ARCHIVAL DIVISION (FIGHT FILMS AND VIDEOS – FILMED BOXING MATCHES)
Vic de Wysocki, an accomplished and active professional boxing referee, has been an avid collector of all boxing subject matter on film and video since the early 1980’s.
His passion for boxing first began as a young boy watching fights on television with his father, whose favorite boxer was Roberto “Manos de Piedra” Duran. Vic’s father was drawn to Duran because he reminded him of another favorite boxer he followed as a young boy: Tony “Man of Steel” Zale.
During high school, Vic became an avid reader of books and magazines on the sweet science and became enthralled with the magazines riveting stories and action-packed photos, particularly those describing classic bouts from the past. It was these stories of the great old fights, sometimes written by the scribes who actually sat ringside, which had Vic thinking: how many of these fights were filmed and were these fights available on film or video to watch today?
Thus, Vic began his personal quest to seek out old fights from the past. He also began recording and archiving present day fights broadcast on television. Over the years, Vic developed into a “boxing archeologist” of sorts. Connecting with other boxing film & video collectors worldwide, he became an important part of a group of boxing historians who sought to unearth, trade and discuss their ever-growing collections and rare finds. In an effort to keep up with the ever-changing methods of video storage, Vic has also mastered the fine art of transferring various types of boxing footage formats, including transfer to the latest formats of DVD and MP4.
Presently, Vic has amassed one of the largest boxing footage collections in the world. This diverse collection not only consists of fights (both professional and amateur), but also boxing documentaries, interviews, and specials. It also features a unique side collection of boxing movies along with boxing depicted in television programs such as…dramas, sitcoms, cartoons etc.
Vic is often sought out by boxing writers and documentarians who are in need of various boxing footage to help tell their stories. He continues to pursue his ultimate goal to preserve past and present boxing footage, so that future generations of boxing fans and researchers can enjoy and learn.
