The Taxi Driver... Conversation With a Champ


30m 1988

Brief Synopsis

A documentary profiling Carlos Ortiz, a fourteen-time World Lightweight Boxing Champion, who left Puerto Rico when he was eleven years old and came to New York to try and make it in the fight game. Ortiz recounts his rise and fall from glory, as well as his battle with alcoholism.

Film Details

Also Known As
Conversation With a Champ, Taxi Driver... Conversation With a Champ
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1988

Technical Specs

Duration
30m

Synopsis

A documentary profiling Carlos Ortiz, a fourteen-time World Lightweight Boxing Champion, who left Puerto Rico when he was eleven years old and came to New York to try and make it in the fight game. Ortiz recounts his rise and fall from glory, as well as his battle with alcoholism.

Film Details

Also Known As
Conversation With a Champ, Taxi Driver... Conversation With a Champ
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1988

Technical Specs

Duration
30m

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