Bobby Neill Wins Title (1959)

Titles read: “NOTTINGHAM - BOBBY NEILL WINS TITLE“. Various shots of boxing match between Featherweight champion of Great Britain Charlie Hill and challenger Bobby Neill. Promoter Reg King watches. Hill is knocked down twice by Neill. Tommy Farr, one-tine heavyweight champ looks on. When he goes down in the 9th round, referee Jack Hart stops the fight and declares Neill the winner. The Lonsdale belt is put on Neill’s waist. C/U of Neill. FILM ID: 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 than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984.