Ingemar Johansson

Documentary covering the heavywight championship match between Ingemar Johansson and Floyd Patterson on June 20, 1960.

A documentary about the sport of boxing, with segments from actual match footage from Royal Hall and Mässhallen, Sweden, during two separate events in April, 1960.

Sport is the 20th century’s great success story. It made people laugh, cry and hold their breath. The century is impossible to imagine without it. These are some stories about people in Sweden who, long ago, were part of great things.

Harry Carpenter quizzes ex-Heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson on what it takes to get to the top in the boxing ring, analysing the styles of great fighters like Rocky Marciano, Muhammad Ali and Tyson himself.

"For Bravery in Tent" - A military farce with an all-star cast consisting mainly of comedy, songs and slap sticks.

"Final Decision Floyd vs. Ingo" - Depicts the prelude to and the match between Ingemar Johansson and Floyd Patterson at Convention Hall in Miami Beach on March 13, 1961. Johansson failed to take back the heavyweight championship title.

During the Korean War, the lieutenant in charge of a Marine rifle platoon is killed in battle. Before he dies, he places the platoon's sergeant, who's black, in charge. The sergeant figures on having trouble with two men in his platoon: a private who has much more combat experience than he does, and a racist Southerner who doesn't like blacks in the first place and has no intention of taking orders from one.

The stone-mover boy from Göteborg who became world champion in heavyweight boxing, a midsummer night in 1959 that the Swedish people will never forget. The short straight right - made in Sweden - made "Ingo" the world's best-known Swede.

"Powerful Fists" - Depicts Swedish heavy-weight professional boxer Ingemar Johansson's career 1952 to 1963.

A documentary about one of the most famous classic boxing match with the legendary swedish boxer Jens Ingemar "Ingo" Johansson going to New York to face the then current champion, Floyd Patterson.

Documentary covering the heavyweight boxing championship match between Ingemar Johansson and Joe Bygraves in Gothenburg on February 9, 1962.

A day in the life of Swedish boxing champ Ingemar Johansson (22-0-0). Training at Redbergslids BK, Gothenburg. Travelling to Stockholm for a meeting prior to his 2nd fight with Floyd Patterson.

The boxing gala at Nya Ullevi in Göteborg, Sunday, September 14, 1958. The main attraction is the heavyweight boxing match between Ingemar Johansson from Sweden and Eddie Machen from the US.

The most popular bands in Sweden are travelling from Stockholm to Gothenburg for a pop contest. The problem is that no one has the money needed to get to Gothenburg, and no one wants the other bands to reach the destination. Some of the most popular Swedish bands of the 1960s figures in the movie: Lee Kings, Spotnicks, Ola & The Janglers, Jerry Williams & The Violents, Shanes, Sten & Stanley and Hounds.

Biffen and Bananen compete in a walking race between Stockholm and Gothenburg.

A vagabond comes walking on a small Swedish country road in the middle of summer. Suddenly he finds himself employed at a nearby farm.

Privates 91 and 87 are ordered to carry a tube of explosive chemicals to a military depot, while prize fighter Ingemar Johansson tries to teach them how to throw a punch.

A New York newspaper reporter is sent to the Swedish island of Gotland to interview a nuclear scientist. He gets involved with foreign agents who have kidnapped the scientist’s daughter.

1952 - he year when Gösta Snoddas Nordgren sings Flottarkärlek on the radio and it becomes a hit. Gustaf VI Adolf turns 70. A Swedish DC-3 disappears and a Catalina plane is shot down by Soviet fighter aircraft. A Swedish spy business is being rolled out. Fritjof Enbom has given information to the Soviet Union. It is also an Olympic year - Winter Olympics in Oslo and Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

1959 - this is the hot wasp summer, when half of the Swedes stay up 'til three in the morning and listens to the WC match between Ingo and Floyd. Rock-Olga and Rockande Samen are successful and My Fair Lady draws large audiences to the Oscars. Olle Möller is indicted for the murder of Rut Lind from Fjugesta and ATP is hammered through in the Riksdag after Ture Königson cast his vote