• Short Summary

    Max Schmeling beats Ben Foord in a boxing match in Hamburg.

  • Description

    Titles read: "HEAVYWEIGHT FIGHT - SCHMELING BEATS FOORD AT HAMBURG".

    Hamburg, Germany.

    M/S of a gong being hit. We then see various shots of South Africa's Ben Foord fighting Max Schmeling (in striped shorts). Brief shot of the crowd. Commentator says "Schmeling wins on points". High angle shot of the two boxers surrounded by people in the ring after the fight.

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    953.26
    Media URN:
    16254
    Group:
    Pathe newsreels
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    03/02/1938
    Sound:
    Sound
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:01:00:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:19:03:00 / 01:20:03:00
    Canister:
    38/10

Comments (1)

  1. Unknown user says

    The bout took place on 30 January 1938.

    The location is the Hanseatenhalle in Hamburg.

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