The Fighter (2010) - scene comparisons

The Fighter (2010) dramatizes the lives of boxer Micky Ward and his troubled half-brother, Dicky Eklund. The film portrays Micky's rise to fame in the boxing world and Dicky's struggle with addiction, while highlighting their complex family dynamics. This video compares key scenes from the film with the real events in Micky Ward and Dicky Eklund’s lives, examining how accurately the movie portrays their story and the challenges they faced. The comparison reveals the dramatic liberties taken and the moments that stayed true to their real-life experiences.

[jasone]

Of course Hollywood has to make things look more exciting but I think they did a wonderful job overall. I really really wish they would of added
Ward vs Gatti. 1

[andrewjackson]

Christian bale really outdid himself sounding almost exactly like him😭😭😭

[Krystalmyth]

Shame they didn't adapt the Ward-Gatti trilogy story. It was beautiful.

[kylemma]

Damn MW fought a lot of dudes on December 17th 2010.

[alexduarte]

Good editing job.
The sync of the liver shot at 4:52
was nice.

[wolfenix]

THAT MOVIE FORGOT TO INCLUDE THE WAR IN THE RING BETWEEN MICKEY WARD VS ARTURO GATTI, IT'S A SHAME.

[FirstLast-vluy]

That was pretty interesting. Good editing

[piedrabuena]

Shea neary and his actor look identical af

[ivanmamuyac]

Marky Mark looks more like Arturo Gatti than he does Micky Ward.

[gm]

The lined up body shots and commentary from the Alfonso Sanchez fight was very cool, nicely done.

[devanjackson]

Wow... pretty damn accurate showcase. BUT, I GOTTA SAY; in regards to the action. Seems like REAL LIFE IS MORE ENTERTAINING THAN THE ROMANTICIZED MOVIE.

[Rockyinlp]

I just hate that they added the Lampley commentary from the 1st Gatti fight over regular fight scenes.

[JoshyHendoMan]

Awesome movie. Great job editing these together, I really appreciate seeing the side by side.

[lolawinewinelola]

Rip My Children Uncle Mike high machine Gun Mungin 💯

[HeadHunter]

4:55 The Ward kidney shot actually looked even more vicious than the Wahlberg kidney shot.
I boxed from age 8 - 18. When you receive a legit kidney shot it's a weird sensation in a way. Maybe closer to being tazed than KO'd is a good way of describing the frustration and agony.
And your legs simply refuse to function proper.

[gutz]

Ha ha, had to laugh at that first fight. It was true, that dude didn't just get off the couch. LOL

[stevephillips]

That was nicely put together and just shows how good the films interpretation was

[bdocos]

Lots of comments about how they should've put the Gatti/Ward trilogy in the movie, I'm glad they didn't but, they did add some of the commentaries from the first match. That whole "Imagine if you bought a ticket" was from the 9th round of that first fight and they did make an HBO doc (Ledgandaty Nights) that was centered on Gatti's induction to the HOF. It's pretty emotional, it covers both fighters careers as they led up to the three matches, everything they went through after, Gattis death, it's a great film, if you haven't seen it yet it's a must watch!! Wahlberg narrated it and it's really one of the best documentaries I've ever watched. It's so far and beyond anything Hollywood could or would have done and I am so happy the did it that way because there's no way a Hollywood movie could live up to what those 2 warriors left in the real-life ring. Hollywood just doesn't have that kind of credibility.

[BigBass-xfyi]

As a Ward fan back in the day, I really enjoyed this movie and the process. And you comparison video is next level. Great work.

[JETLIFEMUZIK]

The movie (Over Dramatic, loud), Actual Footage (Calm, Thorough)