by Linda Kay

British Pathé

Synopsis: Newsreel footage of Scottish boxer Alex Ireland training in Essex, Shoeburyness, for his upcoming fight with Steve McCall.

Reality Cat: Shown working out at his training camp, Alex pauses to pose for the camera with a chonky, squirmy black cat who eventually leaps down from the man’s arms.

A second shot of Ireland holding the cat is included later in the short.

Final Mewsings: What was the deal with newsreel cameramen posing pugilists with pussycats?

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