Trailer for the Boxing Documentary CHAMPS
We’ve got a great trailer for the boxing documentary Champs for you to check out, and it gives us a unique look at the business of boxing. I enjoy watching the sport of boxing, but even if you don’t, this still looks like a fascinating doc worth watching.
The doc includes interviews with boxers such as Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, and Bernard Hopkins along with other celebrities such as Mark Wahlberg, Denzel Washington, Ron Howard, Spike Lee, and 50 Cent who says the sport involves “some of the toughest mothers in the world” who are “letting guys who couldn’t make it take advantage of them.”
That should give you an idea of what this doc will entail. Here’s the synopsis:
Boxing, “the poor man’s sport,” has long given kids from America’s roughest neighborhoods an opportunity to escape violence with violence. But with success in the ring comes new fights for which there is no training: champions are made and broken in the blink of an eye, and young men thrust into the spotlight are often ill-equipped for the fame and fortune that accompany a title belt. Built around the stories of heavyweight legends Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield and Bernard Hopkins, CHAMPS balances these uncensored recollections with gorgeous reenactments, classic fight footage, and candid interviews with Mark Wahlberg, Denzel Washington, Ron Howard, Spike Lee, Mary J. Blige and 50 Cent. More than just a sports documentary, CHAMPS examines what it means to pursue the American Dream through boxing, painting a picture of a controversial and unregulated sport in a moment of crisis.
Champs will be released in theaters and on iTunes on March 13th.