What is the best boxing movie of all time?

Best Picture winners sit beside sequels people quote line for line, plus one documentary that beat them all to an Oscar.

1

Ali

Michael Mann's 2001 biopic covering ten years of Muhammad Ali's life, with Will Smith in the title role.

2

Raging Bull

Martin Scorsese's 1980 black-and-white portrait of middleweight Jake LaMotta.

3

Rocky

The 1976 Best Picture winner about a Philadelphia club fighter given a title shot.

4

Million Dollar Baby

Clint Eastwood's 2004 drama about a trainer and the fighter he reluctantly takes on.

5

Creed

The 2015 film following Apollo Creed's son, trained by an ageing Rocky Balboa.

6

The Fighter

David O. Russell's 2010 film about Micky Ward and his half-brother Dicky Eklund.

7

Cinderella Man

Ron Howard's 2005 account of James J. Braddock's Depression-era title run.

8

When We Were Kings

The Oscar-winning 1996 documentary about the Rumble in the Jungle.

9

Rocky II

The 1979 sequel in which Balboa gets his rematch with Apollo Creed.

10

Rocky IV

The 1985 entry that sent Balboa to Moscow to face Ivan Drago.

11

The Hurricane

The 1999 film about Rubin Carter, with Denzel Washington in the lead.

12

Southpaw

The 2015 drama with Jake Gyllenhaal as a champion rebuilding his life.

13

Body and Soul

The 1947 noir about a fighter tangled up with gamblers, starring John Garfield.

14

The Set-Up

Robert Wise's 1949 film told in real time about an ageing boxer told to take a dive.

15

Requiem for a Heavyweight

The 1962 drama about a fighter at the end of his career, with Anthony Quinn.