it seem natural that at the very start of chaplin career he should make a movie in which he play a grossly unqualified boxer who succeed by sneak horse shoe into his glove . i only wonder why it do not happen even earlier . he pass a sign say that spar partner be want and people who know how to take a punch and and head in . we see him grow increasingly concern a one guy after another and all big and strong than him and get up to fight and return in a state of dazed semi consciousness . a lot of time when i watch these early comedy from chaplin and i get the feeling that he be often try to create at least a mildly engage story throughout which he can throw in a lot of kick and punch scene and but in this movie it the kicking and punch the drive the plot and give the film an unusually honest feel . high energy physical slap stick be what chaplin do best at that time and and smack around a huge mountain of a man while he dance carelessly around a only he can be certainly a treat to watch . and the climactic battle between charlie and the meaty bob uppercut ( or young hippo and depend on which cannibalize version you may see ) be well act and fun . mack sennett like his comedy to be fast paced and high energy and without too much time waste on thing like characterization or even story . but in the champion and chaplin prof that we can have well develop character and an easily discernible story and and still have enough action and solid slap stick to keep the short attention span audience member entertain . this be definitely one of the best short comedy that chaplin have make up to that point .