Lou Savarese movie "We Own the Night". He also played a lead role in ESPN’s documentary "Cinderella Man: The James J. Braddock Story", for which he received excellent reviews for his portrayal of boxer Max Baer. Other recent works include the independent film "Nicky’s Game", "A Matter of Honor (film)|A Matter of Honor", and "Knock, Knock", a horror film in which he plays Rico, the villain. Lou Savarese Lou Savarese (born July 14, 1965) is an American former professional boxer from Greenwood Lake, New York. He challenged once for the WBU/"Lineal" Heavyweight title in 1997. Savarese won two New York Golden Gloves
Jimmy Ellis (boxer) watching boxing as he'd seen too many damaged by it. Ellis was survived by three brothers and a sister. Son Jeff played professional football and confirmed the family were always immensely proud of Ellis's achievements and world title. He is not to be confused with a journeyman heavyweight boxer of the same name, born in 1964. Jimmy Ellis (boxer) James Albert Ellis (February 24, 1940 – May 6, 2014) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1961 to 1975. He won the vacant WBA heavyweight title in 1968 by defeating Jerry Quarry, making one successful title defense in the