Footage of Archie Moore vs Ron Richards 1940

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  1. Rise Above

    Rise Above IBHOF elector Full Member

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  2. McGrain

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    It's great. There is a tiny snippet of this on YT I think, or was, part of a documentary about Richards, but very nice to see a bit more.
     
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  3. Rise Above

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    There is a doco called Thats Boxing about the history of Australian boxing that features some of this footage. Richards was a great fighter and Moore obviously an even better one. Such a shame the whole fight doesnt exist as it looks like it was a good one!
     
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  4. dpw417

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    Awesome...just awesome. Thanks for posting! Cheers.
     
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  5. AlFrancis

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    He looks a very powerful man.
     
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  6. Bokaj

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    Thanks!
     
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  7. 70sFan

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    Wow great quality footage! Boy those gloves look small.
     
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  8. bivins

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    Much more crude than his later years but big and powerful looking for that division and fast, blistering hand speed on those power shots.
     
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  9. Balder

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    I love the quality of this video... For a strange reason, this even looks better than current filming. Maybe it the Black and white, contrasting.

    They look in better, or at least equal condition to todays fighters.

    remarkable footage.... 2 great fighters in there.
     
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  12. Stevie G

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  13. Rise Above

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  14. he grant

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    Fantastic clip .. he was less polished but so much faster of hand and foot .. wow ..
     
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  15. Bummy Davis

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    Archie was a truly great fighter, funny but I was watching Archie vs Ali and that was 7 yrs after Marciano and he was still a cagey and dangerous guy, skillful and powerful
     
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