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Champs
A documentary about the early life of three shining and significant figures in boxing Mike Tyson, Bernard Hopkins, and Evander Holyfield, who tell the hardships and obstacles they face in their way to fame.
6 July 1975, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
17 May 1960, Brooklyn, New York, USA
27 October 1985, Detroit, Michigan, USA
28 December 1954, Mount Vernon, New York, USA
15 September 1950
4 October 1965, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
18 August 1977, Brooklyn, New York, USA
15 January 1965, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
March 28, 2015
It's just hard not to imagine that it might been better as a shorter 30 For 30 episode focusing on one of the three boxers.
March 13, 2015
Interesting, accessible documentary about the boxing world is revealing but stymied by its own slickness.
March 12, 2015
Now and then this documentary by Bert Marcus rises above mere promotion, leaving you wishing it had tackled the sport's difficult questions in more depth.
March 12, 2015
Directing a critical eye at the sociology and predatory business of boxing, the doc is periodically interesting but also unconvincingly broad.
February 23, 2016
Like a young kid channeling all of the rage that comes from growing up in poverty without a mentor, Champs suffers from throwing a bunch of stuff at the wall.
March 12, 2015
What really differentiates this documentary from others is that it doesn't just stick to the cliche boundaries of the backstories of the boxers, it goes into the sociological and cultural factors of boxing.
March 13, 2015
[A] clearly sincere but achingly cliched look at what's good and bad about the sport and the society that sanctions it.
March 15, 2015
Uneven and too brief for its brawny subject, Champs fails to be an affecting underdog story or an in-depth look at boxing's many problems.
March 12, 2015
Each fighter gets time to tell his story, and each is candid and thoughtful (and in some moments regretful) about their histories.
March 12, 2015
No one documentary could ever really encompass all that's fascinating and distressing about boxing as a kingmaking sport, a violent cultural phenomenal and a shady business. The slickly made "Champs" certainly tries, with varied success.
March 13, 2015
It's like a thesis whose next draft would be destined for greatness.
March 12, 2015
The historic, socioeconomic, racial and even poetic roots of pugilism are addressed, and celebs and sportwriters weigh in, but often it's the fighters themselves who best sum up the appeal of "the sweet science."