Movies Like Evander Holyfield vs Riddick Bowe I
If you liked Evander Holyfield vs Riddick Bowe I (1992), a movie, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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Kickboxer (1989)
★ 6.8/10If your enemy refuses to be humbled... Destroy him. Accompanied by his brother Kurt, American kickboxing champion Eric Sloane, arrives in Thailand to defeat the Eastern warriors at their own sport. His opponent…
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Grudge Match (2013)
★ 6.1/10A pair of aging boxing rivals are coaxed out of retirement to fight one final bout -- 30 years after their last match.
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Rocky Balboa (2006)
★ 6.9/10When he loses a highly publicized virtual boxing match to ex-champ Rocky Balboa, reigning heavyweight titleholder Mason Dixon retaliates by challenging the Italian Stallion to a 10-round exhibition bout. To the…
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The Quiet Man (1952)
★ 7.3/10An American man returns to the village of his birth in Ireland, where he finds love and conflict.
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The Fighter (2010)
★ 7.4/10Boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after nearly being KO'd by drugs…
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Grandma's Boy (2006)
★ 6.5/10Even though he's 35, Alex acts more like he's 13, spending his days as the world's oldest video game tester and his evenings developing the next big Xbox game. But when he gets kicked out of his apartment, he's forced…
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Raging Bull (1980)
★ 7.9/10The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.
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Rocky (1976)
★ 7.8/10Rocky Balboa is a Philadelphia club fighter who seems to be going nowhere. But when a stroke of fate puts him in the ring with a world heavyweight champion, Rocky knows that it's his one shot at the big time — a…
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Creed II (2018)
★ 7/10Between personal obligations and training for his next big fight against an opponent with ties to his family's past, Adonis Creed is up against the challenge of his life.
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Diggstown (1992)
★ 6.3/10Gabriel Caine has just been released from prison when he sets up a bet with a business man who owns most of Diggstown, a boxing-mad town. The bet is that Gabe can find a boxer that will knock out 10 Diggstown men, in a…
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The Champ (1979)
★ 7/10Billy used to be a great boxer, but he's settled into a hardscrabble life that revolves around drinking, training horses, and the one bright spot in his existence — his young son, T.J. Although Billy has had custody of…
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Rocky III (1982)
★ 6.9/10Following Rocky Balboa's intense battle with his most powerful adversary yet – the ferocious Clubber Lang – Rocky joins forces with former rival Apollo Creed in an effort to get back his fighting spirit.
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Best Player (2011)
★ 6.7/10After his parents decide to move to a retirement home in Florida, professional gamer Quincy “Q” Johnson (Jerry Trainor) must find a way to raise 175,000 dollars to buy his family home. After hearing about a tournament…
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Fat City (1972)
★ 7.1/10The story of two men, a veteran boxer who is down and out, and a young man who is just starting his life and boxing career. Their fighting careers cross paths as their lives and fortunes head in opposite directions.
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Cinderella Man (2005)
★ 7.6/10The true story of boxer Jim Braddock who, following his retirement in the 1930s, makes a surprise comeback in order to lift his family out of poverty.
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Rocky IV (1985)
★ 7.1/10Rocky Balboa holds the world heavyweight championship, but a new challenger has stepped forward: Drago, a six-foot-four, 261-pound fighter who has the backing of the Soviet Union. This time, Rocky's training regimen…
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Tyson (2008)
★ 6.8/10Director James Toback takes an unflinching, uncompromising look at the life of Mike Tyson--almost solely from the perspective of the man himself. TYSON alternates between the controversial boxer addressing the camera…
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Bloodsport (1988)
★ 7.1/10An American Army Major goes AWOL to Hong Kong for an outlawed martial arts contest called the Kumite.
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Christy (2025)
★ 7.1/10Christy Martin never imagined life beyond her small-town roots in West Virginia—until she discovered a knack for punching people. Fueled by grit, raw determination, and an unshakable desire to win, she charges into the…
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Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher (2022)
★ 6.2/10At the turn of the 19th century, Pugilism was the sport of kings and a gifted young boxer fought his way to becoming champion of England.