Category: History

Amazing footage of the great Light heavyweight Joe Gans filmed by the Miles Brothers!

Sam Langford vs. Joe Jeanette at Luna Park, Paris, France, in 1913. Langford and Jeanette fought each other a total of fourteen times with Langford winning eight of their contests, Jeanette winning two and the pair drawing four times.

This was a infamous exhibition fight between a 45 year old Dempsey and the wrestler Cowboy Luttrell. One of first cross-over between to martial arts and they also fought under different rules: a MMA fight?  Source: https://www.fightsaga.com/fightsaga/news/jack-dempsey-fights-wrestler-in-first-ever-mma-match-in-1940-brutal-video

A great comeback win for Jess Willard. In the 11 round Willard KOed Johnson with a perfect uppercut. The Footage of the 10 round was sadly lost.

Max Baer vs. James Braddock: In 1935 – Madison Square Garden Bowl, Long Island City, Queens  Old School Boxing Classic: One of the biggest upsets in ring history!

The original bw footage was improved and upscaled by Smooth Legends. He also improved the frame rate of this video!   Dempsey’s next defending fight was against French WW I hero Georges Carpentier, a fighter popular on both sides of the Atlantic. The bout was promoted by Tex Rickard and George Bernard Shaw, who claimed that…
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Joe Louis vs James Braddock: The fight took place on June 22, 1937 at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois.

Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling is among boxing’s most talked-about bouts. Schmeling took the first match in 1936 by a knockout in round 12 but Louis won the second bout in 1938 with a knockout in the first round. The two fights came to embody the broader political and social conflict of the time.

Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling is among boxing’s most talked-about bouts. Schmeling took the first match in 1936 by a knockout in round 12 but Louis won the second bout in 1938 with a knockout in the first round. The two fights came to embody the broader political and social conflict of the time.