Boxing Collection (page 5)

Boxing match on deck of a cruise ship, 1930s
Scene on the deck of an unidentified cruise ship where a boxing match is taking place for the amusement of passengers in 1932. Date: 1932

Winton House, Winchester, Hampshire - Gymnasium
Boys boxing, fencing and doing gymnastics in the gymnasium at Winton House, Winchester. Winton House was originally a private school, the premises later used as an Approved School. Date: Date unknown

Bill Lang v Bob Fitzsimmons in heavyweight boxing match
Bill Lang (1882-1952), Australian boxer, v Bob Fitzsimmons (1863-1917), British boxer, in a heavyweight match -- probably in December 1909 in Sydney, Australia, where Lang won with a knockout

Jack Dempsey, American heavyweight boxer
Jack Dempsey (1895-1983), American heavyweight boxer, seen here in a boxing pose. Date: circa 1920s

Jack Johnson and his first wife
Jack Johnson (1878-1946), American boxer and first African American heavyweight boxing champion, pictured with his first wife, Etta Terry Duryea, who he had married in January 1911

Physical education, Boxing
At a secondary school in Stoke on Trent, England, two boys box in front of their class mates, part of their physical education

Entertainment of two boxing Boys - Ezbekieh Gardens, Cairo
Entertainment of two boxing Boys (Owen and Dade) at the Ezbekieh (Esbekieh, Ezbekiya, Azbakeya or Azbakia) Gardens, Cairo, Egypt. The MC is Sergeant Chase and the photographer was K. Bolam

Terry McHale - Liverpudlian Bantamweight Boxer
Terry McHale (1934-2011) - from Gerard Street, the heart of Liverpools " Little Italy" - a Bantamweight Boxer, later a boxing promoter and pub landlord

Greek art. Krater of Thebes. 7th century BC. Geometric perio
Greek art. Boeotian Late Geometric pedestalled krater with boxing match. From Thebes, c. 690-670 BCE. National Archaeological Museum. Athens. Greece

Bryant & May Matchmakers
A group of women employed at Bryant & May cutting down & boxing Ruby & Runaway Matches. Date: 1888

Boxing match which lasted a record 75 rounds, between John L Sullivan (1858-1918), nicknamed the Boston Strongboy, and Jake Kilrain (1859-1937)

Bob Fitzsimmons v Bob Armstrong in boxing match
Bob Fitzsimmons (1863-1917), British boxer, v Bob Armstrong (1873-1933), American boxer, in a boxing match. Date: circa 1900s

Andrew Newton Jnr, World Champion middleweight boxer
Andrew Newton Jnr (1900-1980), World Champion middleweight blind ball puncher and boxer, Marylebone Road, London. Date: circa 1920s

Edward (Gunboat) Smith, boxer, actor and referee
Edward (Gunboat) Smith (1887-1974), Irish-American heavyweight boxer, film actor and (later) boxing referee. Seen here in a boxing pose. early 1900s

American boxers Joe Louis and Billy Conn, New York, USA
American boxers Joe Louis and Billy Conn weighing in before a fight, New York, USA. They fought each other twice, in 1941 and 1946; Louis won both matches. Date: 1940s

Thai Boxing or Muay Thai, 1930
A page from The Illustrated London News, illustrating Siamese boxing, also known as Muay Thai or kick boxing. Date: 1930

Jack Dempsey versus Georges Carpentier
William Harrison " Jack" Dempsey (" The Manassa Mauler" ) (June 24, 1895 May 31, 1983), American professional boxer and cultural icon of the 1920s

Tatler cover - Anna Ludmilla and Jack Dempsey
Georges Carpentier (1894-1975), French boxer, pictured on the front cover of The Tatler with his dance partner, actress Anna Ludmilla

Primo Carnera
Italian boxer, Primo Carnera, World Heavyweight Champion 1933 - 1934. Here sparring with a much smaller opponent! Date: 1906 - 1967

Chippy Norton - Late Victorian era Bookmaker
Mathew Dawson (18201898) - a British racehorse trainer based at Newmarket. In a career which lasted from 1840 until his death in 1898, he trained the winners of twenty-eight British Classic Races

London Fire Brigade - Alfie Shawyer, Boxing Champion
During the 1930s and 1940s, Assistant Chief Officer Alfie S. Shawyer was a prominent figure in boxing, becoming British Amateur Champion and winning the Golden Gloves of America

Jack Johnson, boxer, going to court, London
The American heavyweight boxer Arthur John Johnson, better known as Jack Johnson (1878-1946), nicknamed the Galveston Giant, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion between 1908 and 1915

Jack Dempseys Broadway Restaurant - New York City, USA - at the junction of 49th and 50th Streets. Date: circa 1940

Admiral Sir Ernest Gaunt watching boxing match
Admiral Sir Ernest Frederick Augustus Gaunt (1865-1940), Royal Naval officer, seen here with others watching a 4th Battle Squadron boxing match on board a ship (possibly HMS Benbow). Date: circa 1917

Boxing Day Hunt, Castle Hotel, Haverfordwest, South Wales
The Boxing Day Hunt, with riders, horses and hounds, meeting outside the Castle Hotel in Castle Square, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Asquith & Lloyd George in the boxing ring by Bairnsfather
Humorous satirical illustration by Bruce Bairnsfather showing the politicians, Asquith and Lloyd George, both of whom served as Prime Minister during World War I, in a boxing ring facing each other

Oh, well, she knows the ropes by Merlin Enabnit
Pin up girl by Merlin Enabnit (1903-1979) wearing boxing gloves posed strategically across her chest. Enabnit was born in Des Moines, Iowa and was a successful commercial artist

Boys Play Fighting
Put em up! Two boys enjoy a game of fisticuffs in a garden or playground

Tom Anderson, boxer. late 19th century

Victorian Scrap - Boxing in the Navy. late 19th century

Two tabby kittens playing a game
Unusual Friends - two tabby kittens playing a game (or possibly a boxing match). 1950s

The Boxers Who Fought to a Standstill, H. M. Bateman
Two boxers in the ring lie on the floor having knocked each other out. Even the audience is utterly exhausted. Date: 1933

The Babes in the Wood, Grand Theatre, Islington, London. Date: 1904-1905

Victorian scrap - boxer guarding. late 19th century

Victorian scrap - middleweight boxer. late 19th century

Man and woman shadow boxing in the park in Hong Kong, backs to the camera. Woman with wooden sword, another woman left of picture

Chinese people shadow boxing in the park in Hong Kong. Man and woman in front view shadow boxing with elderly woman, in black trousers and white/ grey printed blouse sitting back left of image

Children and grown-ups at shadow boxing class in a park, Hon
Children and grown ups at a shadow boxing class in the park in Hong Kong. Woman, to the left and man to the right of the picture, with backs to camera watching the class. Date: 1980

The Nose Game - Aggressive Nose C9, Denotes Force of Character. 1927

Circus Cut-Out Favourites - Clown and Kangaroo. early 20th century

Offered and Taken by H M Bateman, is an illustration of a boxing match. There is only one boxer left in the ring, a fresh

Christmas card in the shape of a boxing glove (open), with a turkey and a pudding having a fight. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Two men with cat and dog on a cutout Christmas card
Two men with cat and dog on a cutout Christmas and New Year card, encouraging them to have a fight. circa 1890s

Spar boxing contest on board the R. M. S. P. Atlantis
One of the combatants down in a spar boxing contest aboard the Blue Star Line cruiser Arandora Star. Date: 1931

Fun on the Ocean Wave - Deck and below-deck sports
Amusements on board a Union Castle ocean liner to South Africa, here illustrated with pictures of people in the gym, playing deck tennis, boxing, taking part in a tape cutting race

Blindfold boxing match on board the Berengaria
A blindfold boxing match for the amusement of passengers on board the ocean liner, Berengaria in 1931. Life jackets are worn in case of fouls! Date: 1931

Boxing match on deck of the Berengaria
A boxing bout to amuse the passengers on board the ocean liner, the Berengaria. Date: 1931

Athletes and sportsmen on a sheet of Victorian scraps. Date: circa 1890s

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