From Somebody Up There Likes Me to Rocky series to Raging Bull, cinema has long been fascinated with boxing - both the boxers themselves and the characters that make up the sport.

I spoke to writer and author David Curcio about his latest book Race, Crime and Culture in Boxing Films, which looks at a selection of boxing films over the last century. We discuss his favourite films and how the way cinema has depicted boxing has changed over the years.


David's book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Smash-Hit-Crime-Culture-Boxing/dp/1956450815/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3SWDXQXTM210U&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.eQ3UzIeidV6Q4F9Lvxiw65p9VUM8dPBvK2DhFLTsXxmvuZh6ikm9DnOtl8shd0xqnm3MxpH-9Qo5rtkrHHt63zkPNrDlD60PLP2EtMHhysn3URcOs62tuNLiMq4K7tcJR8OKkz7zM78W1IL8fCmvT4-a0x9Bw8hCnqcNKQzsy1IAxHGFDC7fSyieZXYAtKUnr87-aAvHqPRHZ1OK72Tqy7EANAZCTR9com4Ujvr4s1M.JM1jjaxD9jZUnYZBBvrWG1O_CxCd9C4k5ycLbj1eRH0&dib_tag=se&keywords=david+curcio&qid=1713717821&s=books&sprefix=david+curcio%2Cstripbooks%2C73&sr=1-1 


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