Sonny ListonPhotograph showing the American professional boxer Charles L. Sonny Liston (1932-1970) Date: undated
Boxing Day Hunt, Castle Square, Haverfordwest, South WalesThe Boxing Day Hunt, with riders, horses and hounds, meeting outside the Castle Hotel in Castle Square, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales
Four world boxing champions (left to right): Jack Dempsey, Gene, Tunney, Joe Louis, James J Braddock
Poster for Englands Glory MatchesStrike out foreign competition by buying Englands Glory Matches: advertisement featuring a boxing match taking place on a ring made of match boxes between British and German pugilists
Boxer / Daniel MendozaDANIEL MENDOZA 1764 - 1836 English boxer who was the acknowledged English heavyweight champion and who operated a successful boxing school in London
Women Boxing 1933Two women box in a ring, with a referee present
English PrizefightersA pair of bruisers slug it out with their bare fists while a genteel crowd watches the action
Sport / Boxing / Rules / 1743The first rules of boxing, published August 16th, 1743
Famous Faces from the World of BoxingMike Tyson, Chris Eubank, Henry Cooper, Frank Bruno, Mohammed Ali, Don King, Barry McGuigan, Amir Khan, Joe Calzaghe, Harry Carpenter, Ricky Hatton - Famous Faces from the World of Boxing
British Boxer Freddie Mills - signed postcard from 1941Frederick Percival ( Freddie ) Mills (1919-1965) - English boxer, and the world light heavyweight champion from 1948 to 1950
Jem Mace, BoxerGypsy Jem Mace (1831 - 1910), English champion and known as the " Father of Modern Boxing"
Jack Johnson in a boxing matchJack Johnson (1878-1946), nicknamed the Galveston Giant, African-American world heavyweight champion boxer, 1908-1915, standing at the ropes in a boxing match with an unidentified opponent
Bystander cover 1929 - In Training - Boxing womanA woman in a fetching sporty outfit of silky shorts and stockings takes out her frustrations on a punch bag dressed up as a man. Date: 1929
Boxing - Fives Court with Randall & Turner sparringThe interior of Fives Court in Little St. Martins Lane, a popular venue for the Fancy in the heyday of the prize ring, showing Jack Randall and Ned Turner sparring
Jack Johnson on his Racing Motor CarArthur John Johnson, better known as Jack Johnson, the American heavyweight boxer, pictured in 1908. Johnson was the World Heavyweight Champion between 1908 and 1915
Boxing for Ladies 1886The modern girl taught to prefer a bout with the gloves to a scratch with her finger nails
London Boxing 1870Two fighters slug it out in the gloomy interior of a tent, watched by a small crowd of Londoners who have probably bet on the outcome
Joe Beckett, British heavyweight boxing championJoe Beckett (1892-1965), Heavyweight Boxing Champion of Great Britain, in action
TED KID LEWISTed Kid Lewis (Gershon Mendeloff), British-born World Welterweight Champion in 1915, 1916 and from 1917 - 1919. His nickname was the Aldgate Sphinx
Ancient Roman athletes boxing in leather glovesAncient Roman athletes boxing wearing a cestus (leather glove) on each hand
Tom Sayers, champion of England, and his battles
James Figg, BoxerGenerally regarded as the earliest of Prize Ring champions, Figg was also a expert in the use of swords, cudgels and quarterstaffs
Sayers V Heenan 1860English champion Tom Sayers fights the American challenger for the belt. Unresolved, the fight is stopped by the police
National Sporting ClubAn impression of a Monday evening at the National Sporting Club, the home of the " noble art". Fair-haired fly weight is Dick Inkles.Key to people in audience, p.78 of
Boxing / Jack BroughtonEnglish boxer; third heavyweight champion of England (? - 1750); operated a boxing school and arena, London (1742-89); invented boxing rules and gloves
Johnson V Perrins 1789Tom Johnson and Isaac Perrins square up to each other at Banbury
Boxing / Randall V TurnerJack Randall sparring with Turner in the Fives Court
A Prize FightA characteristic scene at a prize fight - we haven t been able to identify the two fighters, but no doubt they are well-known pugilists of the day
Tipton Slasher sculptureWelder and sculptor Jack Bouckley, of Wolverhampton, works on a metal sculpture of 19th Century Black Country heavyweight prize fighter William Perry, known as The Tipton Slasher
Larry GainsLarry Gaines (1901 - 1983), Canadian heavyweight boxing champion pictured with wife and two children. Date: 1931
Minoan art. Greece. 16th century B. C. Fresco of boxing kidsMinoan art. Greece. 16th century B.C. Fresco of boxing kids. Fight between two teens provided with gloves and a belt. Painted stucco. Room B1 from Akrotiri (Thera). (1550-1500 BC)
Bob Fitzsimmons v Peter Felix in heavyweight boxing matchBob Fitzsimmons (1863-1917), British boxer, v Peter Felix (1866-1926), Australian boxer, in a heavyweight match -- Fitzsimmons met Felix
Marthe Carpentier boxer born 1893Marthe Carpentier French boxer. On 8th March 1914 she won a bout against Lucie Warner from England for the world female title
LFB Athletic Association Boxing Tournament programmeLFB Athletic Association Members Boxing Tournament programme for 19 November 1925
Roman Boxing W / CestusDetailed views of a Roman cestus, a leather glove used in ancient boxing
Jack Dempsey just before defeating Jess Willard in a boxing match
Jess Willard (1881 - 1968) World heavyweight boxing champion, known as Pottawatomie Giant, photographed after the knock out of Jack Johnson in 5th April 1915 for the heavyweight title. Date: 1915
Advertisement, James Figg, sword fighting, boxingAdvertisement for the services of the champion boxer James Figg - teaching gentlemen the use of the small backsword and quarterstaff, at home and abroad
Kangaroo BoxingA female boxer exchanges fisticuffs with a kangaroo. Date: 1923
Bob Fitzsimmons, heavyweight boxing championBob (Robert James) Fitzsimmons (1863-1917), English-born World Heavyweight Boxing Champion. circa 1900s
Sketch cover, Georges Carpentier, 1914Front cover of The Sketch magazine featuring the French boxer, Georges Carpentier (1894-1975), posed before his much-publicised fight against Gunboat Smith at Olympia in July 1914. Date: 1914
SPRING V LANGAN 1824Spring and Langan fight at a packed Worcester Racecourse Date: 7 January 1824
Tommy Milligan - Scottish welter / middleweight boxerBoxer Tommy Milligan (1904-1970) - Scottish professional welter/middleweight boxer of the 1920s. Date: 1920s
Boxing DogsBoxing dogs fight it out in the ring! Date: early 1930s
A Tip for the HolidaysA new combination game to suit all seasons. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans
Peter Crawley, Boxer
Charlemont V DriscollFrench fighter Charlemont introduces a little Gallic flair to the boxing ring. Driscoll maintains a stiff upper lip
Broome V Hannan 1841Broome and Hannan box at New Park Farm near Bicester
