Joe Louis Vs Jack Sharkey Colorized?

[jack p]

Hey these were early first attempts
r i planned to but never redid I was not going to post these but since you all have been so positive and encouraging i thought i would share them. Just for the curious like me who want to see
The reason i never redid these because of my curiousity of seeing something colorized for the first time.

[jack p]

This title self explanatory

[Rusty Tromboni]

Dude, this stuff gives a new perspective. I used to spend hours watching schytty old VHS footage on recorded-over tapes from amateur videographares. I used to gripe and moan about that. But that was so much better than watching old Boxing matches. The only difference was, I wanted to watch the old Boxing matches (like these), and the wrestling tapes were just to get an edge for my teammates/kids.

Now that you have set the timing right and added color, these fights have new life.

I can say for sure now, there's no way Louis would have beat Tunney. But there's no way Tunney (not the one we saw) would have beaten the Dempsey of 19. Maybe if Tunney hung around for a few more years, he would have matured into a fighter who could have beaten the best Dempsey. But the guy who fought Dempsey in the late 20's gets caught... over, and over again.

From a real fighter stand point, Dempsey is an ever better puncher than Robinson. Maybe specifically for Boxing Robinson is a better puncher, but in a real fight, or MMA, you wanna be Dempsey, not Robinson.

[jack p]

From a real fighter stand point, Dempsey is an ever better puncher than Robinson. Maybe specifically for Boxing Robinson is a better puncher, but in a real fight, or MMA, you wanna be Dempsey, not Robinson.[/QUOTE]


Dempsey punches with murderous intention. He had a good reach at 78 inches. Notice how every punch is landing the way he intends them to land. Willard never been floored in his career. Dempsey just drops him

[billeau2]

Dude, this stuff gives a new perspective. I used to spend hours watching schytty old VHS footage on recorded-over tapes from amateur videographares. I used to gripe and moan about that. But that was so much better than watching old Boxing matches. The only difference was, I wanted to watch the old Boxing matches (like these), and the wrestling tapes were just to get an edge for my teammates/kids.

Now that you have set the timing right and added color, these fights have new life.

I can say for sure now, there's no way Louis would have beat Tunney. But there's no way Tunney (not the one we saw) would have beaten the Dempsey of 19. Maybe if Tunney hung around for a few more years, he would have matured into a fighter who could have beaten the best Dempsey. But the guy who fought Dempsey in the late 20's gets caught... over, and over again.

From a real fighter stand point, Dempsey is an ever better puncher than Robinson. Maybe specifically for Boxing Robinson is a better puncher, but in a real fight, or MMA, you wanna be Dempsey, not Robinson.

Isn't it amazing how the coloration gives the eye a chance to compare patterns, sequences properly? We are used to seeing the color when we look at the fights and it helps to see the older fights with the same visuals.

[Rusty Tromboni]

Isn't it amazing how the coloration gives the eye a chance to compare patterns, sequences properly? We are used to seeing the color when we look at the fights and it helps to see the older fights with the same visuals.

Definitely. Jack P has given these old timers new life.


From your martial arts background, can you better appreciate these guys as real fighters vs. modern Boxers?

[billeau2]

Definitely. Jack P has given these old timers new life.


From your martial arts background, can you better appreciate these guys as real fighters vs. modern Boxers?

Oh yes. The style was more practical, less divorced from combat and more a reflection on combat skills that were developed in fighting environments. Just the fighting distance. If you and me are getting ready to fight the last place one should be is in front of each other. The fighting distance in those days for the ring and for the street was more akin to sword length...3 feet give or take.

Also the movements were the same with weapon/without. a boxer squared up holding a blade looks very obvious, in the old ways the blade is hidden when held, either by the front hand, or held with the point down in the front hand.

Basically today who box might KO someone but if they miss, or hit something else, they break a hand. When bouncing Ive seen guys break a hand hitting someone in the chest who was packing a gun. You see it in martial arts as well. The older Okinawan "Te" karate methods were very practical. by the time we get to Japanese Karate, Shotokan, the movements are much more about refinement, form than practical applications.