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The Knockout Parade

1953
48m
Action/Sport
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Cast

Bill Corum (Self - Commentator)Ezzard Charles (Self - Prize Fighter)Sugar Ray Robinson (Self - Prize Fighter)Rocky Graziano (Self - Prize Fighter)

Director

Joe Roberts

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Synopsis

A compilation film taken from fight-clips of the International Boxing Club. The film has sports-announcer Bill Corum prefacing and narrating clips from top boxing bouts of the past. Featured is the upset by "Jersey Joe" Walcott over heavyweight champion Ezzard Charles, and "Sugar Ray" Robinson winning over "Rocky" Grazianno. Also shown are fights between "Rocky" Marciano and Rex Layne; Joe Louis and Lee Savold; and Marciano meeting Harry Matthews.

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