RARE 1906 Boxing Joe Gans and Oscar “Battling” Nelson Fight Film Reproduction

Description: Check out my E-Bay Store for High Grade Vintage Coins and Pins! 1979 Boxing Muhammad Ali Retirement Harlem Roasts the Champ Apollo Theatre Pin This is a the only known film footage of the reproduction of the boxing match between Oscar Nielson (Battling Nelson) and Joe Gans that took place on Labor Day, September 3, 1906 in Goldfield, Nevada. The film was produced by Siegmund Lubin of the Philadelphia based Lubin Manufacturing Company. Even though he produced comedies and documentary type films, such as showing preparations for the Spanish American War, his staple was the re-creation of the biggest boxing matches of the era. Among the fight Reproductions that Lubins company filmed, beginning in 1897, were Corbett-Fitzsimmons, Fitzsimmons-Jeffries, Nelson-Britt and several more, beginning in 1897. What makes this particular film stand out is that, according to the Internet Movie Data Base, this title does not exist among Lubins credits. A check with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Film Preservation, also fails to turn up the title among Lubins productions. This reel contains 1,250 feet of film, making this copy about 22 minutes in length, which obviously means that Lubin was only re-enacting highlights of the 47 round fight. This fight is often placed in the top 10 of all time by several boxing analysts. One very important thing to realize about this film stock, is that because its pre-1950s, it is printed on nitrate stock and extremely flammable. Its because of this, that we require special shipping requirements to make sure the item is packed correctly. Shipping is $19.95. Insurance is automatically added free of charge on orders over $100. Please contact me with any questions.

Price: 746.25 USD

Location: Hopedale, Massachusetts

End Time: 2025-01-24T17:01:21.000Z

Shipping Cost: 19.95 USD