The Documentary Podcast
The Documentary Podcast
BBC World Service
Harry Haft's unspeakable fight
26 minutes Posted Jul 17, 2026 at 12:30 am.
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Harry Haft was forced to fight in more than 70 death matches inside Nazi concentration camps - not against soldiers but against other prisoners. After the war, Harry carried that violence into America’s boxing rings, facing some of the era’s top fighters. Through the eyes of his son Alan, this documentary reveals the deeper cost of survival - a legacy shaped by trauma, rage, and the loss of faith that followed him long after the fighting ended.