Boxing Marathon

With Creed III now out in theaters, we’re revisiting our Boxing Marathon under our new Golden Idol system – and without Rocky, which is now in Pantheon. What will win in its absence? The remaining challengers are:

Million Dollar Baby

Raging Bull

Creed

Cinderella Man

Who will be the World Heavyweight Champion, and who will be down for the count? Lace up your gloves, fight fair, and let’s get ready to rumble!

BRAD’S GOLDEN IDOLS

1. Best Location: MDB The Hit Pit Gym

2. Best Character: TIE Creed Rocky Balboa & Adonis Creed

3. Best Kill/Death/Defeat: CM The defeat of Max Bear

4. Best Score or Soundtrack: Creed with songs by various artists

5. Best Screenplay: TIE Creed & CM Ryan Coogler/Aaron Covington & Cliff Hollingsworth/Akiva Goldsman

6. Best Special Achievement: Creed This is how you do a legacy sequel

7. Best Scene: Creed Adonis proving he’s not a mistake

8. Defining Moment/Attribute/MVP: Creed Best boxing sequences

9. Best Director: Creed Ryan Coogler

10. Wildcard: TIE Creed & MDB The Best Grizzled Trainer Award

11. WTF: MDB Never go full retard

12. Worst Picture: Raging Bull

13. Best Picture: Creed

Total after deductions:

• Million Dollar Baby: 2

• Creed: 9

• Cinderella Man: 2

• Raging Bull: Negative 1

JESSE’S GOLDEN IDOLS

1. Best Location: Creed Philly

2. Best Character: MDB Frankie Dunn

3. Best Kill/Death/Defeat: RB Jake LaMotta’s loss to Sugar Ray

4. Best Score or Soundtrack: Creed with songs by various artists

5. Best Screenplay: MDB Paul Haggis

6. Best Special Achievement: MDB Oscar sweep

7. Best Scene: CM Braddock’s comeback fight against Griffin

8. Defining Moment/Attribute/MVP: RB Setting up sports and boxing movies

9. Best Director: MDB Clint Eastwood

10. Wildcard: Creed The Legacy Award

11. WTF: MDB Euthanasia

12. Worst Picture: Raging Bull

13. Best Picture: Cinderella Man

Total after deductions:

• Million Dollar Baby: 4

• Creed: 3

• Cinderella Man: 4

• Raging Bull: 1

NATHAN’S GOLDEN IDOLS

1. Best Location: TIE MDB & CM The Hit Pit & Madison Square Garden Bowl

2. Best Character: TIE Creed & RB Rocky Balboa & Jake LaMotta

3. Best Kill/Death/Defeat: MDB Maggie Fitzgerald vs Billie “Blue Bear” Osterman

4. Best Score or Soundtrack: Creed with songs by various artists

5. Best Screenplay: MDB Paul Haggis

6. Best Special Achievement: Creed Revitalizing the Rocky franchise

7. Best Scene: Creed All the sad Rocky scenes

8. Defining Moment/Attribute/MVP: Creed Adonis doesn’t win

9. Best Director: RB Martin Scorsese

10. Wildcard: CM Braddock analyzing the Max Bear fight tape

11. WTF: CM Portrayal of Max Bear

12. Worst Picture: Raging Bull

13. Best Picture: Creed

Total after deductions:

• Million Dollar Baby: 3

• Creed: 6

• Cinderella Man: 2

• Raging Bull: 1

RYAN’S GOLDEN IDOLS

1. Best Location: MDB The Hit Pit Gym

2. Best Character: CM James Braddock

3. Best Kill/Death/Defeat: MDB Maggie breaking her neck on a stool

4. Best Score or Soundtrack: Creed with songs by various artists

5. Best Screenplay: MDB Paul Haggis

6. Best Special Achievement: Creed Revitalizing the Rocky franchise

7. Best Scene: Creed I'm not fighting if you're not fighting" scene

8. Defining Moment/Attribute/MVP: Creed Adonis proving he’s not a mistake

9. Best Director: Creed Ryan Coogler

10. Wildcard: TIE Creed & MDB The Best Duo Award (Rocky/Adonis & Frankie/Eddie)

11. WTF: MDB Frankie takes Maggie's oxygen away, letting her slowly suffocate while he prepares the more humane method.

12. Worst Picture: Raging Bull

13. Best Picture: Creed

Total after deductions:

• Million Dollar Baby: 4

• Creed: 7

• Cinderella Man: 1

• Raging Bull: Negative 1

Golden Idol Winner: Creed