Quillin vs Simms: Kid Chocolate is Aiming To Impress2011-07-06 · BoxingScene.com
LOS ANGELES ? From the mean streets of Grand Rapids to living in New York and now Hollywood, undefeated middleweight prospect Peter ?Kid Chocolate? Quillin is on the verge of boxing greatness, and is being talked about in boxing circles as being a…
Schooled in hard knocks2006-03-24 · Sentinel.com,FL
The kid can fight. That was all Hollywood businessmen and rookie boxing managers Steve Benbasat and Greg Wantman wanted to hear when a mutual friend introduced them to Edison Miranda a year ago.…
Hollywood boxes to glory2005-03-07 · Calcutta Telegraph International News
director Robert Wise traces the real-life ascent of Rocky Graziano from New York street kid to world boxing champion. In one scene early in the story Sal Mineo says to Paul Newman (as Graziano): ?Guys like us we ain?t got no chance have we?? Graziano did indeed get his chance and it?s that opportunity to overcome sociological barriers and achieve success that has made boxing and its gladiators…
Boxing Still a Powerful Draw for Filmmakers?2005-03-07 · WIRED Entertainment
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - In the acclaimed 1956 film "Somebody Up There Likes Me " director Robert Wise traces the real-life ascent of Rocky Graziano from New York street kid to world boxing champion. In one scene early in the story Sal Mineo says to Paul Newman (as Graziano) "Guys like us we ain't got no chance have we?" Graziano did indeed get his chance and it'…