Boxer V Wrestler (1930)

Babe Herman - the American boxer - fights Louis Pagantis - the Greek wrestler. The two men fight on a square piece of fabric laid out in a garden. The boxer wears gloves and tries to punch the wrestler, he meanwhile keeps picking him up and using wrestling techniques. Intertitle reads: “Strenuous while it lasted, even though it was a friendly bout!“ C/U of the two men fighting. C/U of the two men shaking hands - they wear dressing gowns. Was an item in Pathe Pictorial issue 617. Safety print only. Originally decomposed and destroyed. FILM ID:896.1 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (