Best Pre-1930 fights on film

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  1. RealDeal

    RealDeal Pugilist Specialist Full Member

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    Anyone have any suggestions for pre-1930 fights on YouTube...maybe one of the lesser well known fights (i.e. not something like Dempsey v. Willard that we’ve all seen)? I’m in the mood to watch some grainy black-and-white old fights, and I figured you guys could give me some ideas.
     
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  2. Hannibal Barca

    Hannibal Barca Active Member Full Member

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    Klompton 2 will be arriving shortly.
     
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  3. klompton2

    klompton2 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Mike Gibbons Vs Mike O'Dowd is the best film of the era by far but the version on youtube sucks.

    Other good ones but I cant vouch for the quality on youtube:

    Mickey Walker-Max Schmeling
    Mickey Walker-Tommy Milligan
    Frank Moran-Joe Beckett for the KO
    Sam Langford-Joe Jeanette
    Sam Langford-Bill Lang
    Ad Wolgast-Owen Moran
    Battling Nelson-Jimmy Britt
    Tommy Gibbons-Jack Bloomfield


    There are others but that's a nice start
     
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  4. reznick

    reznick In the 7.2% Full Member

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    Hook us up with that footage fam.
    We all gonna die soon anyway.
     
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  5. Mendoza

    Mendoza Hrgovic = Next Heavyweight champion of the world. banned Full Member

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    Gans vs Nelson.

    There are clearer copies than youtube's

    Gans vs Herman or McGovern are clear films.
     
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  6. klompton2

    klompton2 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Considering Gans-McGovern is nothing more than documentary evidence of a fixed fight its interest to anyone who cares about watching real skill on exhibition is nil.
     
    klompton2, Oct 16, 2017
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  7. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    I thought it a strange choice too.
    It's established as a fix,I thought that was common knowledge? Gans admitted to it in later life.
     
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