Great movie, but no Rocky

Rating: Null/10 (21 August 2001)

This movie was superb, it is a great boxing movie, but I do not consider it the best for a few simple facts. Rocky came out four years earlier, and was produced by the same company and people (United Artist, and Chartoff Winkler). This makes me think that the producers used the success of Rocky to create buzz for this film. Rocky also won best picture, something that Raging Bull cannot say. And finally, Rocky is such a more likeable character, and a fictional character that will live on forever. Perhaps this is not fair, since Raging Bull follows a real life fighter, but in my opinion Rocky should be considered the best boxing movie of all time.