50 Classic Boxing Clips - By Tris Dixon
Posted: 28 Mar 2020, 10:26
Here are 50 hidden boxing clips you might not have previously uncovered featuring the good, the bad and the ugly.
50. Micky Ward and Arturo Gatti sign autographs in 2003
These two should have spent their remaining years doing this kind of thing together. Micky still does some signings, Gatti died in Brazil in 2009.
49. House of legendary boxer Jack Johnson catches fire in Galveston
It’s always interesting to see where the greats lived, even if we might not be able to understand how they lived.
48. Inside the Kronk Gym
Hallowed boxing turf as fight aficionados would prefer to remember it as opposed to the derelict building it became until a fire in 2017.
47. Ray Arcel interview with Dick Cavett
One of the great minds of the sport captured in a wonderful long-form, three-part interview.
46. Deer Lake as it is today
Mike Madden, son of NFL legend John, bought the camp several years ago and is working on returning Muhammad Ali’s former training HQ back to its former glory.
45. George Foreman on the heavybag
One of the all-time great heavyweights doing what he became noted for in training, making unusual shapes with heavy leather punch bags.
44. Archie Moore and Carl ‘Bobo’ Olson pre-fight preparations
Two superb fighters, lovely vintage footage in the build-up to their fight, which Moore won in round three.
43. Brain damage in boxing
It’s all-too easy to look away from the sharp-end of the sport, but we should never forget the sacrifices those who entertain us pay.
42. Chuck Wepner fighting a bear
It wouldn’t happen today, it’s unbelievable that it happened here. The Bayonne Bleeder recalls getting mauled by a monster.
41. Roberto Duran sparring Nigel Benn
Rare footage from 1988 that has been at the centre of gym stories ever since.
40. Danny Green and James Toney sparring at the Wild Card Gym
We knew James Toney always had attitude, but here Toney and Green batter and smack talk one another all the way through.
39. Angelo Dundee interviews Willie Pep
Two legends, two sharp minds, a great trainer and a great fighter and neither are here any longer. Absolute gold dust.
38. Sonny Liston in training
Whether it was skipping to Night Train, showing no mercy on his sparring partners or just cutting a menacing figure, there was no one like Sonny.
37. Sugar Ray Robinson interview (1952)
The charisma, the personality, the greatness. This was Sugar when he was at his sweetest.
36. Rocky Graziano on Johnny Carson
One of the great personalities, a hard man who endured hard fights and hard times.
35. Tony Galento in training
Proof that former heavyweight Tony Galento wasn’t all fun and games.
34. Girls helps Tony Galento to exercise while he drinks beer at Miami Beach
Proof that Galento didn’t take his training too seriously.
33. Beau Jack
A lovely tribute to a lightweight legend who doesn’t get an enormous amount of credit today.
32. Mike Tyson wrestles with his tigers
‘Iron’ Mike was known for his chaos, but he was at peace playing with his white tigers.
31. Larry Holmes/Trevor Berbick street brawl
One of the ‘great’ boxing street fights that sees Larry Holmes flying over a parked car to get at Berbick.
30. Lessons from Angelo Dundee
As it says, the legendary trainer of Ali and Sugar Ray Leonard imparts some valuable wisdom.
29. Legendary boxing promoter Bob Arum on marijuana
Bob was a Harvard law graduate and he’s a Hall of Fame promoter, but he’s also become an advocate for weed. Here, Amber Dixon asks him why he uses it.
28. Abandoned child who became a boxing legend
The tragic story of Matthew Saad Muhammad, Philly street urchin, world champion, homeless former champ, it’s almost all here.
27. Mike Tyson on the pads with Kevin Rooney
One of the great sights in boxing training, Tyson on the pads working that old Cus D’Amato system.
26. Aaron Pryor v Tommy Hearns from the amateurs
We wish we saw it in the pros, here is one of the reasons why Pryor was desperate to get back in with ‘The Hitman’.
25. Freddie Roach – How it all started
Roach has a fantastic story and he tells it so well.
50. Micky Ward and Arturo Gatti sign autographs in 2003
These two should have spent their remaining years doing this kind of thing together. Micky still does some signings, Gatti died in Brazil in 2009.
49. House of legendary boxer Jack Johnson catches fire in Galveston
It’s always interesting to see where the greats lived, even if we might not be able to understand how they lived.
48. Inside the Kronk Gym
Hallowed boxing turf as fight aficionados would prefer to remember it as opposed to the derelict building it became until a fire in 2017.
47. Ray Arcel interview with Dick Cavett
One of the great minds of the sport captured in a wonderful long-form, three-part interview.
46. Deer Lake as it is today
Mike Madden, son of NFL legend John, bought the camp several years ago and is working on returning Muhammad Ali’s former training HQ back to its former glory.
45. George Foreman on the heavybag
One of the all-time great heavyweights doing what he became noted for in training, making unusual shapes with heavy leather punch bags.
44. Archie Moore and Carl ‘Bobo’ Olson pre-fight preparations
Two superb fighters, lovely vintage footage in the build-up to their fight, which Moore won in round three.
43. Brain damage in boxing
It’s all-too easy to look away from the sharp-end of the sport, but we should never forget the sacrifices those who entertain us pay.
42. Chuck Wepner fighting a bear
It wouldn’t happen today, it’s unbelievable that it happened here. The Bayonne Bleeder recalls getting mauled by a monster.
41. Roberto Duran sparring Nigel Benn
Rare footage from 1988 that has been at the centre of gym stories ever since.
40. Danny Green and James Toney sparring at the Wild Card Gym
We knew James Toney always had attitude, but here Toney and Green batter and smack talk one another all the way through.
39. Angelo Dundee interviews Willie Pep
Two legends, two sharp minds, a great trainer and a great fighter and neither are here any longer. Absolute gold dust.
38. Sonny Liston in training
Whether it was skipping to Night Train, showing no mercy on his sparring partners or just cutting a menacing figure, there was no one like Sonny.
37. Sugar Ray Robinson interview (1952)
The charisma, the personality, the greatness. This was Sugar when he was at his sweetest.
36. Rocky Graziano on Johnny Carson
One of the great personalities, a hard man who endured hard fights and hard times.
35. Tony Galento in training
Proof that former heavyweight Tony Galento wasn’t all fun and games.
34. Girls helps Tony Galento to exercise while he drinks beer at Miami Beach
Proof that Galento didn’t take his training too seriously.
33. Beau Jack
A lovely tribute to a lightweight legend who doesn’t get an enormous amount of credit today.
32. Mike Tyson wrestles with his tigers
‘Iron’ Mike was known for his chaos, but he was at peace playing with his white tigers.
31. Larry Holmes/Trevor Berbick street brawl
One of the ‘great’ boxing street fights that sees Larry Holmes flying over a parked car to get at Berbick.
30. Lessons from Angelo Dundee
As it says, the legendary trainer of Ali and Sugar Ray Leonard imparts some valuable wisdom.
29. Legendary boxing promoter Bob Arum on marijuana
Bob was a Harvard law graduate and he’s a Hall of Fame promoter, but he’s also become an advocate for weed. Here, Amber Dixon asks him why he uses it.
28. Abandoned child who became a boxing legend
The tragic story of Matthew Saad Muhammad, Philly street urchin, world champion, homeless former champ, it’s almost all here.
27. Mike Tyson on the pads with Kevin Rooney
One of the great sights in boxing training, Tyson on the pads working that old Cus D’Amato system.
26. Aaron Pryor v Tommy Hearns from the amateurs
We wish we saw it in the pros, here is one of the reasons why Pryor was desperate to get back in with ‘The Hitman’.
25. Freddie Roach – How it all started
Roach has a fantastic story and he tells it so well.