FightFilmsGuy's video: Jack Dempsey Joe Louis Newsreel and Training Footage

Jack Dempsey & Joe Louis Newsreels and in Training They Were Champions (Excerpt) 1954 16mm Sound The Film They Were Champions, produced in 1954, follows the linear heavyweight champions from Sullivan to Marciano. There's little film of the actual title fights, but plenty of newsreel and rare training footage. I've chosen these two segments, as Dempsey (in training for Willard) and Louis were the most ferocious punchers up to that point. The power of these two champions is still something to behold. The Restoration The 16mm film I acquired is in fair to good shape. Some of the Dempsey action ran too fast to follow the action, so I slowed that footage to a more natural speed. A portion of this is silent. The Louis segment runs with sound, just as it appears in the documentary. See more of the boxing collection at: http://fightfilmcollector.blogspot.com/