Les Darcy vs Dave Smith for the Championship of Australia (1916)
Synopsis
Historical footage of Australian Middleweight Champion Les Darcy and Dave Smith training together at Sydney Harbour and later in a boxing match on 24 June 1916.
Curator’s notes
Les Darcy, the ‘Maitland Wonder’, is considered by many to be one of Australia’s best boxers. This footage shows a relaxed Darcy skipping rope, wrestling and sparring on the edge of Sydney’s Harbour; and highlights from the first of two boxing matches between Darcy and his former trainer and mentor, Smith. Darcy’s last fight was only a few months after this bout and was against George Chip (see Les Darcy’s Last Fight: Les Darcy vs George Chip (1916)). He died within a year of this footage being filmed at the young age of 22.
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