22. UNDISPUTED (2002)

UNDISPUTED (2OO2) 

Language- English (United States)

Genre      - Sports, Drama

Director   -  Walter Hill

*ing          -   Wesley Snipes (Monroe Hutchens), Ving Rhames (Iceman)

PLOT

                                                           Munroe Hutchens is the undisputed champion in the secret betting boxing competition that takes place in sweetwater prison. He faces a new challenge when former world heavyweight champion George Iceman Chambers is convicted of rape and is sentenced to serve his jail term in sweetwater prison. Due to his thug nature, there is a brewing hatred for the Heavyweight champion, so an old mob boss named Ripstein senses a potential in a match between Hutchens and Iceman and fixes a plan to make them fight, so the entire sweetwater waits for the match where the World Heavyweight Champion takes on Undisputed Champion of Sweetwater.

                                                           “Undisputed” can be categorized into a Drama-sports movie, it can’t be named as one of the best sports movies, as it contains only two full boxing fights. But still the climax fight give us a pleasure of watching a real one. It was not able to become a commercial success, due to the casting of two black actors in lead, but it made a great impact in the Home Video release, that gives them the courage start the great undisputed franchise and became a huge hit in the Home Video Releases.