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He was fierce and completely unconventional
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In Search of Greatness

He was fierce andcompletely unconventional

He was fierce and
completely unconventional

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He was fierce and completely unconventional.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:07
Uploaded
Jun 29, 2025
Genres
documentary, sport
Production
IMG Films,Gabriel Polsky Productions

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Movie Summary

Through the eyes of the greatest athletes of all time, IN SEARCH OF GREATNESS is a cinematic journey into the secrets of genius.
He was lighter than most heavyweights, shorter - In Search of Greatness 00:13
He was lighter than most heavyweights, shorter
67 inches, this way here, which is not very long. - In Search of Greatness 00:05
67 inches, this way here, which is not very long.
You had to devise this style of punch - In Search of Greatness 00:06
You had to devise this style of punch
I had to sort of get low and try to come up, as we say, - In Search of Greatness 00:15
I had to sort of get low and try to come up, as we say,
He realized the limitations of his own physique - In Search of Greatness 00:07
He realized the limitations of his own physique
A left. Another left a blazing right... - In Search of Greatness 00:07
A left. Another left a blazing right...
He had over 40 professional fights and never lost. - In Search of Greatness 00:05
He had over 40 professional fights and never lost.
What punch did you feel that you knocked Joe Walcott down with? - In Search of Greatness 00:06
What punch did you feel that you knocked Joe Walcott down wi...
I thought it was the right uppercut - In Search of Greatness 00:05
I thought it was the right uppercut
He didn't fit the textbook at all, but he turned out - In Search of Greatness 00:07
He didn't fit the textbook at all, but he turned out
I didn't have that sort of strength and size to be - In Search of Greatness 00:07
I didn't have that sort of strength and size to be
At 14, I moved to Toronto to play bantam hockey, - In Search of Greatness 00:09
At 14, I moved to Toronto to play bantam hockey,
Now I'm playing with some men." On the very first practice, - In Search of Greatness 00:24
Now I'm playing with some men." On the very first ...
It was new for people. I started playing out of the corner and from behind the net - In Search of Greatness 00:07
It was new for people. I started playing out of the corner a...
Consequently, I wasn't standing in front getting knocked over - In Search of Greatness 00:06
Consequently, I wasn't standing in front getting knocke...
By the time they sort of... kind of figured it out, I'd retired. - In Search of Greatness 00:07
By the time they sort of... kind of figured it out, I'd...
So, even at 13, 14 when I was playing - In Search of Greatness 00:19
So, even at 13, 14 when I was playing
What was going to get me to the next level - In Search of Greatness 00:07
What was going to get me to the next level
Jerry, okay, so do you feel like you - In Search of Greatness 00:06
Jerry, okay, so do you feel like you
I worked on certain qualities that maybe I was lacking. - In Search of Greatness 00:05
I worked on certain qualities that maybe I was lacking.