Fighting Blood (1951)

Directed by

Clive Ross

Genre

documentary film, boxing film

Country

Australia

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This short documentary shows historical boxing matches in Australia. It includes footage of famous fighters from the early to mid 20th century.

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What happens

Fighting Blood is a 1951 short Australian documentary about boxing in Australia. It included footage of boxers such as Les Darcy, Dave Sands, Jack Hassen, Alfie Clay, Elley Bennett, Freddie Dawson, Vic Patrick, Ron Richards and Fred Henneberry. The fights shown: Les Darcy v. George Chip (1916); BUy Bennett v, Vic Elsen; Jack Hassen v: Freddie Dawson; Ron Richards v. Fred Henneberry; Ron Richards v. Gus Lesnevitch; Vic Patrick v. Freddie Dawson (Patrick's last bout); Dave Sands v. Henry Brlmm. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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