Eventually released in 1996, its director Leon Gast was excellent here in describing just how special it was that, by the accident of a George Foreman sparring injury, he got to spend so much time working with and eulogising the iconic Muhammad Ali. The documentary acknowledged as the undisputed champ was When We Were Kings. This format was not forgotten or ignored by Leigh in telling the tale of boxing on the big screen. The latter of these was an early dramatic excursion for Stanley Kubrick, who had originally cut his teeth on the sport with a documentary called Day Of The Fight. viewers got plenty for their money in channel's first try at pay-per-view fight nights 05/02/17įor Leigh, film noir was his golden age with, among others, Golden Boy, Kid Galahad, The Set Up and Killer’s Kiss discussed as prime examples of the genre. ITV once again had a Eubank as star of show as Chris Jnr sealed win.Sir Bradley Wiggins may have been broken by The Jump but his witty asides and the remaining sporting talent mean you should keep watching 12/02/17.Sutton's cramped Gander Green Lane was an intense setting for Arsenal's FA Cup clash as BBC embraced packed non-League ground for coverage 20/02/17.David Rocastle is rightly remembered as a gifted footballer and decent man by friends and family in new documentary about the Arsenal hero's all too short life 01/04/17.Anthony Joshua vs Wladimir Klitschko was a brilliant show in and out of the ring - certainly worth the £20 needed to watch it at home 29/04/17.Barry and Shane McGuigan provide a perfect insight into the Fight Game and prove boxing is all about relationships 25/05/17.Bollywood documentary tells the story of India's batting genius Sachin Tendulkar with full range of strokes 26/05/17.now a new documentary tells the story behind his eternally troubled life 08/06/17 Justin Fashanu was once Nottingham Forest's brilliant million-pound star.Anthony Joshua proves he has his feet firmly on the ground in engrossing BBC documentary 'The Fight Of My Life' as he relives Wladimir Klitschko victory with blow-by-blow account 18/10/17. More from Mark Webster for the Daily Mail.
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