Rotten
[A] clearly sincere but achingly cliched look at what's good and bad about the sport and the society that sanctions it.
Eddie Cockrell, Variety
Overview
A documentary about the sport of boxing, as seen through the eyes of champions Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield and Bernard Hopkins.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
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53%
Tomatometer
Fresh
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.
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
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."
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News
Rotten
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.
Neil Genzlinger, New York Times
Fresh
Each fighter gets time to tell his story, and each is candid and thoughtful (and in some moments regretful) about their histories.
Josh Modell, AV Club
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