Ok.ru | Punch 2002

Punch (also listed as Punch: The Final Round in some markets) tells the story of , a young man trapped in the underground fighting circuits of Los Angeles. After the death of his brother, Boo is coerced into a high-stakes tournament where losing could mean death. The film is a time capsule of post- Fight Club machismo, featuring grainy cinematography, nu-metal soundtrack cues, and raw, unpolished fight choreography.

In the vast, chaotic graveyard of early 2000s cinema, few films have maintained a stranger afterlife than Punch (2002). Directed by Guy Becerra and starring Michaela McManus, Sonny Marinelli, and Marisa Petroro, this gritty drama about the violent world of illegal boxing never quite broke into the mainstream. Yet, for the past decade, it has found an unlikely savior: the Russian social networking site Ok.ru . punch 2002 ok.ru

For Western users, searching seems bizarre. Why would a Russian networking site host an obscure American B-movie? Punch (also listed as Punch: The Final Round