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Near riot following controversial decision at Sugar Ray Robinson fight

Title card: "Sugar Ray Fight Starts Berlin Riot" over footage in outdoor boxing ring as Sugar Ray Robinson knocks Gerhard Hecht down and referee begins eight count / crowd shot as they applaud / Hecht, in robe, climbs into ring and dances around / Robinson, in ring, bows to crowd / long shot of ring from back of stadium crowd / Robinson and Hecht fight, referee comes in and eventually separates them / the boxers continue to battle / close shot as Robinson punches Hecht / Robinson continues to punch Hecht until he falls to the mat and referee comes in to begin eight count / referee continues count as Robinson moves away and Hecht writhes in pain / woman in stands puts her hands up to her face in distress / referee stands over Hecht's prone body, then cutmen and others pull him to his feet / Robinson stands in his corner and looks upset / Hecht, in pain, holds on to the ropes as men examine him / Robinson speaks to men in his corner, starts toward Hecht's corner, looks toward crowd and comes back / crowd shot / woman in stands shouts / Robinson and Hecht fight, then Hecht falls to the ground and writhes, as referee moves in / newsreel cameramen and reporters / referee and another man in ring lean over Hecht on mat / man in crowd moves forward, looking upset / crowd throws bottles at Robinson in ring, until he leaves ring / VS police escort Robinson through angry crowd / [Note: film has nitrate deterioration]
Title card: "Sugar Ray Fight Starts Berlin Riot" over footage in outdoor boxing ring as Sugar Ray Robinson knocks Gerhard Hecht down and referee begins eight count / crowd shot as they applaud / Hecht, in robe, climbs into ring and dances around / Robinson, in ring, bows to crowd / long shot of ring from back of stadium crowd / Robinson and Hecht fight, referee comes in and eventually separates them / the boxers continue to battle / close shot as Robinson punches Hecht / Robinson continues to punch Hecht until he falls to the mat and referee comes in to begin eight count / referee continues count as Robinson moves away and Hecht writhes in pain / woman in stands puts her hands up to her face in distress / referee stands over Hecht's prone body, then cutmen and others pull him to his feet / Robinson stands in his corner and looks upset / Hecht, in pain, holds on to the ropes as men examine him / Robinson speaks to men in his corner, starts toward Hecht's corner, looks toward crowd and comes back / crowd shot / woman in stands shouts / Robinson and Hecht fight, then Hecht falls to the ground and writhes, as referee moves in / newsreel cameramen and reporters / referee and another man in ring lean over Hecht on mat / man in crowd moves forward, looking upset / crowd throws bottles at Robinson in ring, until he leaves ring / VS police escort Robinson through angry crowd / [Note: film has nitrate deterioration]
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Editorial #:
584538702
Collection:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Date created:
June 24, 1951
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License type:
Rights-ready
Release info:
Not released.ÌýMore information
Clip length:
00:01:25:20
Location:
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Mastered to:
QuickTime 10-bit ProRes 422 (HQ) HD 1920x1080 23.98p
Originally shot on:
35mm B/W Neg
Source:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Object name:
sr001767_02_02.mov