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Heavyweight Fight - Dublin 1941
Description
Title reads: "Heavyweight boxing thrills reported by our Australian commentator".
Australia.
Various shots of heavyweight boxing fight in Australia between Australian boxers "Man Mountain" MacNab and Ray Sear. Sear is disqualified but carries on punching until the ring is full of...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Amelia
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 39669
- Sort Number:
- 41/103
- Time in/Out:
- 01:04:22:00 / 01:06:11:00
- Canister:
- 41/103
- Film ID:
- 1141.04
- Issue Date:
- 25/12/1941
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""Man Mountain" MacNab" should read Les McNabb,
("Man Mountain" didn't form part of his boxing name, it was just a figure of speech on the commentator's behalf).
"Ray Sear" in text and tags should read Ray Stehr.
The location is the Leichhardt Stadium in Sydney.
These facts are all confirmed by the attached original newspaper article.....
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1301&dat=19411029&id=KQpiA
AAAIBAJ&sjid=_JQDAAAAIBAJ&p
g=7351,2137560
The contest took place on 30 October 1941.
Given that we know the location is Australia, the "Dublin" in the title is a mystery!
This clip is duplicated in clip 1348.09.
This newspaper article reports upon the post-bout brawl.....
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/a
rticle/38326124