Jake Gyllenhaal watched and studies Manny Pacquiao fights to prepare for Boxing film “SOUTHPAW”

Jake Gyllenhaal who rose to global attention with his impressive and unforgettable portrayals in hit movies such as “Bubble Boy,” “Brokeback Mountain,” “The Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time,” “The Day After Tomorrow,” “Nightcrawler” and “Donnie Darko” reveals anew his acting prowess in “Southpaw” as a boxer who is a southpaw puncher very much like the world’s greatest boxing champ has ever known, the Philippines’ Manny Pacquiao.

Acclaimed director Fuqua and academy award nominee Gyllenhaal team up in boxing movie "Southpaw"

Acclaimed director Antoine Fuqua ("Training Day") and screenwriters Kurt Sutter ("Sons of Anarchy") and Richard Wenk ("The Mechanic") team up to tell a riveting story in  "Southpaw" about a boxer named Billy "The Great" Hope, reigning Junior Middleweight Boxing Champion of the World (played by Academy Award® nominee Jake Gyllenhaal).