Knockout Thrills
Knockout Thrills
Boxing footage, great knockouts. Includes Gene Tunney/Carpenter; Wills/Uzcuden; Jack Dempsey/Sharkey; Braddock/Joe Louis. Violence. Produced in 1947. Castle Films' Sports Parade: Knockout Thrills...... GENE TUNNEY vs. GEORGES CARPENTIER, 7/24/1924, Polo Grounds, NYC. Round 14: Carpentier takes a pounding, stands ground; referee Andy Griffin tries to stop the contest but Georges refuses; Tunney wins after Georges falls to knees...... HARRY WILLS vs. PAULINO UZCUDUN, July 13, 1927, Brooklyn, NY. Round 4 of "The Red Menace" vs. "The Basque": Wills goes down for 8 after right cross to jaw; Paulino harrangues Wills in corner, goes down for count; referee Louis Magnolia calls for the bell...... JACK DEMPSEY vs. JACK SHARKEY, July 21, 1927, Yankee Stadium, NYC. Slow and tight bout. In round 7, Dempsey hits Sharkey in mid-section, arguably low, and falls to his knees; referee Jack O'Sullivan calls KO for Dempsey...... JOE LOUIS vs. JAMES BRADDOCK, June 22, 1937, Chicago, IL. Louis is solid and hungry, Braddock is cautious; Louis is caught with a right jab to the jaw, goes down for a 1 count. Round 8: both men cautious, Louis hits James with a left jab to the gut and then right cross to the jaw and Braddock goes down. Ref Tommy Thomas counts Braddock out and Louis is crowned Heavyweight champion.