Stoppage
09-22-2009, 07:23 PM
Does anyone know which was the first recorded boxing match. And by recorded I men the first video recorded of a boxing match.
It wouyld be interesting to see it.
It wouyld be interesting to see it.
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View Full Version : First Recorded Match Stoppage 09-22-2009, 07:23 PM Does anyone know which was the first recorded boxing match. And by recorded I men the first video recorded of a boxing match. It wouyld be interesting to see it. TheGreatA 09-22-2009, 07:27 PM <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NiTXye62mAY&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NiTXye62mAY&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> Stoppage 09-22-2009, 07:32 PM That's pretty cool. Thanks. Derranged 09-22-2009, 09:39 PM And that was from what year? TheGreatA 09-22-2009, 09:43 PM And that was from what year? Mike Leonard vs Jack Cushing from 1894. Derranged 09-23-2009, 07:13 AM Mike Leonard vs Jack Cushing from 1894. Now that you mention it, I remember reading on a snapple cap that the first recorded sporting event was a boxing match in that year. Thats weird.. TheGreatA 09-23-2009, 08:12 AM Many of the first films were boxing-related. 1891: <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/h4xGAC4BpP0&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/h4xGAC4BpP0&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> This was not an actual fight so it doesn't count but it's among the earliest films ever recorded. 1894: <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6qre61opE_g&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6qre61opE_g&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> TheGreatA 09-23-2009, 08:20 AM Heavyweight champ Jim Corbett vs Peter Courtney exhibition (1894): <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/k7ZXB7Gjw1E&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/k7ZXB7Gjw1E&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> The Underboss 09-23-2009, 03:55 PM Many of the first films were boxing-related. 1891: <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/h4xGAC4BpP0&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/h4xGAC4BpP0&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> This was not an actual fight so it doesn't count but it's among the earliest films ever recorded. god damn it, Edison could've filmed Corbett/Sullivan. |