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  • Short Summary

    Bloomfield win boxing match.

  • Description

    Unknown location for this item.

    No titles for this item. However, the intertitle reads: "In the sixth Round - Bloomfield although outboxed in every round - landed a beautiful short right to the jaw and once again the Bombarder met defeat."

    Various shots of the boxing match in progress. Both fighters are seen landing punches. L/S of the "Bombarder" lying unconscious on the canvass of the ring, the referee counts to a knockout. Bloomfield helps officials carry the "Bombarder" to his feet and back to the corner of the ring.

  • Tags

  • Data

    Film ID:
    286.31
    Media URN:
    23323
    Group:
    Pathe newsreels
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    26/10/1922
    Sound:
    Silent
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:01:24:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:43:13:00 / 01:44:37:00
    Canister:
    G 923

Comments (1)

  1. jamied says

    "Unknown location for this item" - the location is The Royal Albert Hall, London.

    The bout took place on 12 October 1922.

    The two boxers are Jack Bloomfield and Bombardier Billy Wells, (so "Bombarder", twice in text and once in tags, needs altering).

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