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Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people engage in a contest using only their fists. There are two forms of boxing: amateur and professional. Amateur boxing is an Olympic and Commonwealth sport and is a common fixture in most of the major international games - it also has its own World Championships. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds. The result is decided when an opponent is deemed incapable to continue match by a referee or if an opponent is disqualified for breaking a rule, resigning by throwing in a towel, or by judges' scorecards at the end of the bout.
The birth hour of boxing as a sport may be its acceptance by the ancient Greeks as an Olympic game as early as 688 BC. Modern boxing evolved in Great Britain and United States. In 2004, ESPN ranked boxing as the most difficult sport in the world.
Fist fighting depicted in Sumerian relief carvings from the 3rd millennium BC, while an ancient Egyptian relief from the 2nd millennium BC depicts both fist-fighters and spectators. Both depictions show bare-fisted contests. Other depictions can be seen in Assyrian, Babylonian and Hittite art. The earliest evidence for fist fighting with any kind of gloves can be found on Minoan Crete (c. 1500–900 BC), and on Sardinia, if we consider the boxing statues of Prama mountains (c. 2000–1000 BC).
Actors: Shawn K. Clement (composer), Florence Vinger (editor), Florence Vinger (actress), Florence Vinger (producer), Florence Vinger (director), Charity James (writer), Alvin Jones (actor), Dub Huntley (actor), Brandon Adams (actor),
Plot: TRAINING DAY is a half hour educational, inspirational, hip and fun sports show revealing how top, famous athletes, transform themselves from an average to super human. Creator, Director and host Flo Vinger will spend a day and training with these top athletes.
Genres: Sport,Actors: James Whitmore (actor), Michael Madsen (actor), Louis Gossett Jr. (actor), Ed O'Neill (actor), Andy Dick (actor), J.J. Johnston (actor), Ray 'Boom Boom' Mancini (actor), Jim Lampley (actor), Ash Adams (director), Ash Adams (producer), Ash Adams (writer), Carlos Palomino (actor), Larry Merchant (actor), Macka Foley (actor), Gerry Cooney (actor),
Genres: Documentary, Sport,Actors: Marty Carlin (miscellaneous crew), Fanny Veliz (actress), Jan Turetsky (miscellaneous crew), Ana Mercedes (actress), Risa Machuca (actress), Kevin Coleman (director), Tara Austin (miscellaneous crew), John Cruz (writer), Mario Aguilar Jr. (actor), Edward Meza (actor), Eli Hernandez (actor), Iliana Guevara (miscellaneous crew), Kassity Foyt (miscellaneous crew), Mike Manzo (actor), Sandy Sanchez (actress),
Plot: Esperanza is an aspiring photographer from a quiet neighborhood in Pasadena. Her best friend, Rosa, has recently become involved with Al, a gang leader from a gritty East Los Angeles neighborhood. Rosa takes Esperanza to Boyle Heights to meet Al. He shows them around his neighborhood, his gang, and his family, opening Espeanza's eyes to both the depravity and the beauty of life in Al's barrio. Esperanza's naivety and brandishing of her camera causes a disturbance in Al's set which endangers the lives of everyone she cares for. After that tragic day, Esperanza must decide what her life will become as she faces the loss of those she loves caused by the art she loves.
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Charo Santos-Concio (producer), Nonong Buencamino (composer), Malou N. Santos (producer), Judy Ann Santos (actress), Elma S. Medua (producer), Gloria Romero (actress), Gloria Diaz (actress), Johnny Delgado (actor), Judy Ann Santos (actress), Piolo Pascual (actor), Berting Labra (actor), Jeffrey Quizon (actor), Vic Vargas (actor), Elmer Buencamino (miscellaneous crew), Danny Gloria (editor),
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance,Actors: Charo Santos-Concio (producer), Nonong Buencamino (composer), Malou N. Santos (producer), Judy Ann Santos (actress), Elma S. Medua (producer), Gloria Romero (actress), Gloria Diaz (actress), Johnny Delgado (actor), Judy Ann Santos (actress), Piolo Pascual (actor), Berting Labra (actor), Jeffrey Quizon (actor), Vic Vargas (actor), Elmer Buencamino (miscellaneous crew), Danny Gloria (editor),
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance,Actors: Vina Morales (actress), Ramon Zamora (actor), Ernie Zarate (actor), Lito Lapid (actor), Jess Lapid Jr. (actor), Ramil Rodriguez (actor), Berting Labra (actor), Telly Babasa (actor), Emilio Garcia (actor), Ricardo Cepeda (actor), Steve Alcarado (actor), Perry de Guzman (actor), Romy Diaz (actor), Lito Lapid (writer), Mely Tagasa (actress),
Genres: Action, Romance,Actors: Florence Pernel (actress), Etienne Chicot (actor), Arturo Maly (actor), Jean Rougerie (actor), Kiti Mánver (actress), Macha Méril (actress), Luis Hostalot (actor), Gerardo Romano (actor), Jean-Pierre Richard (director), Mónica Calho (actress), Laure Auger-Robert (miscellaneous crew), Gustavo Tieffenberg (actor), Maurice Lecoeur (composer), Eliezer Motta (actor), Marcelo Abeal (actor),
Genres: Adventure,Actors: Gunvor Pontén (actress), Anki Lidén (actress), Tomas Täng (editor), Jan Halldoff (writer), Jan Halldoff (director), Wallis Grahn (actress), Carl-Axel Heiknert (actor), Niels Dybeck (actor), Kerstin Berg (miscellaneous crew), Christer Jonsson (actor), Bo Halldoff (actor), Marian Gräns (actress), Kerstin Halldoff (costume designer), Gisela Bergquist (miscellaneous crew), Rune Hjelm (writer),
Genres: ,Actors: Märta Dorff (actress), Henrik Schildt (actor), Arne Källerud (actor), Lissi Alandh (actress), Tord Peterson (actor), Erik Strandmark (actor), Ivar Wahlgren (actor), Sten Ardenstam (actor), Åke Grönberg (actor), Sven-Eric Gamble (actor), John Elfström (actor), Stig Johanson (actor), Olav Riégo (actor), Ingemar Ejve (editor), Hanny Schedin (actress),
Plot: Conny Persson is an up-and-coming boxer. He wins the Junior Championships and is able to write a contract with boxing manager Andy Ekström. He falls in love with Margit. She doesn't like that he is boxing, but together they open a flower shop. When Conny still won't give up boxing, Margit tells him that he has to chose between her and the boxing.
Keywords: boxingActors: Alf Östlund (actor), Elof Ahrle (actor), Ivar Wahlgren (actor), Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt (actor), Wiktor Andersson (actor), Siegfried Fischer (actor), John Melin (actor), Stig Johanson (actor), Gösta Bodin (actor), Fritiof Billquist (actor), Arne Källerud (actor), Sture Lagerwall (actor), Uno Larsson (actor), Arne Lindblad (actor), Astrid Bodin (actress),
Genres: Comedy,I am just a poor boy though my story's seldom told
I have squandered my resistance for a pocketful of mumbles such are promises
All lies and jests still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest
When I left my home and my family
I was no more than a boy in the company of strangers
In the quiet of the railway station running scared
Laying low seeking out the poorer quarters where the ragged people go
Looking for the places only they would know
[ steel ]
Asking only workman's wages
I come looking for a job but I get no offers
Just a come on from the whores on Seventh Avenue
I do declare there were some times when I was so lonesome
And I took some comfort there
[ guitar - steel ]
In the clearing stands a boxer and a fighter by his trade
And he carries the reminders of every glove that laid him down
And cut him till he cried out in his anger and his shame
I am leaving I am leaving but the fighter still remains