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OLD
BOXING FILM DATABASE
A List of Filmed Fights & Filmed Fight Impersonations from 1894 - 1930
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QUICK LINKS:1894, 1897, 1898, 1899,
1900, 1901, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1916, 1929 |
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14 Jun 1894 |
The Leonard-Cushing
fight |
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Credited cast overview: Mike Leonard
and Jack Cushing. |
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Thomas A. Edison, Inc. |
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Producer: W.K.L. Dickson. |
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Camera: William Heise. |
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Filmed: in Edison's Black
Maria studio. |
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Company: Kinetoscope Exhibiting Co.,
[1894] |
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Country:
USA |
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Colour: Black and White |
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Sound Mix: Silent |
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Copyright: No
Registration. |
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Sept 1894 |
Corbett
and Courtney Before the Kinetograph |
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Credited cast
overview: James J. Corbett and
Peter Courtney |
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Also Known As: Corbett-Courtney Fight,
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The (1894) (USA) Edison Kinetoscopic
Record of Boxers |
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Thomas A. Edison, Inc. |
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Producer: W.K.L. Dickson. |
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Camera: William Heise. |
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Filmed: in Edison's Black
Maria studio. |
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Country:
USA |
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Colour: Black and White |
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Sound Mix: Silent |
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Copyright: Wm. K. L. Dickson; 17 Nov
1894; 53707. |
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1897 |
The Maher-Choynski
Fight |
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Plot Outline: Re-enactment of the match, with the actual
fighters. |
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Country: USA |
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Colour: Black and White |
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Sound Mix: Silent |
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17 Mar
1897 |
Corbett and Fitzsimmons
Fight |
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Directed by Enoch J. Rector |
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1897 |
Reproduction of the
Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight |
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Country: USA |
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Colour: Black and White |
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Sound Mix: Silent |
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Credited cast overview: James J.
Corbett.... Himself |
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Bob Fitzsimmons .... Himself
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Country: USA |
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Colour: Black and White |
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Sound Mix: Silent |
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1898 |
Corbett and Sharkey
Fight |
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Credited cast overview: James J.
Corbett.... Himself |
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Sailor Sharkey.... Himself |
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Country: USA |
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Colour: Black and White |
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Sound Mix: Silent |
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1899 |
Reproduction of the Kid McCoy
and Peter Maher Fight |
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Credited cast overview: Peter Maher
(II).... Himself |
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Norman Selby.... Himself |
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Country: USA |
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Colour: Black and White |
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Sound Mix: Silent |
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1899 |
The Fitzsimmons-Jeffries
Fight |
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Genre: Documentary /
Short |
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Plot Outline: Re-enactment of the
fight, using the actual fighters. |
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Country: USA |
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Colour: Black and White |
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Sound Mix: Silent |
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1899 |
Reproduction of the
Fitzsimmons-Jeffries Fight in Eleven Rounds Showing the
Knockout |
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Credited cast overview: Bob
Fitzsimmons.... Himself |
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James J. Jeffries .... Himself
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Country: USA |
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Colour: Black and White |
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Sound Mix: Silent |
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1899 |
Reproduction of the Corbett
and Jeffries Fight |
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Credited cast overview: James J.
Corbett.... Himself |
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James J. Jeffries.... Himself
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Country: USA |
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Colour: Black and White |
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Sound Mix: Silent |
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1899 |
Battle of Jeffries and Sharkey
for Championship of the World |
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Genre: Documentary |
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Plot Outline: Twenty-five round fight,
with Jeffries the winner. |
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Country: USA |
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Colour: Black and White |
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Sound Mix: Silent |
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1899 |
Reproduction of the Jeffries
and Sharkey Fight |
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Genre: Documentary |
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Credited cast overview: James J.
Jeffries.... Himself |
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Sailor Sharkey .... Himself
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Country: USA |
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Colour: Black and White |
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Sound Mix: Silent |
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1899 |
Jeffries Boxing with Tommy
Ryan |
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Credited cast overview: James J.
Jeffries.... Himself |
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Tommy Ryan (III) .... Himself
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Country: USA |
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Colour: Black and White |
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Sound Mix: Silent |
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1899 |
Reproduction of the Jeffries
and Ruhlin Fight |
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Genre: Documentary |
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Credited cast overview: James
J. Jeffries.... Himself |
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Gus Ruhlin.... Himself |
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Country: USA |
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Colour: Black and White |
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Sound Mix: Silent |
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1900 |
Reproduction of the McGovern
and Dixon Fight |
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Credited cast overview: George Dixon
(III).... Himself |
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Terry McGovern (II) .... Himself |
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Country: USA |
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Colour: Black and White |
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Sound Mix: Silent |
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1901 |
The Gans-McGovern
Fight |
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Also Known
As: The McGovern-Gans Fight, (1901) (USA) |
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Country: USA |
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Colour: Black and White |
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Sound Mix: Silent |
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15 Nov 1901 |
Jeffries and Ruhlin Sparring
Contest |
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Genre: Documentary |
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Filmed: In San Francisco,
Cal. |
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Country: USA |
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Colour: Black and White |
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Sound Mix: Silent |
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1902 |
Reproduction of the
Jeffries-Fitzsimmons Fight |
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Genre: Drama |
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Country: USA |
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Colour: Black and White |
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Sound Mix: Silent |
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1905 |
Impersonation of Britt-Nelson
Fight |
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Genre: Drama / Short |
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Plot
Outline: Reenactment of the actual
fight |
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Country: USA |
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Colour: Black and White |
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Sound Mix: Silent |
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3 Sept 1906 |
The Gans-Nelson
Contest |
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Filmed: Goldfield Nevada |
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Country: USA |
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Colour: Black and White |
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Sound Mix: Silent |
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27 Dec 1909 |
The Fitzsimmons-Bill Lang
Fight |
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Genre: Documentary of Australian Heavyweight Championship |
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Cast overview: Robert Fitzsimmons.... Himself
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Bill Lang.... Himself |
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Country: Stadium Sydney Australia |
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Colour: Black and White |
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Sound Mix: Silent |
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1910 |
The Johnson-Jeffries
Fight |
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Genre: Documentary |
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Credited cast overview: James J.
Jeffries.... Himself
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Jack Johnson (VIII).... Himself |
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Country: USA |
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Colour: Black and White |
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Sound Mix: Silent |
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1916 |
Willard-Johnson Boxing
Match |
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Genre: Documentary |
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Country: USA |
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Colour: Black and White |
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Sound Mix: Silent |
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1929 |
James J. Corbett & Neil
O'Brien |
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Credited cast overview: James J.
Corbett |
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Country: USA |
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Colour: Black and White |
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Sound Mix: Silent |
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 "Fitzsimmons" - Boxing's First Triple World Champion! Book Order Form
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My thanks to Tim Ayres and Reid Benjamin for their help and thoughts to date.
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