[Pre-match weigh-in for Liston-Ali fight] Reel 15

Date1965

Can DescriptionsReel 15: Reporters set up and fighters weigh-in for Sonny Liston - Muhammad Ali boxing match that was held in Lewiston, Maine (May 1965). Reels 4, 5, 15-18, 27, 28 and 31 all relate to this event.

Viewing Notes[Silent] News cameras set up for the Sonny Liston-Ali fight. Scan of reporters. Cut to men driving in a car. Drive through a crowd of people pushing up on the windows. Inside the fight venue. Long shot of Ali being interviewed. [Sound] Crowd noise and reporters talking as footage of Ali in the ring preps in the ring. Ali wearing a robe dancing around the ring before the weigh-in. Reporter discusses the weigh-in. People lounge around the scale. Liston steps onto the scale and is unhappy with the weight. Steps on the scale again. [sound is fuzzy] Cut to an interview with a man discussing tickets, merchandise, and when the box office will be open. Discuss the size and construction of the ring while the camera tracks around the ring and stands.