
Monkey On My Back
In this episode, David Curcio joins me to discuss Monkey On My Back, from 1957. His book, Smash Hit: Race, Crime and Culture In Boxing Movies is available here. Check out his website here. You can also find all of my wri


Hosted by Steve Hunt · 🇺🇸 US · EN-GB · 48 episodes
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On each episode I invite a guest to discuss with me a film with a boxing theme. I'll be covering the whole of cinema history, from silent movies through to this century. It's not just Rocky and Raging Bull!
Steve Hunt hosts The Boxing Movie Podcast, a tv show with 48 episodes published.

In this episode, David Curcio joins me to discuss Monkey On My Back, from 1957. His book, Smash Hit: Race, Crime and Culture In Boxing Movies is available here. Check out his website here. You can also find all of my wri

In this episode, Dr Vincent M Gaine joins me to discuss Michael Mann's Ali, from 2001. Vincent is the senior teaching associate in media studies at Lancaster University. He is also a film and television researcher. His f

In this episode, Kieran Mulvaney joins me to discuss Raging Bull, from 1980. You can find his website here and follow him on Twitter You can also find all of my writing at my website which is Steve Hunt Boxing You can or

In this episode, Alex Barrett joins me to discuss The Square Ring, from 1953. There's a link to his website here and you can follow him on Twitter You can also find all of my writing at my website which is Steve Hunt Box

In this bonus episode, Dr Clive Chijioke Nwonka, joins me to discuss the upcoming season of boxing films being screened at BFI Southbank. Dr Nwonka is the BFI Professor in Practice and Associate Professor of Film Culture

In this episode, Andrew Rihn joins me to discuss The Fighter, from 1952. His book of prose poems about the career of Mike Tyson is available from Amazon You can follow him on Twitter You can also find all of my writing a

In this episode, Christopher Benedict joins me to discuss Requiem for a Heavyweight, directed by Ralph Nelson, written by Rod Serling and starring Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason, Mickey Rooney and Julie Harris. You can fo

In this episode, Luke G. Williams joins me to discuss Rocky IV, both the original theatrical cut and the more recent director's cut. You can find all of Luke's books on Amazon You can follow him on Twitter / X You can al

A new podcast for boxing fans is on the way. The Desert Island Fights podcast will be coming in early 2026. Here's a short trailer to give you an idea of what to expect.

In this episode, Matthew Booth joins me to discuss The Champ (1979) directed by Franco Zeffirelli and starring Jon Voight, Faye Dunaway and Ricky Schroder. You can listen to his Matthew's Mean Streets podcast in all the

In this episode, Sergio Angelini joins me to discuss Brian De Palma's Snake Eyes (1998) starring Nicholas Cage. You can find Sergio's podcast, Tipping My Fedora, everywhere, including Apple Podcasts . You can follow him

In this bonus episode, esteemed boxing writer and editor, Bill Dettloff, joins me for a live Q&A all about the 1980s heavyweight boxing division. The discussion was hosted by BBC Radio Northampton's Jake Sharpe. We took

In this episode, Zach Vasquez joins me to discuss Diggstown from 1992. You can follow him on Twitter/X or Bluesky You can also find all of my writing at my website which is Steve Hunt Boxing You can order my book, Heavyw

In this episode, Michael Kronenberg joins me to discuss Body and Soul (1947). His book, Ringside Cinema, is available here You can follow him on Twitter/X or Bluesky You can also find all of my writing at my website whic

In this episode, Boston Globe film critic, Odie Henderson, joins me to discuss Rocky 3 from 1982. You can follow him on Bluesky You can also find all of my writing at my website which is Steve Hunt Boxing You can order m

In this episode, Johnny Restall joins me to discuss Fat City, from 1972. You can follow Johnny on Bluesky or on his Linktree . You can find his podcast, The Thriller Cabinet on Spotify and all the major podcast platforms

In this bonus episode, writer, director and editor, Maurice O'Carroll joins me to discuss his brand new boxing movie, Swing Bout. The film is available on Amazon Prime and other digital services. You can follow Maurice o

In this episode, Andrew Rihn joins me to discuss City For Conquest. You can follow Andrew on Twitter/X and buy his book here You can also find all of my writing at my website which is Steve Hunt Boxing You can order my b

The Boxing Movie Podcast is one year old! To mark the occasion, in this episode, Matthew Booth and Luke Deckard, hosts of the Mean Streets film noir podcast, join me to count down each of their top five boxing movies. Yo

Today, we are taking another break from talking movies! I was recently a guest on the BBC Radio Northampton Sports Show where I spent nearly half an hour chatting with the host, Jake Sharpe, about my new book, Heavyweigh
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