Boxing Collection (page 7)

British v. American navy boxing championship, WW1
British v. American navy grand fleet boxing championship, taking place at Rosyth Dockyard, Fife, Scotland, on 28-29 July 1918, towards the end of the First World War. Date: 1918

Scouts blindfold boxing in Ghana, West Africa
Scouts entertaining visitors with blindfold boxing, one of many activities at a Founders Day celebration in Ghana, West Africa

WWI group of No 3 Troop Essex Yeomanry - a boxing match
First World War group of No. 3 Troop Essex Yeomanry - a boxing match !. Photographs

Georges Carpentier (1894-1975), French boxer, described by The Sketch magazine as the beau ideal of pugilism. Date: 1914

Sketch cover, Georges Carpentier & Gunboat Smith, 1914
Front cover of the Sketch magazine featuring a photograph of the much-publicised boxing match at Olympia between the Frenchman

Lighter side of Life on an Armed Liner, WW1 by Arthur Watts
Sketches of scenes on board an armed liner during the First World War by the artist Arthur Watts who was in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Subaltern Stunts in Silhouette by H. L. Oakley
A series of silhouette scenes by the famous silhouette artist, Captain H. L. Oakley showing officers enjoying some leisure time during World War One

Boxers by David Wright
Sketches of boxers, including Henry Cooper, sparring

Residence of Jack Dempsey, Los Angeles, USA
Residence of the American boxer Jack Dempsey, Los Angeles, California, USA. Date: circa 1920s

The Prize Fight, 1814 and 1914
Depictions of the Prize Fight, of 1814 (above) and of 1914 (below). In the earlier version there is as much fighting in the crowd as there is in the boxing ring. Date: July 1914

Living Room Boxer
An unnamed boxer limbering up in his living room! Date: early 1930s

A Reminiscence of the Pelican. Members of the Old Pelican Club around the Square Ring including the Duke of Beaufort and Sir John Astley

A sandwich board man incurs the wrath of an enraged man, seemingly furious that the price of boots (made by Biggar and Biggar ) has gone up! The humorous caption read: " Put em up

Japanese Boxer Retires
A ceremony honouring an old Japanese boxer upon his retirement. Date: early 1930s

Athletes. Boxing. Photograph shows nine consecutive images of two men boxing. Date c1881

John C. Heenan, The Benicia Boy - champion of the world. John C. Heenan, full-length portrait, facing slightly right, in boxing stance. Date c1860. John C

The set-too between Old Price and Spangle Jack the Shewman - fought with unabated vigour for nine rounds & yet undecided. A pugilistic encounter, over new theater prices, between John Philip Kemble

Champion pugilists of the world. Date c1885

Allen & Ginter. Richmond, Va. Richmond straight cut no. 1 cigarettes Virginia brights. The worlds champions second series. Allen & Ginter. Richmond, Va. Richmond straight cut no

John B. Bailey, professor of sparring and gymnastics

The zoopraxiscope - Athletes - Boxing. Images on a disc which when spun gives the illusion of two men boxing. Date c1893

Yankee Doodle on His Muscle. Or the way the Benicia Boy astonished the English Men. John C. Heenan (1835-1873) and Thomas Sayers (1826-1865) Date: ca. 1860

Date picking and collecting - Iran
The Date Industry in Iran - picking, sorting and boxing. Date: circa 1910s

Kid Lewis canvassing as a candidate for Mosleys New Party
Kid Lewis, triple boxing champion and ex-holder of the world welterweight title standing as a New Party candidate in Whitechapel, East London

A butter factory in Canada. The card states that the butter produced was in high favour on the British market. Date: circa 1930s

A Boxer (Pugillatore) - Statue in the Vatican Museum Date: circa 1904

Boxing on board a battleship
Sailors and other crew members clamber for a better view of the boxing on the portside of a battle cruiser. Date: 1916

Tommy Farr boxer
Tommy Farr (1914 - 1986) born in Clydach Vale, Wales, heavyweight boxer Date: 1937

Minstead Mummers
The ancient medieval Mumming plays, revived by a troop of Boy Scouts at Minstead, New Forest, England. They look quite a spectacle in their streamers and wooden hats! Date: 26 December (Boxing Day)

Boxing Manager & Trainer
Left to right : The Chinese friend, trainer and manager of KUI KONG YOUNG, in training to fight Puerto Rican boxing champion SIXTO ESCOBAR, Sydney, Australia. Date: 1930s

Kui Kong Young
Chinese Filipino boxer KUI KONG YOUNG, the small but toned and powerful young boxer, in training to fight Puerto Rican boxing champion SIXTO ESCOBAR. Date: 1940s

Seychelles Scouts Boxing
Seychelles Scouts boxing. circa 1920s-30s

Prince Philip at a boxing match at the Albert Hall
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh pictured at the Albert Hall, London in his capacity as Patron of the Federation of Working Boys Clubs, to watch boy boxers and present prizes. c.1953

Female boxer
" The modern girl taught to prefer a bout with the gloves, to a scratch with her finger nails". 1. Her first lesson. 2. Fair professionals. 3. Training under instructions of a champion. 4

Nelsons arrival in Goldfield, Nervada, Battling Nelson vs Joe Gans, Boxing, Gans dropped Nelson repeatedly during the bout, but could not knock him out

Government Critics
Its a thankless task stopping a Punch ball - The harder you hit it, the harder it comes back. Cartoon showing the Prime Minister, David Lloyd George

Boys club boxing match, March 1929
Two boys in boxing gloves engage in a round of boxing during an evening at a Boys Club

Life / 1924 Olympics
Life Magazine, Olympic number, featuring humorous cartoons of the various events, including shooting, diving, athletics, boxing and horse jumping

Knock Out at a Boxing Match, c. 1896
Engraving showing the end of a boxing match, c.1896. On the left, the beaten boxer lies on the ground, as the referee, in top hat, enters the ring to call the end of the match

Boxing Match at the Ring Boxing Saloon, London, 1911
Illustration showing a boxing match at the Ring boxing saloon, London, c.1911. This building was previously known as the Surrey Chapel, which had been built by Rev. Rowland Hill (1744-1833)

Tommy Farr and Clarence Burman, 1939
Photograph of Tommy Farr (1914-1986)(left) and Clarence Red Burman, after their heavyweight boxing match, Harringay, London, 1939

Amateur Boxing Championships, London, 1890
Engraving showing a series of scenes from the Amateur Boxing Championships at the Central Hall, Holborn, London, 1890

Tommy Burns sparring with a partner, 1908
Series of photographs showing Tommy Burns (1881-1955), the Canadian heavyweight boxer, boxing with a sparring partner, 1908. Burns was World Heavyweight Champion between 1906 and 1908

Boxing Match at a Mens Club, London, 1889
Engraving showing an amateur boxing match held at the Holy Trinity Church Mens Club, Shoreditch, London, 1889

Norman Mailer / Morgan
NORMAN MAILER American novelist

Boxing on board a Troopship, 1876
Engraving of soldiers boxing on board a troopship. When troops were ordered to distant wars or postings, the long journeys under canvas meant plenty of time to spend on deck sports and pastimes

Indian Boxing 1876
A particularly vicious form of boxing in India, where two men fight wearing spikes on their knuckles; the result is rather bloody

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