As the film “The Featherweight,” about the life of boxing great Willie Pep, enters wide release, this week a different BoxingScene contributor will reflect on a boxing biopic that resonates with them.

Maxine “Micky” Ward, 81, of Cleveland, the daughter of Dirk and Kathryn Gezel Rozenberg, was born February 18, 1936 in Monroe, Iowa. She graduated from Newton High School with the class of 1954. On ...

The Fighter's true story of Dicky Eklund and Micky Ward helps to solidify it as a truly special boxing movie, depicting the complexities of family, addiction, and the relentless pursuit of a dream. It ...

Surprisingly, little boxing goes on in The Fighter: A lot of the punches in this fact-based drama about boxer “Irish” Micky Ward (Mark Wahlberg) and his half-brother/trainer Dicky Eklund (Christian ...

The Fighter is based on the true story of light-welterweight champ “Irish” Micky Ward from Lowell, Massachusetts. But starring Boston working-class hero Mark Wahlberg, it plays as a Rocky-fied fairy ...

Micky Ward is a hard puncher not known for his technique, and Arturo Gatti built his reputation on his ability to absorb punishment. They're both regarded as warriors, and when they were put together ...