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A unique Oscar-nominated feature film spanning 47 years of boxing (1882-1929). Featuring rare footage of John L. Sullivan, James J. Corbett, Gene Tunney and many more. Musician/songwriter Harry Chapin was the creative hand behind the sublimely assembled documentary. Digging way back to the dawn of movies, the film, which, offers the lucky viewer precious clips of America's greatest heavyweight boxers. Important figures like John L. Sullivan and Jim Corbett are represented via carefully chosen stills. The best moments -- the Dempsey-Tunney "long count" of 1927 among them -- may be familiar to some viewers, but it's always fun to see them again. The Legendary Champions is narrated by familiar TV-commercial voice-over artist Norman Rose. Other notables include-
* Tommy Burns -
* Bob Fitzsimmons -
* James J. Jeffries -
* Jack Johnson -
* Jess Willard -
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