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Heavy Weight Collection

Background imageHeavy Weight Collection: Jack Johnson on his Racing Motor Car

Jack Johnson on his Racing Motor Car
Arthur John Johnson, better known as Jack Johnson, the American heavyweight boxer, pictured in 1908. Johnson was the World Heavyweight Champion between 1908 and 1915

Background imageHeavy Weight Collection: The Dempsey-Carpentier Fight, 1921

The Dempsey-Carpentier Fight, 1921
Photograph showing the 100, 000 strong crowd at the fight between Georges Carpentier and Jack Dempsey for the Heavyweight Championship of the World held at Jersey City, USA, on 2nd July 1921

Background imageHeavy Weight Collection: Boxer / Daniel Mendoza

Boxer / Daniel Mendoza
DANIEL MENDOZA 1764 - 1836 English boxer who was the acknowledged English heavyweight champion and who operated a successful boxing school in London

Background imageHeavy Weight Collection: Joe Louis, 1936

Joe Louis, 1936
Photographic portrait of Joe Louis (1914-1981), the American heavyweight boxer, pictured in 1936. Louis was one of the finest ever boxers

Background imageHeavy Weight Collection: Jack Johnson Boxer

Jack Johnson Boxer
JOHN ARTHUR JACK JOHNSON American boxer, known as the Galveston Giant : first black heavyweight champion of the world. Date: 1878 - 1946

Background imageHeavy Weight Collection: Jack Johnson and James Jeffries, 1910

Jack Johnson and James Jeffries, 1910
Photographic montage showing Jack Johnson (1878-1946)(left) and James J. Jeffries (1875-1953), the heavyweight boxers who fought for the World Championship in 1910

Background imageHeavy Weight Collection: Joe Beckett, British heavyweight boxing champion

Joe Beckett, British heavyweight boxing champion
Joe Beckett (1892-1965), Heavyweight Boxing Champion of Great Britain, in action

Background imageHeavy Weight Collection: Tommy Farr (1914-1986)

Tommy Farr (1914-1986)
Photographic portrait of Tommy Farr, the Welsh heavyweight boxer, pictured in 1936

Background imageHeavy Weight Collection: Boxing / Jack Broughton

Boxing / Jack Broughton
English boxer; third heavyweight champion of England (? - 1750); operated a boxing school and arena, London (1742-89); invented boxing rules and gloves

Background imageHeavy Weight Collection: Tommy Farr using a punch ball, 1937

Tommy Farr using a punch ball, 1937
Photograph showing Tommy Farr (1914-1986), the Welsh heavyweight boxer also known as the Tonypandy Terror, training at a gym, 1937

Background imageHeavy Weight Collection: Larry Gains

Larry Gains
Larry Gaines (1901 - 1983), Canadian heavyweight boxing champion pictured with wife and two children. Date: 1931

Background imageHeavy Weight Collection: Primo Carnera celebrates victory, New York, 1933

Primo Carnera celebrates victory, New York, 1933
Photograph showing Primo Carnera (1906-1967), the Italian heavyweight boxer, who had just knocked out Jack Sharkey to become World Champion at the Madison Square Garden Bowl, New York, 1933

Background imageHeavy Weight Collection: Georges Carpentier (1894-1975)

Georges Carpentier (1894-1975)
Photograph showing Georges Carpentier, the French boxer, pictured c.1912. Carpentier was European Champion in both welterweight and middleweight in 1912

Background imageHeavy Weight Collection: Jack Johnson, boxer, going to court, London

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

Background imageHeavy Weight Collection: Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney, 1926

Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney, 1926
Photograph showing Jack Dempsey (1895-1983) (left) and Gene Tunney (1897-1978), the heavyweight boxers who fought for the World Championship in 1926 and 1927

Background imageHeavy Weight Collection: Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey, c. 1927

Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey, c. 1927
Photograph showing Gene Tunney (1897-1978) and Jack Dempsey (1895-1983) the American heavyweight boxers, pictured prior to one of their fights in 1926-7

Background imageHeavy Weight Collection: Heavyweight boxing, 1948 London Olympics

Heavyweight boxing, 1948 London Olympics
E.J. Lambert of the USA (right) and F. Bothy of Belgium competing for heavyweight honours at the Empire Pool (hence the reflection in the lower half of the photograph)

Background imageHeavy Weight Collection: Jack Johnson (1878-1946)

Jack Johnson (1878-1946)
Photographic portrait of Arthur John Johnson, better known as Jack Johnson, the American heavyweight boxer, pictured in 1908. Johnson was the World Heavyweight Champion between 1908 and 1915

Background imageHeavy Weight Collection: The Carpentier-Beckett Fight, 1919

The Carpentier-Beckett Fight, 1919
Photograph showing Georges Carpentier (white shorts) punching Joe Beckett during their fight for the Heavyweight Championship of Europe, 4th December 1919

Background imageHeavy Weight Collection: Jack Johnson and Tommy Burns, 1908

Jack Johnson and Tommy Burns, 1908
Photographs showing Jack Johnson (1878-1946)(left) and Tommy Burns (1881-1955), the heavyweight boxers who fought for the World Championship in Sydney, Australia, in 1908

Background imageHeavy Weight Collection: Tommy Farr and Clarence Burman, 1939

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

Background imageHeavy Weight Collection: Tommy Burns (1881-1955)

Tommy Burns (1881-1955)
Photograph of Tommy Burns, the Canadian heavyweight boxer who was World Champion between 1906 and 1908, pictured in 1908

Background imageHeavy Weight Collection: Carpentier and Dempsey, 1921

Carpentier and Dempsey, 1921
Photographic portraits of Georges Carpentier (1894-1975) and Jack Dempsey (1895-1983), the heavyweight boxers who fought for the World Championship in 1921

Background imageHeavy Weight Collection: Tommy Burns sparring with a partner, 1908

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

Background imageHeavy Weight Collection: Jack Dempsey (1895-1983)

Jack Dempsey (1895-1983)
Photographic portrait of Jack Dempsey, the American heavyweight boxer. Date of portrait unknown

Background imageHeavy Weight Collection: Jack Dempsey, c. 1925

Jack Dempsey, c. 1925
Photographic portrait of Jack Dempsey (1895-1983) the American heavyweight boxer. The date of this picture is unknown, but probably c.1925

Background imageHeavy Weight Collection: Jack Dempsey, Boxer 1921

Jack Dempsey, Boxer 1921
Jack Dempsey (1895 - 1983) pictured before defending his heavyweight crown against Carpentier on July 2 1921. Dempsey won in front of 90, 000 fans and a live radio audience

Background imageHeavy Weight Collection: Larry Johnson C 1930

Larry Johnson C 1930
Larry Johnson, a promising heavyweight of the era, adopts his boxing stance

Background imageHeavy Weight Collection: Jack Dempsey / 1920S

Jack Dempsey / 1920S
JACK DEMPSEY, world heavyweight champion between 1919 and 1926, was once described as " 187 pounds of unbridled violence" ; here he asks the cards to tell him his future

Background imageHeavy Weight Collection: Carnera Meets Chevalier

Carnera Meets Chevalier
Italian boxer PRIMO CARNERA (1906 - 1967), World Heavyweight Champion 1933-34, shaking hands with French actor and singer MAURICE CHEVALIER (1888 - 1972)

Background imageHeavy Weight Collection: Carpentier Wins

Carpentier Wins
The French heavyweight knocks out another opponent


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