Sports Film Tournament

When We Were Kings
Le Mans
Bloodsport

Over the Top
Kickboxer
Above the Rim
Best of the Best

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Breaking Away (1979)
The Damned United (2009)
This Sporting Life (1963)

EDIT: Looks like I've been beaten to the punch.

I'm going to take Cap's 4 and Nathaniel's 3 over John-Connor's 7 since they don't have any others. This thing will either be started tomorrow or Monday!

Disclaimer: I made the bracket on Challonge by putting all of the nominees in their box thingy and randomized the seeding. I don't remember who nominated what outside of a few.

Rules: You can only vote on pairs where you have seen both films. Obviously, I can't know for sure if you have seen both or not, so please be fair to everybody and don't abuse this rule. I'll leave each set open for a week to give a little time to watch a film or two. Anybody can vote. Have fun.

Round 1, Set 1

The Hustler (1961) vs Slap Shot (1977)

The Blind Side (2009) vs I, Tonya (2017)

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) vs Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)

Rocky IV (1985) vs The Champ (1979)

Warrior (2011) vs Foxcatcher (2014)

The Harder They Fall (1956) vs Sugar (2008)

Raging Bull (1980) vs The Hurricane (1999)

Goon (2011) vs Jerry Maguire (1996)

The Hustler (1961) vs Slap Shot (1977)
I've seen The Hustler, but not Slap Shot. The Hustler's great.

The Blind Side (2009) vs I, Tonya (2017)
I've not seen I, Tonya. I have seen The Blind Side. It's legitimately one of my least favorite movies of all-time. It's so disrespectful to Michael Oher that it's not funny.

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) vs Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)
Seen Dodgeball, but not Requiem. Requiem looks really good.

Rocky IV (1985) vs The Champ (1974)
Seen Rocky IV, but not The Champ

Warrior (2011) vs Foxcatcher (2014)
Seen neither, Foxcatcher is the one that interests me more.

The Harder They Fall (1956) vs Sugar (2008)
Seen neither, but I'd like to see The Harder They Fall

Raging Bull (1980) vs The Hurricane (1999)
Don't really care for The Hurricane. Raging Bull is probably the odds-on favorite to win this whole thing.

Goon (2011) vs Jerry Maguire (1996)
I remember enjoying Jerry Maguire when I watched it, but hindsight has me thinking less and less of it as time goes by. It deserves a rewatch at some point. Goon is my nomination, so of course, I like it.

Raging Bull (1980) vs The Hurricane (1999)

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Round 1, Set 1

The Hustler (1961) vs Slap Shot (1977)

The Blind Side (2009) vs I, Tonya (2017)

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) vs Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962) - Haven't seen em

Rocky IV (1985) vs The Champ (1974)

Warrior (2011) vs Foxcatcher (2014)

The Harder They Fall (1956) vs Sugar (2008) - Haven't seen em

Raging Bull (1980) vs The Hurricane (1999)

Goon (2011) vs Jerry Maguire (1996) -

Have only seen both in one match:
The Hustler (1961) vs Slap Shot (1977)

Round 1, Set 1

The Hustler (1961) vs Slap Shot (1977)
Agonizing choice since I love both. Just about a tie.

The Blind Side (2009) vs I, Tonya (2017)
Didn't think much of I, Tonya and haven't seen The Blind Side.

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) vs Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)
Dodgeball was amusing and I haven't seen the other. It's been on my watchlist for a while.

Rocky IV (1985) vs The Champ (1974)
I quite like Rocky IV but haven't seen The Champ. I'd like to.

Warrior (2011) vs Foxcatcher (2014)
Easy choice.

The Harder They Fall (1956) vs Sugar (2008)
I'm not familiar with either.

Raging Bull (1980) vs The Hurricane (1999)
Raging Bull is a masterpiece.

Goon (2011) vs Jerry Maguire (1996)
Goon was at least enjoyable.

The Hustler (1961) vs Slap Shot (1977) These are BOTH my nominations so it's tough to choose between. Slap Shot is hilarious and while both DO feature, Paul Newman, Hustler is a notch or two above.

Everything else has one or both I have not seen so I'm unable to vote on them. I may try to see one or two to get some voting in

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The Blind Side (2009) vs I, Tonya (2017)

I don't think it's been an issue so far, but I'll still go ahead an clarify: Your first votes are NOT final, and you CAN alter them any time until I close the set. Just let me know if you add any votes or change anything, just so I don't have any excuses for messing any vote counts up.

I had the wrong year for The Champ, it's actually 1979 and not 1974. Sorry if there was any confusion.

Round 1, Set 1

The Hustler (1961) vs Slap Shot (1977)
I've seen The Hustler (1961), but have not seen Slap Shot (1977).

The Blind Side (2009) vs I, Tonya (2017)
I've seen The Blind Side (2009), but have not seen I, Tonya (2017).

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) vs Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)
I haven't seen either movie yet.

Rocky IV (1985) vs The Champ (1979)
I've seen The Champ (1979), but have not seen Rocky IV (1985).

Warrior (2011) vs Foxcatcher (2014)
I've seen Foxcatcher (2014), but have not seen Warrior (2011).

The Harder They Fall (1956) vs Sugar (2008)
I've seen The Harder They Fall (1956), but have not seen Sugar (2008).

Raging Bull (1980) vs The Hurricane (1999)
I've seen The Hurricane (1999), but have not seen Raging Bull (1980).

Goon (2011) vs Jerry Maguire (1996)
I've seen Jerry Maguire (1996), but have not seen Goon (2011).


Apparently I've seen only one movie from each match, (except for one match where I've seen neither movie), so I can't vote for anything yet. It looks like I have a whole bunch of sports movies to watch this week.

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Round 1, Set 1

The Hustler (1961) vs Slap Shot (1977)

Round 1, Set 1

The Hustler (1961) vs Slap Shot (1977)
Tough matchup for Slap Shot. I'd have it over quite a few of these but The Hustler is beyond great.

The Blind Side (2009) vs I, Tonya (2017)
I hated The Blind Side. I quite like I, Tonya.

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) vs Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)
Requiem is one of my favourite boxing stories. Excellent film.

Rocky IV (1985) vs The Champ (1979)
Not a big fan of the Rocky sequels. I've not seen The Champ.

Warrior (2011) vs Foxcatcher (2014)
Warrior is good but Foxcatcher has the edge IMO. Close call.

The Harder They Fall (1956) vs Sugar (2008)
I've not seen either film.

Raging Bull (1980) vs The Hurricane (1999)
I really liked Denzel in The Hurricane but this is a no brainer for me.

Goon (2011) vs Jerry Maguire (1996)
I've not seen Goon. I rewatched Jerry Maguire not too long ago and thought it was ok.

Placeholder for now. I'll try and get to The Harder They Fall and Sugar in the next week.

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Rocky IV (1985) vs The Champ (1979)

Warrior (2011) vs Foxcatcher (2014)
A tie on almost all fronts. Warrior scores slightly higher on 're-watch-value' and 'entertainment level', for me.

Raging Bull (1980) vs The Hurricane (1999)

Goon (2011) vs Jerry Maguire (1996)

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