Ezzard Charles vs Jersey Joe Walcott I (Restoration)
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- Ezzard Charles vs Jersey Joe Walcott I
June 22, 1949
World Heavyweight Championship
Rounds 14-15, Kinescope
The Fight
When heavyweight contenders Ezzard Charles and Jersey Joe Walcott fought for the first time, it was for the vacated title of retired champion Joe Louis. Charles won a 15 round decision in a fight that lacked the excitement that fans had expected. The two fought three more times, with Walcott winning the last two. Despite the deterioration this is historic footage, it's a rare look at Charles at the start of his two year reign, and of Walcott bouncing back from his loss to Joe Louis a year before.
The Film
A Kinescope is a film photographed directly off a TV screen. This was the original method of recording television broadcasts until it was replaced by video tape around 1956. In fact, in the years just following the Second World War, many television programs were either not recorded or have since been lost. This fight took place during that period. Footage of the last three Charles-Walcott fights has been available for years, but images of the first fight have been scarce. However, this brief kinescope shows the last two rounds of that fight and the historic decision.
The Restoration
My original source was poor to begin with, but I was able to enhance the picture contrast, color and tone, as well as the sound. Enjoy this brief look at this rare fight.
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Never saw this before, One time on ESPN they said no footage existed of the first fight. Glad that it was found and posted. Keep up the good work!
The best footage of Ezzard available. Thanks Fightfilmsguy!
By far. I've been studying Charles lately and while he had success in the early 50s, it's obvious to me that every year after 49' his skills seem to diminish a bit. Light-Heavyweight may have been his ideal weight class, which is where he fought during the mid to late 40s
Probably thee best footage on Ezzard Charles. Superb boxing even just for two rounds.
Great find! Charles and Walcott were two of most underrated boxers ever.
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Thanks for this footage man! The restoration looks great and I'm finally able to see a fight that I've only read about.
Ezzard Charles was a superb heavyweight champion with fast hands and quick feet. He presented the opponent with a constantly moving target.
Charles was the greatest lightheavyweight of all-time, but similar to Sugar Ray Robinson at welterweight in the early-mid 40's, he was denied a title shot because he was black and considered unbeatable. Unlike Robinson, however, he was forced to go up in weight to compete against a bigger, highly skilled boxer in Jersey Joe Walcott. Despite the risk involved, Charles defeats Walcott and goes on to defend the heavyweight title 8 times. Not bad for a fighter who began his career as a middleweight.
No he wasnt greatest u need to watch more eras
@@cmoneythemanbro are you literally going through a bunch of Ezzard Charles, Jersey Joe Walcott, and other videos concerning old school fighters; to comment the same thing. I see you in every video.
@@cmoneythemanthat’s not really truth. That’s your opinion. Believe what you want. It had nothing to do with hallucinations.😂 we just disagree. LOL
Walcott is one of the most under rated fighters, he was so geaceful and his footwork was so coordinated too bad he looked like a monster from some childs nightmare, lol; it took me almost a month to learn that left snapping hip hook/uppercut, I was determined to understand the mechanics behind that throw. I hope they add Walcott to the new fight night roster.
You stole that monster line from Bert Sugar. Walcott didn't really look that bad.
haha walcott looked good no homo
crowd was booing the decision i wish they had the whole fight but this is a GEM!
This is the first I've ever heard of their 1st fight being available. HLs of their 2nd and 4th fight, as well as the complete 3rd fight, are widely available
There is so much to learn regarding boxing from watching these two boxing masters perform their trade.
No its not its way outdated u need to watch more eras
@@cmoneythemant’s not really that outdated bruh. Yeah there are issues with defense, some telegraphing, and not sitting on punches. But those are minor changes. Fighters from the 40s onwards would have little to no trouble adapting to modern boxing. Now there are exceptions; but stop acting like just because the footage is black and white; that they’re so ancient and basic.
@@cmoneytheman nobody said they were perfect. Jersey Joe’s defense was risky and got him in trouble plenty of times. He had the nasty habit of becoming off balance; and he was definitely stiff at times. But describing Charles as stiff; is completely delusional. His punches were no where near sloppy; and his footwork was weirdly modern. You’re just as delusional as those people who call Floyd Mayweather a runner.
@UCkd8XPdo0n9BSeeL-s0tZJw is James Toney stiff? His style is literally a mirror of Charles. He added his own techniques; but the resemblance is uncanny.
@@cmoneythemanif you think lightly disagreeing with someone over the internet is trolling; then I guess yeah.
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2 of the greats here. They are in my top ten.
I don't think it was really a problem for Walcott that he cared the left so low a lot of school fighters would replace there hand with a shoulder catching parrying or leaning back on there back foot letting reflect off or dropping down to the side to avoid straight rights or a jab etc it led to some really slick instant counters makes the Jab sort of hard to see most fighters today's aren't as skilled in this style nowadays except for some like mayweather it also was really useful in infighting if you watch Chavez he uses his shoulder to pin opponents right arm plenty of fighters do like mayweather a forearm check pinning the right with the left forearm and pivoting out to the left out also keeps your arms in a position ready to clinch if you watch Dempsey or even more old school fighters they would brush straight leads or uppercuts to the outside and clinch a right for the left or vice versa
Wow. Great upload. Is this all their is available of their four fights (bar Walcott sparking Ezzard in their theird fight of course)???
2:01 Muhammad Ali must have emulated Jersey Joe much more than previously thought.
@@cmoneytheman Nah, Ali's style is an updated version of Willie Pastrano's
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I think a huge factor in this and their later fights is size. Walcott looks about the same size as Charles here, while in the third fight he was clearly much bigger and stronger, and pushed Charles about much more.
@FleaBOXING I have highlights of their 2nd fight, stoned and forgot lol
ezzard charles was a beast, too bad he nver go the creds he deserved.
He got it now
Never seen this. Do the early rounds exist?
Is this the original commentary?
This is definitely the earliest television broadcast of a boxing match I've ever seen. Does anybody know of anything earlier still extant? I'm assuming this is all that survives of the kinescope. Was it just my imagination, or was that the ref. collapsing during the reading of the scorecards? If so, strange that the broadcasters wouldn't comment on it at all.
Hi the man collapsing is Jake mintz who was ezzard Charles manager
+miguelyarturo Fascinating, thank you. Absolutely bizarre that no one says a word about it.
Something worth noting about this fight is that Jersey Joe was over 10 years older than Charles, and gave Charles a hell of a fight, for 15 rounds.
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I'm not sure Walcott and Charles are that underrated, at least not in the sense of our recognition of their excellent skills. For me it is still difficult to rank Walcott. Jersey Joe had amazing footwork ,no doubt, but in order to have that kind of ring vision he sacrificed on defense. This does not mean he had no defense, since he could be elusive and excellent at evading punches but he kept his gloves too low and was no stranger to getting beat. Problem is the lack of early footage of Walcott, so it's difficult to tell his progression and what he was like with peak reflexes and all the benefits of youth in the legs. Then again many feel Walcott was one of those fighters who was better in his later years.
Charles has some classic defense positions and tons of deceptive and little things in his body moves, feints, and positioning but I feel he lacks true heavyweight power, although I don't consider it a major flaw because he does fine boxing and steadily taking control of a fight. Usually I rank Charles ahead of Walcott. I think both fighters would have a hard time vrs Frazier but both fighters were more than capable of staying in control vrs Foreman, so long as they didn't get caught with a big shot from Foreman.
The size of both fighters does not seem to match well against Holmes who had great mobility for his size. Both fighters should be able to edge Tunney and Holyfield in a best of series etc. And of course against opponents like Marciano or Dempsey both fighters would have to box well and stay away from the big punch, which they were capable of doing for the most part.
JC Denton
One thing that causes me trouble is Walcott's first fight vs Louis. To this day, Walcott in that that fight is still one of the most masterful boxing performances I have ever seen. On that night, Walcott could have beaten just about anyone.
Dempsey is tricky because of the extra stuff he brings to the table regarding his toughness. The best of Dempsey is a fighter who can still be hit but was a rock and could take the punch. Dempsey also hit like a sledge hammer. No body is walking all over Dempsey. Fighters like Walcott and Charles may pull off something similar to what Tunney did but I agree that I don't think they could survive for long taking shots from Dempsey.
Fighters like Dempsey always have a puncher's chance vs anyone.
JC Denton
What I piece together from all the things I read about Greb is that he had to be an amazing combination of crafty and warrior. There's not much footage but I imagine he was as tough as they come.
Good points about Louis and Dempsey's age.
I'll check out the link.
JC Denton
He's definitely gotta be one tough sob, that's for sure.
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My take, not just going back and forth comparing how A fought B and B fought C so A vs C may be like etc. (Which is ok to use for analysis so long as we know there are other variables to consider)
From watching how the punch is thrown and the way it effects the opponent kind of stuff I'm thinking:
Moore's punch was bigger and stronger and Charles was a better boxer and better technical fighter/movement?
I think I rank Charles ahead of Holyfield not because of an analysis of who the fought because Holyfield did his share of proving he could outbox, outwork and outlast his opponents plus he could take a punch. I just feel Charles was a better boxer punch, more accurate, better counter and better or more effective mover than Holyfield. In a best of series of fights I feel Charles beats Holyfiled.
there not underrated ezzard beat charly burly two times
wow what a boring ass fight. Looks like they're having an exhibition instead of a freaking world title fight.
Joe Louis leaving really left a vacuum in the division, similar to the post Ali/Larry Holmes era.
Those old fighters had it a lot easier. They only fought 2 rounds for the heavyweight championship
Yea way easy look like novices
Bruh. They didn’t fight two rounds. They only have footage of two rounds. If you read the description, you see clearly that it was a 15 round bout.
@@thatbronzeboij the truth hurts u odd messed up in the head people well find a way to change video and I stop
@@thatbronzeboij he's joking moron