John Pettifer Heavyweight (1931)

Full titles read: “JOHN PETTIFER - Britain’s 17 stone Heavyweight Hope, Brighton[East Sussex].“ M/S’s of elderly man introducing the John Pettifer who he claims is “... one of the most promising heavyweights this country has ever produced.“ Several shots of Pettifer, skipping, shadow boxing and punching the heavy bay in front of a small crowd of people. He is also seen having a practice fight with a young boxer named Sydney Burns, before having a less serious fight (which gets much laughter from the audience) with a midget ! Pettifer jabs him lightly a number of times which is still enough to knock him off his feet. M/S’s of Pettifer water skiing past Brighton Pier. FILM ID:1038.1 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more