# Louis Walcott Fight 1947 RKO Pictures Complete

This is a film documenting the controversial December 1947 first fight between Jersey Joe Walcott and Joe Louis. Louis won a 15-round decision in which he struggled to counter Walcott’s unorthodox style. Louis was knocked down in the first and fourth rounds, and many believed he had lost the fight. A rematch was followed in 1948. Film print donated by The Mineral County Museum, Hawthorne, Nevada, USA.

- Kind: Educational
- Year: 1947
- By: Carmel Hollywood Films/RKO
- Genres: Education, Sports, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/LouisWalcottFight1947RKOPicturesComplete)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Kids profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/ia/LouisWalcottFight1947RKOPicturesComplete?play=1)