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
Best Location: MDB The Hit Pit Gym
Best Character: TIE Creed Rocky Balboa & Adonis Creed
Best Kill/Death/Defeat: CM The defeat of Max Bear
Best Score or Soundtrack: Creed with songs by various artists
Best Screenplay: TIE Creed & CM Ryan Coogler/Aaron Covington & Cliff Hollingsworth/Akiva Goldsman
Best Special Achievement: Creed This is how you do a legacy sequel
Best Scene: Creed Adonis proving he’s not a mistake
Defining Moment/Attribute/MVP: Creed Best boxing sequences
Best Director: Creed Ryan Coogler
Wildcard: TIE Creed & MDB The Best Grizzled Trainer Award
WTF: MDB Never go full retard
Worst Picture: Raging Bull
Best Picture: Creed
Total after deductions:
Million Dollar Baby: 2
Creed: 9
Cinderella Man: 2
Raging Bull: Negative 1
JESSE’S GOLDEN IDOLS
Best Location: Creed Philly
Best Character: MDB Frankie Dunn
Best Kill/Death/Defeat: RB Jake LaMotta’s loss to Sugar Ray
Best Score or Soundtrack: Creed with songs by various artists
Best Screenplay: MDB Paul Haggis
Best Special Achievement: MDB Oscar sweep
Best Scene: CM Braddock’s comeback fight against Griffin
Defining Moment/Attribute/MVP: RB Setting up sports and boxing movies
Best Director: MDB Clint Eastwood
Wildcard: Creed The Legacy Award
WTF: MDB Euthanasia
Worst Picture: Raging Bull
Best Picture: Cinderella Man
Total after deductions:
Million Dollar Baby: 4
Creed: 3
Cinderella Man: 4
Raging Bull: 1
NATHAN’S GOLDEN IDOLS
Best Location: TIE MDB & CM The Hit Pit & Madison Square Garden Bowl
Best Character: TIE Creed & RB Rocky Balboa & Jake LaMotta
Best Kill/Death/Defeat: MDB Maggie Fitzgerald vs Billie “Blue Bear” Osterman
Best Score or Soundtrack: Creed with songs by various artists
Best Screenplay: MDB Paul Haggis
Best Special Achievement: Creed Revitalizing the Rocky franchise
Best Scene: Creed All the sad Rocky scenes
Defining Moment/Attribute/MVP: Creed Adonis doesn’t win
Best Director: RB Martin Scorsese
Wildcard: CM Braddock analyzing the Max Bear fight tape
WTF: CM Portrayal of Max Bear
Worst Picture: Raging Bull
Best Picture: Creed
Total after deductions:
Million Dollar Baby: 3
Creed: 6
Cinderella Man: 2
Raging Bull: 1
RYAN’S GOLDEN IDOLS
Best Location: MDB The Hit Pit Gym
Best Character: CM James Braddock
Best Kill/Death/Defeat: MDB Maggie breaking her neck on a stool
Best Score or Soundtrack: Creed with songs by various artists
Best Screenplay: MDB Paul Haggis
Best Special Achievement: Creed Revitalizing the Rocky franchise
Best Scene: Creed I'm not fighting if you're not fighting" scene
Defining Moment/Attribute/MVP: Creed Adonis proving he’s not a mistake
Best Director: Creed Ryan Coogler
Wildcard: TIE Creed & MDB The Best Duo Award (Rocky/Adonis & Frankie/Eddie)
WTF: MDB Frankie takes Maggie's oxygen away, letting her slowly suffocate while he prepares the more humane method.
Worst Picture: Raging Bull
Best Picture: Creed
Total after deductions:
Million Dollar Baby: 4
Creed: 7
Cinderella Man: 1
Raging Bull: Negative 1