Wrestling Match

Early short film.

Early short film.

Former lightweight boxer Billy Edwards, now a trainer and writer of the sport, takes on a challenger named Warwick in an exhibition match. The match is scheduled for five rounds of 20 seconds each. A large crowd has gathered behind…

In the background, five fans lean on the ropes looking into the ring. The referee is to the left; like the fans, he hardly moves as two fighters swing roundhouse blows at each other. Mike Leonard, in white trunks, is…
A William K. L. Dickson film directed by , released in 1894.

A referee and five fans (including a waiter in his apron) look on as two young men box. The dark-haired, slightly taller boxer throws a right and the light-haired smaller one goes down; but he’s up before the referee starts…
A William K. L. Dickson film directed by , released in 1894.
A William K. L. Dickson film directed by , released in 1894.

The Glenroy Brothers perform a portion of their vaudeville act, “The Comic View of Boxing: The Tramp & the Athlete”.

An athlete demonstrating various poses.

A lost film, directed by William K.L. Dickson about two men wrestling.