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In January 1949, Stanley Kubrick, then working as a staff photographer for Look magazine, featured Cartier in an eight-page photo essay about boxing, called "Prizefighter". [1] Kubrick was a boxing enthusiast and two years later, he made his debut 16-minute film, Day of the Fight (1951), featuring Cartier and his twin brother Vincent. [2]
An HBO production profiling boxing legend Joe Louis: Facing Ali: 2009 Documentary A look at the life of Muhammad Ali as told from the perspectives of many of his opponents. Muhammad and Larry: 2009 Documentary Made for TV as part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Examines 1980 fight between Ali and Larry Holmes. Phantom Punch: 2009 Biographical
Lucien "Sonny" Banks (June 29, 1940 – May 13, 1965) was a mid-20th Century American boxer who is primarily remembered for being the first boxer to ever knock down Cassius Clay (later "Muhammad Ali") in a professional match.
The Brazil-based National and International Boxing Association, which sanctioned the fight, declared Moray the super welterweight champion of South America. [1] The fight was featured on the first episode of the fourth season of the Netflix television documentary Inside the World's Toughest Prisons that was released on July 29, 2020.
Gary Balletto (born May 21, 1975) is an American professional boxer.He has won 3 lightweight titles since 1996 (IBU, EBA and USBF).In his hometown of Providence, Rhode Island, Balletto is the New England representative for the Joint Association of Boxers (JAB).
Newton was the niece of ‘Professor’ Andrew Newton, [2] lightweight boxing champion (1888-1890) and boxing instructor. [3]She was unwell as a child. Following a visit to her uncle's gymnasium he was shocked by her pale appearance and began to train her to improve her health, which she later claimed saved her from an early death.
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He even found time to travel to Ireland to attend the European Amateur Boxing Championships in Dublin on 13 May. [23] The following day, Baksi travelled on to the Abbey Cinema, Wexford as guest of honour at a 'Grand Boxing Tournament'. He presented the 'Baksi Cup' to Sean Mansfield, the boxer putting up 'the best performance of the evening'.