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Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale are the stars of "The Fighter," director David O. Russell's latest film telling the true story of "Irish" Micky Ward (Wahlberg), a Massachusetts boxer who successfully fought his way to the top thanks to coaching from his troubled brother Dicky (Bale), a former fighter himself.

"The Fighter" has earned early praise for both Wahlberg and Bale's work as well as Russell's directing, and by all accounts, it looks like the film is set to take its place as one of the great boxing movies of all time. Of course, it's got some hefty competition to weigh in against — after the jump, check out our personal picks for the best boxing movies of all time! Read more...

Tags Ali, Million Dollar Baby, Raging Bull, rocky, The Boxer, the fighter

We mentioned earlier that Carl Weathers visited our offices. The result was a career-spanning interview the likes of which have never been seen, covering stories from "Predator," "Rocky," "Action Jackson" and his latest film "The Comebacks," along with everything else. Read our Weathers interview here, watch our "Rough Cut" interview with him here, and in the video below, find out why you'll soon be erecting statues in his honor.

Tags action jackson, carl weathers, predator, rocky, the comebacks