Fight Clip Club: Gangs of New York

I can think of a lot of things to call you, boyo.

Usually, I cover only fight scenes that I’m very familiar with, or at the very least are from movies that I’ve seen or know well. But I really wanted to cover an Irish fight scene this week in anticipation of St. Paddy’s Day, and so I had to choose this one. It’s a very classic bit o’ Irish boxing, and I like it very much.

To be fair to myself, I do know the premise of the movie, and I did watch the first part of it, so I’m not rushing in on this fight completely clueless. And I always enjoy a good bit of 1800s fisticuffs. So what could I possibly say about this fight, you may be asking, being an expert at theatrical combat but not this movie? Well, come on over to the other side of the paywall to find out.