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''The Burns-Johnson Fight'' (or ''Burns-Johnson Contest'') is a 1908 documentary film of the boxing fight between Tommy Burns and Jack Johnson at Sydney Stadium, Rushcutters Bay, on 26 December 1908 for the World Heavyweight Championship title. It was produced by Charles Cozens Spencer at the behest of the fight's promoted Hugh D. McIntosh. Some footage from the film survives today, chiefly of that showing some of the middle rounds of the 14-round fight. ==Plot== According to newspaper reports the film showed the following: *the champions training, swimming, ball punching, sparring, skipping, motor pacing (Burns at Medlow, Johnson at Botany); *the crowd arriving at the Stadium; *interior preparations; *the ring; *the climax; *view afterwards. According to Hugh MacIntosh: The show lasts two hours, and not only is the whole fight presented in detail with all the doings between the rounds, but films are shown depicting Johnson and Burns going through their training work, swimming, hall-punching, boxing, massaging, and both. The figures are life-size and there is a wonderful absence of flicker. Then there are films showing the crowds flocking to and from the stadium. What a crowd it was! Nothing has ever been seen like it in Australia.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Burns-Johnson Fight」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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