Legendary Champions (1968)
1968 film by Harry Chapin
- Released
- 1968
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Boxing film
- Director
- Harry Chapin
- Screenplay
- Harry Chapin
- Producer
- Bill Cayton, Ross Greenburg
- Running time
- 77 minutes
Legendary Champions is a 1968 documentary film written and directed by Harry Chapin for boxing promoter Bill Cayton's The Big Fights Inc. production company which features legendary boxers in action. Some famed and pioneering boxers were also filmed in scenes set outside of the ring, many of which are unique, including several early boxers; John L. Sullivan, for example, is shown in the only film ever taken of him.
Nominations
- Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q1440681 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.