Movies Similar to The Boxing Kangaroo

Jawbone(2017)

A former youth boxing champion, Jimmy McCabe is a man in search of hope but looking in all the wrong places. When he hits rock bottom he turns to his childhood boxing club and the only family he has left: gym owner Bill corner man Eddie and promoter Joe. Back in training, years after anyone thought he was a contender, he risks his life, as he tries to stand tall and regain his place in the world.

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Kenshiro Teraji vs. Hekkie Budler(2023)

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Denzel Bentley vs. Nathan Heaney(2023)

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Guru(2017)

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Boxing Club(2012)

Broken Arrow(1996)

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Lyndon Arthur vs. Walter Gabriel Sequeira(2022)

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David Benavidez vs. David Morrell Jr.(2025)

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Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston(2019)

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From Mexico With Love(2009)

A washed-up trainer takes a self-destructive young boxer under his wing.