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SUMMARY This is an actual film of the heavyweight championship prize fight. The fight was labeled the shortest and fiercest prize fight on record up to that time. NOTES Copyright: Miles Brothers; 18Jul07; H96711. Cameraman, Herbert J. Miles [?]. Filmed July 4, 1907 in Ocean View, California. SUBJECTS Boxing matches. Actuality--Shorts. RELATED NAMES Squires, Bill. Burns, Tommy, 1881-1955. American Mutoscope and Biograph Company. Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
 


SUMMARY From Edison films catalog: An actual six-round contest between Mike Leonard, commonly called the "Beau Brummel" of pugilism, and Jack Cushing. Full of hard fighting, clever hits, punches, leads, dodges, body blows and some slugging. Sold by rounds. Each round contains 150 feet. Price each round, $22.50. CREATED/PUBLISHED United States : Kinetoscope Exhibiting Co., [1894] NOTES Copyright: no reg. Appearing: Mike Leonard, Jack Cushing. Camera, William Heise. Filmed June 14, 1894, in Edison's Black Maria studio. Received: 5-13-1994; viewing print; preservation; Hendricks (Gordon) Collection. SUBJECTS Boxing matches--New Jersey--West Orange. Boxing--United States. Boxers (Sports)--United States. Sports (Nonfiction) RELATED NAMES Dickson, W. K.-L. (William Kennedy-Laurie), 1860-1935, production. Leonard, Mike (Michael Wellington) Cushing, Jack. Heise, William, camera. Thomas A. Edison, Inc. Hendricks (Gordon) Collection (Library of Congress)
 


James "Gentlemen Jim" Corbett fought Peter Courtney in 6 one-minute rounds at Thomas Edison's Black Maria studio. This small piece of Round 1 is all that remains and is the oldest surviving footage of a sport being filmed.
 
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