10/04/2026
🥊 THE LEGENDS CAME TO THE CATSKILLS. NOW THEIR STORY IS COMING HOME. 🥊
📍 HURLEYVILLE, NEW YORK
📅 OCTOBER 10 FROM 10AM TILL 3PM
🎬 INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Something remarkable happened in the Catskills a chapter of boxing history that helped shape the sport, yet remains largely unknown to the world.
On October 10, the International Film Festival in Hurleyville, New York, will premiere Evan Haimon’s powerful documentary, Ringside in the Mountains.
And if you haven’t had the chance to see it…
This is your opportunity to experience the story right here, where it happened.
🥊 The Catskills were once a destination for boxing royalty.
World champions and legendary fighters traveled from around the globe to train, prepare, and sharpen their skills at the famous Catskills resort hotels.
Names that became synonymous with boxing history passed through these mountains:
Muhammad Ali.
Joe Frazier.
Ken Norton.
Rocky Marciano.
Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini.
Roberto Durán.
…and many more.
But this story isn’t just about boxing.
It’s about the Catskills resort era a time when places like Grossinger’s became legendary destinations where championship fighters trained alongside some of the biggest entertainers in the world.
Actors. Comedians. Musicians. Athletes. Champions.
They all came to the mountains.
And behind those glamorous resort doors were stories, rivalries, friendships, training camps, unforgettable performances, and moments that became part of American history.
🎥 Ringside in the Mountains brings that forgotten world back to life.
This isn’t just a documentary about boxing.
It’s a documentary about a place, an era, and a legacy that deserves to be remembered.
🔥 COME SEE THE STORY WHERE THE LEGENDS ONCE WALKED.
Join us October 10 in Hurleyville, New York, at the International Film Festival for the premiere of Ringside in the Mountains by Evan Haimon.
🥊 The fighters came to the Catskills.
🎬 Now the story comes to the screen.
🏔️ And on October 10, the mountains remember.
Don’t miss it.