Will Smith
in 2001, Will played the role of renowned boxer Muhammad Ali in the movie Ali, directed by Michael Mann. In preparation for his epic performance as Muhammad Ali, Will trained rigorously adding 30 pounds of pure muscles and total of 200 pounds in weight to his 6’2” solid body. In addition to learning how to move and punch as a boxer, he certainly looked like one who has spent a lot of time in the ring over the years. Smith trained and fought for over a year to get ready for this role, that includes, learning boxing techniques, increasing endurance and speed. Smith began incorporating boxing into his day-to-day workout routine. In 2016, while on the set for Collateral Beauty he even entered the ring with WBC women’s world champion Alicia Napoleon, to learn. He learnt that playing the character of a pro-boxer is not the same as actually boxing with one!
Will Smith
Tony Danza
From pro-fighter to pro-actor, 69 years old Brooklyn-born, Tony Danza, first stepped into the ring right after college, after having multiple street fights as preparation. Tony said his friends signed him up as a prank to the Golden Gloves competition, where he actually made it into the semi-finals. Danza had his first official fight in 1979 and had a total of 15 fights with a 12-3 record. Juggling between television and the ring, Danza was cast to the TV show Taxi right after college, then he starred on the television series Who’s The Boss? and remained an active actor until today where he plays the father of a NYPD cop in The Good Cop on Netflix.
Tony Danza
