His latest feature, the boxing drama Poor Boy's Game, stars Danny Glover and Rossif Sutherland.

His most famous American film was the boxing drama The Harder They Fall (1956) in which he played the sympathetic manager of a heavyweight contender.

Another Tuesday, but now a bleak sun slants across the shiny new plex in Kips Bay where the boxing drama is playing at 2:45 p.m.

In 1956, he co-starred with Humphrey Bogart and Max Baer in the boxing drama The Harder They Fall.

Bullock tried to produce a film based on F.X. Toole's short story, Million-Dollar Baby, but could not interest the studios in a female boxing drama.

The Fighter, David O Russell's boxing drama, was the only other of the big contenders that did not pick up a nomination in the best actor category.

The best supporting actor, and best supporting actress, awards were won by Christian Bale and Melissa Leo, both for boxing drama "The Fighter."

The fourth, Clint Eastwood's "Million Dollar Baby," is a proudly old-fashioned hybrid of boxing drama and tearjerker.

Directed by Robert Wise, it's also one of the best boxing dramas ever filmed - Thursday at 6 P.M. on American Movie Classics.

Some reviewers still consider this the best boxing drama ever made - Monday at 7:30 A.M. on Turner Classic Movies.