Everything to Know About Fight for ’84, a New Jamie Foxx Boxing Movie

• By John DiLillo

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  Oct. 14, 2025

  
  

In high school, Jamie Foxx wanted to play football for the Dallas Cowboys; unfortunately, he had to settle for being a movie star. But even on-screen, the Oscar winner has continued to channel his love for sports — he played a quarterback in Any Given Sunday and a boxing trainer for the champ in Ali. Now, he’s heading back to the ring with Fight for ’84, a new film based on the true story of the coach of the 1984 US Olympic Boxing team. 

The new film is directed by Andrés Baiz (Griselda, Narcos) and written by Andrea Berloff (Straight Outta Compton), John Gatins (Flight), and Andy Weiss (White Boy Rick). 

" Fight for ’84," a New Jamie Foxx Boxing Movie