Sure however it's curious that the choppiness is occurring at specific points in the action. The removal of Dempsey grasping hold of Firpo or at...
The sequence where Dempsey is grasping onto Firpo to prevent falling to the canvas is missing or severely cut. Also a few seconds later they are...
Possibly a frame or two but no way that sequence has not been edited. You do not see the grab and hold that immediately resulted from the punch....
The film looks as if it has been edited so this entire sequence cannot be seen.
Just need to be clear if this is the sequence in question. A right hand later on in that round put Dempsey very quickly down. The right hand I...
Looking at the Corbett Tunney reinactment of the knockdown Dempseys knees did not hit the canvas.
You see Firpos punch and then it looks as if the film was edited and it just looks like the two fighters are in a clinch. Then it appears out of...
I've watched all the versions available on YouTube and you see the punch but not the grab and hold.
Just for my clarity....... everyone is aware that Dempsey was almost knocked down by the very first blow Firpo threw seconds after the bout...
I don't think so. At the very start of the round seconds are not there that would show Dempsey holding onto Firpo struggling to not go down after...
This was not modern film photography. Film speed is fairly fast and cameras were large and not very mobile. Dempsey was no quitter so it's...
Louis at his best KO within five rounds over Ward. Conn outboxes Ward for the wide decision win.
The bout in Montreal was close however and SRL fought Durans fight. He was right there in front of Duran for most of the fight punching with...
Leonard was extremely intimidated prior to the round 1 bell. I remember watching the bout live and everyone I was with said the same thing....
Botha knew he was going to get clocked by a right by Lewis. The fight was one sided and the KO was devastating. Botha was actually beating...
