Joe Frazier vs Eddie Machen

[bomma]

So I have the first round in Video but I am wondering if the whole fight exists in Video or at least Kinescope.

[Mikey Capp]

Hello Bomma,

To my knowledge all that I have ever seen of the Eddie Machen vs Joe Frazier fight is about a 12 minute highlight.

Regards Mikey Capp

[bomma]

I can confirm the first round in video is out there. I have it. It seems to be from a program demo or something. A very young Dick Dick Enberg does the play by play.

[timayres]

Enberg was doing LA sports 65-75 before joining NBC. That bout of course was at the right place at the right time for him; 66 at the Olympic.

He also hosted The Way It Was. Maybe a program demo for that?

Tim

[triplejab34]

I not 100% but checkout youtube.I think they have highlites of that bout.

[GorDoom]

ESPN Classic Has run this fight at least 2-3 times in the last 6 months. last time was just a couple of weeks ago. You should go totheESPN site & check out the classic schedule. Sonner or later - probably- sooner since they run so few old time fights.

Btw: I taped it & watched it & it really wasn't that great a fight.

regards,

GorDoom

[bomma]

GorDoom was it the film or the actual syndicated TV Program. By the way the name of this program is "Boxing from the Olympic" it was a syndicated show so who knows the tapes may still exist. CBZ actually did an story on the beginning of the show here

http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/wail1100_rick.htm