The Fire Inside Review: A Cure for the Common Sports Biopic

Sports films and biopics (boxing ones in particular) tend to follow a specific formula overcoming the odds. After all, there’s little drama or inspiration in watching a guaranteed winner crush all the competition as predicted. Unless those films get a sequel, though, we rarely get to see what happens when the applause goes away and the prize is won. In her directorial debut, The Fire Inside, Rachel Morrison tells the real-life story of Claressa Shields, the only boxer to win back-to-back gold medals and one of four boxers in history to hold all four major titles.


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