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1) Donnybrook
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The raw and as-insane-as-anticipated first novel from Frank Bill, author of Crimes in Southern Indiana The Donnybrook is a three-day bare-knuckle tournament held on a thousand-acre plot out in the sticks of southern Indiana. Twenty fighters. One wire-fence ring. Fight until only one man is left standing while a rowdy festival of onlookers-drunk and high on whatever's on offer-bet on the fighters. Jarhead is a desperate man who'd do just about anything...
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A FINALIST FOR THE PEN/FAULKNER AWARD. From award-winning author Willy Vlautin, comes this moving novel about a young ranch hand who goes on a quest to become a champion boxer to prove his worth.
Horace Hopper is a half-Paiute, half-Irish ranch hand who wants to be somebody. He's spent most of his life on the ranch of his kindly guardians, Mr. and Mrs. Reese, herding sheep alone in the mountains. But while the Reeses treat him like a son, Horace...
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Border city blues volume 1
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After returning to Canada from the Great War, Jack McCloskey channels his energy into amateur fights, he's noticed by a gangster moonlighting as a boxing promoter and he is invited to join the crew in the early days of Prohibition along the Detroit River.
6) Creed II
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"Under the tutelage of Rocky Balboa, heavyweight contender Adonis Creed faces off against Viktor Drago, son of Ivan Drago"--www.imdb.com.
9) Creed
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"The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed"--from www.imdb.com.
10) Souvenir
11) Bleed for this
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"The inspirational story of World Champion Boxer Vinny Pazienza who, after a near fatal car crash which left him not knowing if he'd ever walk again, made one of sport's most incredible comebacks"--www.imdb.com.
12) The Bronx bull
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"Based on the tumultuous real-life experiences of legendary boxing champion Jake LaMotta, The Bronx bull chronicles his rise as a world-class boxer and his struggles with life outside of the ring, offering an unflinchingly honest look into the heart of a champion."--www.imdb.com.
13) Agony
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"On the 29th of November, a young man murders and dismembers his girlfriend. The head, torso and limbs are found in various dumpsters in Vienna. The motive for the crime is still unclear."--www.imdb.com.
14) Chuck
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"A drama inspired by the life of heavyweight boxer Chuck Wepner."--www.imdb.com.
15) The brawler
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"In 1975, a Bayonne, New Jersey underdog boxer gets a shot to fight the champ."--www.imdb.com.
16) Donnybrook
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"Two men prepare to compete in a legendary bare-knuckle fight where the winner gets a $100,000 prize."--www.imdb.com.
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Criterion collection volume 1106
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"A fictional account of one incredible night where icons Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Sam Cooke, and Jim Brown gathered discussing their roles in the Civil Rights Movement and cultural upheaval of the 60s"--From www.imdb.com.
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A Commissario Ricciardi Neapolitan mystery that packs a real punch. Years ago, Vinnie Sannino left Naples on a ship bound for America, where he found fame and wealth as a boxer. But his gilded life in the new world came to an abrupt end when, during a fight, with a heavy punch to the head of his opponent, Vinnie killed a man in the ring. Now, Vinnie's back in Italy, pining for the woman he left behind. Cettina, however, is now a married woman. She...
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