one of the great sports movies

Rating: 9/10 (30 August 2007)

One of the greatest win against the odds sports movies i have ever seen .The whole story is set out great a down on his luck boxer with nothing going for him ,in his late 20's working for a loan shark collecting money.His own trainer has given up on him.Given a one in a million shot to fight the heavyweight champion of the world just because he had the right boxing name (The Italian Stallion).It's far fetched to believe a average boxer can get a opportunity to fight for the world's biggest title just because of a name ,but that's what it's all about he's willing to take a chance.It's also a love story romancing a extremely shy girl but as they get to know each other she comes out of her shell .He doesn't win the fight but he proves to himself and everyone else he can go toe to toe with the champ.How can you not love a battler who may not have won the fight but he won the most important fight for his own respect .