Dempsey v Miske 3 question

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Contendeh
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Dempsey v Miske 3 question

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Is it that this fight was never filmed or has the film not survived?

I can understand the earlier matches not being filmed, Jack wasn’t the champ yet, but the 1920 fight was for the title.

Love to watch it.
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Re: Dempsey v Miske 3 question

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It was filmed. Only a small clip of it survives.
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Re: Dempsey v Miske 3 question

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klompton wrote: 02 Jan 2020, 14:34 It was filmed. Only a small clip of it survives.
Is it the knockout? Is it available anywhere?

I wonder how it got destroyed.
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Re: Dempsey v Miske 3 question

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No its just the opening exchange of the fight. The fighters come out of their corners, circle, throw a couple of punches and then it cuts out. Its only about 10 seconds long.

Its not widely available.

The majority of films prior to WW2 have been lost, its not surprising this film was lost.
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