Boxing - Terry Downes V Sugar Ray

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1738A
Date Released
27 Sep 1962
Date Other
Sep 1962
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Battle of Champions. DESCRIPTION: The Terry Downes V Sugar Ray Robinson fight at Wembley. Downes the British Middleweight champion, meets veteran boxer Robinson who now has 42 years and over 150 bouts behind him. SHOTLIST: Key scene. LS Sugar Ray enters ring. MS Downes enters the ring. MCU crowd. LAS fighters in ring. GV start of fight. (3 shots) fight in progress. MCU Mrs Robinson at ringside. (4 shots) Downes puts on the pressure. MCU Mr Ernest Marples at ringside. GV Sugar on top. LAS fight, Sugar steps back from Downes. CU crowd. MS Sugar Ray in his corner. (3 shots) fight in progress bell rings for end of fight. MS referee holds Downes’ arm up - Downes is winner. MCU Sugar Ray Robinson. (2 shots) Downes (with Sugar Ray).
Keywords
Sport; Boxing
Locations
London; England; Wembley
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
85205
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
183
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Boxing - Terry Downes V Sugar Ray', British Movietone News Issue No. 1738A, 27 Sep 1962. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24813 (Accessed 29 Jun 2025)