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Hello, thanks for checking out my post.

I'm looking for fight footage for a Boxer by the name of Jack Hausner. He fought in the New York Area and had a bout with Frankie Brown at Madison Square Garden in 1925, and also took on Jose Lombardo, the featherweight champion of Central and South America in 1924.

I'm hoping that someone out there can direct me to an archive of old fight footage. Since he fought a few good bouts, I'm hoping that there's at least one film with Jack Hausner. He was a featherweight and 5'2" tall. He was one of a thousand immigrant kids fighting for prize money on the lower east side of Manhattan.

Thanks for any info...

(by the way, this guy's my grandfather, and I'm looking for the film for a birthday gift for my dad.)

I THINK YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE A VERY HARD -IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE- TASK. MOST OLD FILMS WERE RUINED BY CHEMICAL BREAKDOWNS AND IN THE CASE -EVEN OF TITLE FIGHTS- MANY HAVE VANISHED.

IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO FIND THE FILM YOU SEEK, TRY AN ALTERNATIVE GIFT. BASED ON GRANDPA'S FIGHT RECORD YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO OBTAIN -FROM DIFFERENT NEWSPAPERS- COPIES OF CLIPPINGS OF HIS FIGHTS, WHICH CAN THEN BE FRAMED. IT MMIGHT NOT BE FILM, BUT IT WOULD BE AN INTERESTING GIFT FOR YOUR FATHER.

GOOD LUCK.

IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT ESPN BOUGHT OUT THE JACOBS FIGHT COLLECTION FOR SEVERAL MILLION -AND WITH THAT AND THEIR REGULAR ARCHIVE, THEY HAVE COPYRIGHT ON SEVERAL THOUSAND FIGHT FILMS- YOU MIGHT WANT TO SEND AN EMAIL TO THEM AND IF THEY HAVE ANY A FEW FEET OF FILM WOULD COST YOU A FEW BUCKS BUT IT MIGHT BE WORTH AN INQUIRY.

AND YEAH, YOUR GRAMPS WAS A TOUGH COOKIE. YOU CAN BE PROUD.

Hausner was a very tough feather-lightweight who was well-chooled in the NYC Amateur system of the late tens and early 20s.

Hausner fought for the Clark House A.A. as an amateur.

In March 1920, he battled his way to the finals in the NYC Metro Championships in the 125-lb class.

On March 27, he beat Harry Ornstien in the semifinals. That same day, in the finals, he lost to none other than Solly Seaman. Solly is a whole book in and of himself, and was good friends with my mentor, Hank Kaplan.

Hausner turned pro shortly after the Metros, so his first pro bouts are probably April 1920. Ben Seamon managed him as well as my all time favorite (!) Yussel Pearlstien. Ben Seamon was the brother of the more famous Manny Seamon. Hank knew Ben Seamon as well.

I am fairly certain that no films or radio broadcasts exist for hausner. But, a collection of newspaper articles and photos in scrapbook form would make a nice gift!

Finally, could we get a date of death for our records?

Best, Mike DeLisa
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