Excellent boxing skills being demonstrated: At this link. https://www.loc.gov/item/00694127 About this Item The June 1894 Leonard–Cushing bout. Each of the six one-minute rounds recorded by the Kinetograph was made available to exhibitors for $22.50.[3] Customers who watched the final round saw Leonard score a knockdown. Title Leonard-Cushing fight Summary From Edison films catalog: An actual six-round contest between Mike Leonard, commonly called the "Beau Brummel" of pugilism, and Jack Cushing. Full of hard fighting, clever hits, punches, leads, dodges, body blows and some slugging. Sold by rounds. Each round contains 150 feet. Price each round, $22.50. Contributor Names Dickson, W. K.-L. (William Kennedy-Laurie), 1860-1935, production. Leonard, Mike (Michael Wellington) Cushing, Jack. Heise, William, camera. Thomas A. Edison, Inc. Kinetoscope Exhibition Company. Ernst (Louise) Collection (Library of Congress) Hendricks (Gordon) Collection (Library of Congress) Created / Published United States : Kinetoscope Exhibiting Co., [1894] Subject Headings - Boxing matches--New Jersey--West Orange - Boxing--United States - Boxers (Sports)--United States
The sun., June 16, 1894, Page 7, Image 7 http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83030272/1894-06-16/ed-1/seq-7/#date1=06/16/1894&city=&date2=06/16/1894&searchType=advanced&SearchType=prox5&sequence=0&lccn=&index=0&words=Leonard&proxdistance=5&county=&to_year=1894&rows=20&ortext=&from_year=1894&proxtext=leonard&phrasetext=&andtext=&dateFilterType=range&page=1 Apparently Jack McAuliffe was filmed sparring earlier.
Yeah it doesn't compare to your greatest fighter p4p of all time sparring a geriatric This content is protected
One is a fight. One is a respectful champion playing with an old time... AND STILL, Greb looks fantastic in his own way. Guys leading hooks to the body with their chins and telegraphing from the 17th century do not so much.
In what way does he look fantastic here? The lunging in, the inability to prevent Jack cuffing him in close, the getting caught coming in low from a guy who truth be told probably fought a lot more like the first two fighters than a modern specimen. I’ve no doubt Greb was goofing around but I wouldn’t be so quick to sh1tcan other fighters whilst singing another’s praises sight unseen.
It's also available on YouTube. This content is protected How highly regarded were these men in their era?
Not very. IIRC, Leonard had a bit of a local following, but was nothing world class, I've never seen much on Cushing. I've never seen either come up in discussions of top fighters
