John Stuart Blackton: Jack Johnson vs. Jim Jeffries

Boxing matches were recorded by movie cameras very early on. As early as 1894, the Edison company organized fights that took place in its film studio for the camera. In 1910, the fight for the heavyweight world championship between the champion Jack Johnson and his challenger Jim Jeffries was filmed by "14 apparatuses" (according to a contemporary German advertisement). This footage was edited into an almost 90-minute movie. This was one of the first full-length feature films to document a sporting event on film. The film at the following link is an abridged version, with sounds and commentary added later. It does not show the atmosphere in the arena. According to contemporary reports, the spectators wanted to see the white boxer Jeffries win against the African-American world champion Johnson. Their racist cheers did not prevent Johnson from dominating the fight, knocking his opponent down several times in the 15th round and winning the fight. This triggered a wave of racist violence in the USA ("Johnson-Jeffries riots") in which more than 60 African-American people were murdered.

10.04.2024

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