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[thedirtypirate]

Originally Posted by BajanYankee

I wish more Philly boxers had been in the movie. Maybe Gabe Rosado was the only one with enough time. Garcia may have been in training camp and B. Hop has been busy with Golden Boy. Andre Ward had been inactive for nearly 18 months so perhaps that's why he agreed to it. It was cool to see Jacob Duran as Creed's cutman though.

A lot of people don't know but padman from the movie was the real deal. I saw him NBC10 the other day.

Padman - @padmanboxing Instagram profile | Iconosquare

Also the padman's son in the movie is a kid he is actually training in North Philly: Malik Bazille

[Clark Park]

Originally Posted by BajanYankee

I hope this movie ignites some interest in boxing as well as Philadelphia boxing history. There used to be dozens of gyms all over the city but now it's down to just a handful. 20 or 30 years ago, it was probably uncommon for a kid growing up in Philly to have never seen the inside of a boxing gym. That's probably not true today. I find that a bit sad since the city has the richest boxing legacy in the entire world.

You are right. Philly has an amazing history and heritage of boxing, almost no rivals.

Even in the late 19th Century famous Philadelphia artist Thomas Eakins was painting boxers and boxing scenes.

I like reading about the mob-connected Mx "Boo Boo" Hoff and his stable of boxing champs.

What nicknames these guys had: "Sweet Pea" ... "The Little Fish" ... "Black Gold" ... "The Italian Assassin" ... "The Pride of Tacony" ... "The Yid Kid."

[qworldorder]

Saw this movie twice this weekend (with two different camps, since this was the hot movie for the holiday week in my area). Fantastic movie, and it really showcased Philly well to a global audience, in my opinion. The 'jawn' explanation scene was cute, and there was a ton of local shots of the city that were great (Johnny Brenda's and Electric Factory will probably see a tourism spike lol). Wasn't a huge fan of the street racing scenes, but I respect that the film is unafraid to show a different, unsanitized subculture. The soundtrack to the film was also amazing (the Roots! Meek!). Overall, just a fantastic movie (should be in the Oscar discussion) and a great representation of Philadelphia. After seeing this at UA Riverview, my date and I had to go up the steps!

[BajanYankee]

Originally Posted by Clark Park

You are right. Philly has an amazing history and heritage of boxing, almost no rivals.

No rivals, period.

Bennie Briscoe.

Joey Giardello


Barney Lebrowitz

"Jersey" Joe Walcott

"Philly" Jack O'Brien

Johnny Aiello

Meldrick Taylor

Saad Muhammad

[kyb01]

Originally Posted by qworldorder

Saw this movie twice this weekend (with two different camps, since this was the hot movie for the holiday week in my area). Fantastic movie, and it really showcased Philly well to a global audience, in my opinion. The 'jawn' explanation scene was cute, and there was a ton of local shots of the city that were great (Johnny Brenda's and Electric Factory will probably see a tourism spike lol). Wasn't a huge fan of the street racing scenes, but I respect that the film is unafraid to show a different, unsanitized subculture. The soundtrack to the film was also amazing (the Roots! Meek!). Overall, just a fantastic movie (should be in the Oscar discussion) and a great representation of Philadelphia. After seeing this at UA Riverview, my date and I had to go up the steps!

Yeah, ironically, it may very well end up being the kind of sleeper Oscar film that the original was. In some ways it couldn't happen at a better time for the city.... right when there is a degree of positive energy in the city.

[kyb01]

Originally Posted by BajanYankee

No rivals, period.

Bennie Briscoe.

Joey Giardello

Barney Lebrowitz

"Jersey" Joe Walcott

"Philly" Jack O'Brien

Johnny Aiello

Meldrick Taylor

Saad Muhammad

You all, where is Joe Frazier?!

And, Ali lived in Overbrook Farms for a while back in the 70s.

[Flyers Girl]

Originally Posted by kyb01

Oh, and there's also the fact that for better or worse, more row houses were built here than anywhere in the country. About 300,000. We didn't have the awful tenement squalor that NYC did. Creating individual homes for the working class population was a very good thing, IMO, too.

You just had to do it, didn't you? You said that dreaded word, rowhouses! I expect steeps any moment now to tell us how horrible they are. LOL.

[BajanYankee]

Originally Posted by kyb01

You all, where is Joe Frazier?!

I was just going through some of the lesser known fighters (to casual boxing fans anyway). Pretty much everyone knows who Joe Frazier is unless they've been living under a rock, have no interest in sports whatsoever, or were born after 2000.

[BajanYankee]

Meldrick Taylor is the reason I got into boxing.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ch9E7GqIwDA

[BajanYankee]

As the crumbling fighter reached his feet, referee Bill Paige came in at the eight-count to check on Harding. He asked the required, "Can you continue, are you OK?" Harding's response was perfect.

"I'm from Philadelphia!" he snapped."

Never mind the rest, Philly is the best