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Boxing is a martial art and combat sport in which two people throw punches at each other, usually with gloved hands. Historically, the goals have been to weaken and knock down the opponent.
Amateur boxing is both an Olympic and Commonwealth sport and is a common fixture in most international games—it also has its own World Championships. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of one- to three-minute intervals called rounds. The result is decided when an opponent is deemed incapable to continue by a referee, is disqualified for breaking a rule, resigns by throwing in a towel, or is pronounced the winner or loser based on the judges' scorecards at the end of the contest. In the event that both fighters gain equal scores from the judges, the fight is considered a draw (professional boxing). In Olympic boxing, due to the fact that a winner must be declared, in the case of a draw - the judges use technical criteria to chose the most deserving winner of the bout.
While people have fought in hand-to-hand combat since before the dawn of history, the origin of boxing as an organized sport may be its acceptance by the ancient Greeks as an Olympic game in BC 688. Boxing evolved from 16th- and 18th-century prizefights, largely in Great Britain, to the forerunner of modern boxing in the mid-19th century, again initially in Great Britain and later in the United States.
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