Fighting is now out on DVD and I think I’m going to rent it.  The film stars Channing Tatum as Shawn MacArthur, a small-town boy who ends up in New York City with nothing.  To try to make ends meet, he starts selling knock-offs on the street but, after he meets scam artist Harvet Boarden (Terrence Howard), his life changes and he begins a career as a streetfighter.

Of course, any time you get involved with that kind of lifestyle, you’re going to run into some problems.  Shawn enjoys taking down professional boxers, MMA champions and ultimate fighters but eventually he …read more

Fighting comes out in theaters tomorrow.  The movie starring Channing Tatum and Terrence Howard forces viewers to take a hard look at the underworld of streetfighting.

When small-town boy Shawn MacArthur (Channing Tatum) arrives in New York City, he has nothing.  He turns to selling counterfeit goods on the streets to try to make a living but his life takes a dramatic change when scam artist Harvey Boarden (Terrence Howard) sees that he has a natural talent for streetfighting.
Harvey takes on the role of Shawn’s manager and turns him into a star.  Working in the corrupt bare-knuckle circuit, Shawn takes down …read more