Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story

May 1, 1985

1h 34m

★ 5.7

Overview

The film details the life of Ray Mancini, a World Boxing Association world lightweight champion boxer from 1982 to 1984, Hollywood actor and a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

Robert Papazian Productions

Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story Trailers

Cast

Lenny Mancini

Robert Blake

Ray 'Boom Boom' Mancini

Doug McKeon

Ellen Mancini

Mariclare Costello

Grif

Tony Burton

Father O'Neill

James T. Callahan

Ray Arcel

Norman Alden

Dave Wolf

Ray Buktenica

Frank Jacobs

Richard Bakalyan

Lenny Jr.

Curtis Conaway

Ellen Jr.

Luisa Leschin

Eddie Sullivan

Ben Frank

Ray - age 10

Carl Steven

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