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Jun 8, 2026

They Fight

Name: They Fight
Director: Sheldon Candis
Released: 2026-06-08
Rating: 74
Cast: André Holland, Samira Wiley, Wendell Pierce, Toussaint Francois Battiste, Anthony B. Jenkins

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The film

Reformed ex-convict Walt Manigan returns home to rebuild his family with the love of his life, Ketta. His path leads him to a boxing gym inside a D.C. youth recreation center about to be closed. There, he works under the wise coach Slim to mentor a group of boys to train for the junior national boxing tournament, all leading to a showdown between best friends Quincey and Peanut as they battle for a spot on the U.S. Junior Olympic Team.

The Cast

Toussaint Francois Battiste

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The Real Review

People are coming for the acting, especially André Holland's turn as Walt, which gets the most praise. The plot itself, though, feels like it's just going through the motions, with a predictable story about training a boxing team for the junior national tournament. Wendell Pierce's Slim and Sheldon Candis's direction are solid, but they don't fully paper over the familiar beats or the least-liked characters like Coach Mac.

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Sentiment split

60% positive

29% mixed

11% negative

By aspect

story50

acting100

originality25

How opinion moved

Aug 24

Sep 1

Buzz

Aug 105 reactions over two weeksAug 23

How much people are talking about this film: reactions counted per day they were posted.

Names & topics that came up

Wendell Pierceperson8× · 50%+André Hollandperson7× · 86%+Sheldon Candisperson4× · 50%+Anthony B. Jenkinsperson2× · 50%+Coach Maccharacter2× · 0%+Jerome “Big Duck” Smithperson2× · 0%+

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