film “The Featherweight,” about the life of boxing great Willie Pep, enters wide release, this week a different BoxingScene contributor will reflect on a boxing biopic that resonates with them.

MAYBE IT'S the claustrophobic intensity of the ring. Or possibly it's the way a boxer has to pummel his (or her) way to glory in 12 puffy-eyed rounds. Maybe it's the lore of the musty dressing room, ...