Jake Gyllenhaal didn’t spend five months picking daisies to get into shape for Southpaw, which opens today. The actor immersed himself in boxing, lived like a monk, and trained like a beast (check out Gyllenhaal’s physical transformation) to assume the role of light heavyweight champion Billy Hope.SEE ALSO:The Ultimate Boxing Workout>>
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Cent
Not only is 50 Cent the cover subject of our July/August issue (on newsstands now!) but he also stars in the Antoine Fuqua-directed flick as Billy Hope’s manager Jordan Mains. As you might guess by his shady fedora, he may or may not always has Hope’s best interest at heart.SEE ALSO:How to Throw a Punch
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Rachel McAdams
There’s always hope if you have Rachel McAdams in your corner. No spoilers, but her storyline is one of the key plot-drivers.SEE ALSO:Heavy Bag Cardio Workout>>
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They Trained With Pros
Fuqua was very impressed with how Gyllenhaal got in fighting shape for the role. “I had him training twice a day in the boxing ring; he did two-a-days, seven days a week,” he said. “I had him train at Floyd Mayweather’s gym in Vegas and we watched Floyd’s fights, and the Manny Pacquiao fight. He trained in New York at Church Gym with real fighters. We literally turned him into a beast.”SEE ALSO:Pro Boxing’s Steve Cunningham’s Heavyweight Workout>>
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Classic Characters
With Kurt Sutter of Sons of Anarchy fame on writing duty, you know the characters are going to be put through the ringer. But as the old cliche goes, it’s not how many times you get knocked down that matters, it’s how many times you get up. In Billy Hope’s case, Forest Whitaker’s character Titus “Tick” Wills is the wily old trainer who can help Hope redeem himself, but only if the fighter proves he is worthy. Check out the journey the men go through together in Southpaw.SEE ALSO:Manny Pacquiao’s Boxing WorkoutAll photos courtesy of The Weinstein Company
Jake Gyllenhaal didn’t spend five months picking daisies to get into shape for Southpaw, which opens today. The actor immersed himself in boxing, lived like a monk, and trained like a beast (check out Gyllenhaal’s physical transformation) to assume the role of light heavyweight champion Billy Hope.
Not only is 50 Cent the cover subject of our July/August issue (on newsstands now!) but he also stars in the Antoine Fuqua-directed flick as Billy Hope’s manager Jordan Mains. As you might guess by his shady fedora, he may or may not always has Hope’s best interest at heart.
Fuqua was very impressed with how Gyllenhaal got in fighting shape for the role. “I had him training twice a day in the boxing ring; he did two-a-days, seven days a week,” he said. “I had him train at Floyd Mayweather’s gym in Vegas and we watched Floyd’s fights, and the Manny Pacquiao fight. He trained in New York at Church Gym with real fighters. We literally turned him into a beast.”
With Kurt Sutter of Sons of Anarchy fame on writing duty, you know the characters are going to be put through the ringer. But as the old cliche goes, it’s not how many times you get knocked down that matters, it’s how many times you get up. In Billy Hope’s case, Forest Whitaker’s character Titus “Tick” Wills is the wily old trainer who can help Hope redeem himself, but only if the fighter proves he is worthy. Check out the journey the men go through together in Southpaw.
