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Pub. Date
c2005
Description
During the Great Depression, an everyday common-man hero, James J. Braddock was to become one of the most surprising sports legends in history. With the Depression going strong in the early 1930s, the impoverished ex-boxer was seemingly as broken-down and out-of-luck as the rest of the America. Driven by love and determination, he returned to the ring. He did not have much of a shot, but James was fueled by something beyond mere competition. He kept...
4) Super Oscar
Author
Formats
Description
When daydreaming Oscar forgets to tell everyone what to bring to the neighborhood picnic, he must work quickly to get everything they need for the picnic. With lightening-fast moves and fancy foot-work, he manages to shop for groceries, make the food, and put the games together.
5) Raging Bull
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
Jake La Motta is a boxer whose psychological and sexual complexities erupt into violence both in and out of the ring. His brother, Joey, falls prey to Jake's mounting paranoia and jealousy, and fifteen-year-old Vickie, becomes Jake's most prized trophy. The same anger that drives Jake in the ring, ultimately drives him to beat his wife and brother, and sends Jake down a self-destructive spiral of paranoia and rage.
6) Rocky V
Series
Rocky anthology volume 5
Pub. Date
2004.
Description
Rocky and his family must move to their old, low-rent neighborhood after all their money is lost by an an unscrupulous financial advisor and injuries force his retirement from the ring. As Rocky tries to resolve the resentment held by his son, a young boxer Rocky trained publicly taunts his mentor, and Rocky realizes he must fight once more.
7) Raging Bull
Pub. Date
[2005]
Description
Jake La Motta is a boxer whose psychological and sexual complexities erupt into violence both in and out of the ring. His brother Joey falls prey to Jake's mounting paranoia and jealousy, while fifteen-year-old Vickie, becomes Jake's wife and most prized trophy. The same anger that drives Jake in the ring, ultimately drives him to beat his wife and brother, and sends Jake down a self-destructive spiral of paranoia and rage
9) Rocky II
Pub. Date
[2001], c1979
Description
After holding his own in the brutal fight for the heavyweight title, Rocky must now learn to cope with the realities of his success and the responsibilities of marriage and fatherhood.
10) Facing Ali
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
Ten of boxing's best fighters tell what it was like to fight Muhammad Ali.