Archie Moore - Amazing Win

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1541A

Date Released

18 Dec 1958

Date Other

Dec 1958

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Archie Moore - Amazing Win
2. 2Clickety Clack to Go
3. 3Seasonable Weather
4. 4The Shopping Bag
5. *Greetings Title

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Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Archie Moore - Amazing Win. DESCRIPTION: Archie Moore, the coloured light-heavyweight world champion, got a real surprise from Yvonne Durelle, in the first round of their title-fight in Montreal. Durelle, 29-year-old French Canadian fisherman, intended to finish off the old champ, whose age is reported as anywhere between 43 and 49. Archie went down again and the crowd thought this surely is the end of a great career. Somehow, however, the old champ kept on keeping on. In round nine, it was Moore who put Durelle on the canvas. The challenger was only saved by the bell. By round eleven, Durelle was in real trouble: and Archie was now within reach of scoring a record of 127 KO’s. The referee, former champ Jack Sharkey, counted him out. Victory to the veteran, the oldest fighting champion in boxing history. SHOTLIST: MS Archie Moore gets into ring (key). GV fight commences. MS fight in progress. Elevated shot same - Moore goes down. MS Moore is counted. MS same. MS fight continues. MS same - Moore goes down. MS fight continues. Same. GV Durelle down. MS referee counts. GV same. CU man in audience. GV Durelle gets the worst of it. MS same - Durelle down. MS Durelle down again. MS referee counts Durelle out. GV same. MS winner holds up hand. CU Moore.

Keywords

Sport; Boxing

Locations

Canada

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

75787

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

206

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