Movies and TvShows featuring "heavyweight-championship-fight" theme.

The Great White Hype is a comedy-drama movie released in 1996. It follows the story of a boxing promoter in Las Vegas who tries to find a white heavyweight champion to fight against the current African-American champion. The movie satirizes the world of boxing and explores themes of corruption and promotion.

When a boxer gets entangled in a love triangle and a web of corruption, he must navigate his way to the top while protecting his loved ones.

Gentleman Jim tells the story of a 19th-century boxer who rises to fame and becomes a heavyweight champion. Set in Salt Lake City, the movie follows the life of Jim Corbett, a bank employee turned boxer. Jim trains hard, fights his way to the top, and faces various challenges along the way. With determination and support from his friends, Jim overcomes deception, false accusations, and turmoil to achieve vindication and success in the world of boxing.

UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 27, 2021 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. A UFC Heavyweight Championship rematch bout between current two-time champion Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou headlined this event. The pairing met previously at UFC 220 on January 20, 2018, where Miocic won via unanimous decision and broke the record for most consecutive title defenses for the division with his third.

A ring veteran turns a Texas tenderfoot into a winning fighter.

Ali: An American Hero is an American television movie which aired on August 31, 2000 on FOX. It chronicles portions of the career of heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali, who is portrayed by David Ramsey. Cassius Clay (David Ramsey), winner of the gold medal for boxing in the light heavyweight division at the 1960 Summer Olympics, rises in the professional ranks and defeats heavyweight boxing champion Sonny Liston in a stunning upset to capture the title in 1964. Controversy surrounds his decision to join the Nation of Islam, his name change from Cassius Clay to Muhammad Ali, his friendship with Malcolm X (Joe Morton), and his conscientious objection to the draft during the Vietnam War. Stripped of his title, he eventually recaptures it in 1974 in the so-called "Rumble in the Jungle"—an epic bout against George Foreman in Zaire.

An Irish crooner flirts with prize-fighting.

Joe Palooka encounters gangsters and tries to alert the law.

The boxing match between Rocky Marciano vs. Jersey Joe Walcott in 3-D.