Joe Louis vs Pat Valentino Exhibition
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Home transfer from 16mm original. Future donation to The Media Commons, University of Toronto.
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Home transfer from 16mm original. Future donation to The Media Commons, University of Toronto.
A newsreel of an exhibition boxing match between retired heavyweight champion Joe Louis and Pat Valentino, held on December 7, 1949, at Chicago Stadium. The event attracted a large audience, including former champion Ezzard Charles. Despite his retirement, Louis showcases his enduring boxing skills, demonstrating his power and technique against Valentino.
Keywords
Joe Louis, Pat Valentino, boxing exhibition, Chicago Stadium, heavyweight champion, Ezzard Charles, 1949, sports history, boxing skills, newsreel
Transcription
and Chicago Stadium Joe Lewis retired meet San Francisco's Pat Valentino in a 10-round exhibition bout at ringside along with five thousand others Ezzard Charles who won Louis's heavyweight crown after the brown bomber retired Joe Otways the mop head Californian by 39 pounds and as the fans look on the undefeated former champ who parlayed a pair of boxing gloves into a million bucks proceeds to prove a still mighty handy with those fists still the lethal bombers still the methodical stalker of an opponent the 224 Paolo Louvre in for the kill watch him measure brother Valentino for that sudden death one-two punch it's gone seven rounds but it's not going much more yes sir heavyweight champs may come and heavyweight champs may go but Joe Louis doesn't seem to have changed still the same old Joe Joe is taking his time [Applause] for the opposition and Joe still looks like a champ [Music]
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