拳賽之日

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　　拳賽之日展示了處在生涯巅峰的爱尔兰裔中量级拳手Walter Cartier与中量级鲍比詹姆斯对决的那一天（1950年4月17日）。这部電影以關于拳擊歷史的短暫旁白開场，然後拍摄Cartier（与他的兄弟Vincent）的一天，这時他正在為晚上10點的比賽做准備。他先在格林威治區西12街的公寓里吃了早餐，然後前去参加了早弥撒，并在他最喜爱的餐馆享用午餐。在下午4點，他開始准備比賽。晚上8點，他在新泽西州纽瓦克的劳雷尔花园的更衣室等待战斗開始。最後，我们看到拳賽的过程，Cartier在短時间内胜出。　　12分钟版与16分钟版的區別是，後者有一段關于拳擊歷史的開场旁白（4分钟），由資深新聞播音员Douglas Edwards用一种严肃的，带着些许黑色幽默的語調念出。　　Day Of The Fight&quot tells of a day in the life of a middleweight Irish boxer named Walter Cartier, particularly the day of his bout with black middleweight Bobby James. This 16-minute short opens with a short (about 4 minutes) study of boxing&#39s history, narrated by veteran newscaster Douglas Edwards in a no-nonsense, noir tone of voice. After this, we follow Walter (and his twin brother Vincent) through his day as he prepares for his 10:00 P.M. bout. After eating breakfast, going to early mass and eating lunch, he starts arranging his things for the fight at 4:00 P.M. By 8:00, he is waiting in his dressing room, where he undergoes a mental transformation, turning into the fighting machine the crowd clamors for. At 10:00, he faces James, and soon, he comes out victorious in a short match which was filmed live on April 17th, 1950.