The Angels with Bound Hands(1975)

The Angels with Bound Hands is a 1975 docu-film that exposes fraud and corruption in professional boxing. Directed by Oscar Brazzi, the film follows a determined journalist played by his brother Rossano Brazzi as he investigates the criminal networks and fixed matches that plague the sport. Part documentary, part narrative drama, it pulls back the curtain on boxing's shadiest dealings—rigged bouts, mob involvement, and the exploitation of fighters. The journalist's bold inquiry takes him deep into a world where money, power, and violence intersect. Brazzi's film captures both the glamour and the grit of the boxing scene while documenting real corruption that threatens the sport's integrity. A rare hybrid of investigative journalism and cinema that remains a compelling look at institutional dishonesty in athletics.