punchoutsb wrote: ↑09 Nov 2022, 17:16
keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑09 Nov 2022, 16:22
Jess Willard and Max Baer were in a movie together I think,
The Prizefight and the Lady. Tons of boxers in that film. Dempsey, Carnera, Jeffires, Papke, and probably others I'm forgetting since I haven't seen it in years. Strangler Lewis was in it, too.
I especially liked the scene where Baer was working in a Bar/Pub.
Baer was 25 in that 1934 flick. So Youthful and Gracefull.
Max Baer and Errol Flynn both lived from 1909-1959.
Both passed away at 50. Both from the same thing(Coronary based).
Flynn seemed to have natural boxing type abilities when he was in that 1942 flick, Gentleman Jim.
He practiced his footwork in preparation for that flick by walking fast on very condensed city sidewalks.
Flynn actually suffered a mild heart-attack during the making of that flick, due to the sheer amount of physical demand involved, coupled with obvious pre-existing factors(Flynn was allready a heavy drinker during that time-period). Amazing also that Flynn was only 33 in that flick, and seemed very physically fit. Just goes to show you...
