I was thinking about all the boxing threads. And thought about "The Fighter" Which was a great movie and thought. Wow! are ALL the best sports movies about boxers?

A quick list shows me that among serious movies, there is a case to be made.

Rocky, (I'm only talking about the first one here.)
Ali
The Hurricane
The Fighter

Are all great movies.

Bull Durham and The Longest Yard and North Dallas Forty were good too. But all were comedy. I don't know what to make of Field of Dreams. I am tempted to say that since there were no baseball players, only ghosts, and since the baseball was a metaphor for the relationship of parenthood, I am inclined to think that it is not a sports movie.