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Background imageBoxing Collection: The second fight between Harry Paulson and Tom Paddock, 1851 (late 19th or early 20th century)

The second fight between Harry Paulson and Tom Paddock, 1851 (late 19th or early 20th century). Artist: Pugnis
The second fight between Harry Paulson and Tom Paddock, 1851 (late 19th or early 20th century). An illustration from Famous Fights

Background imageBoxing Collection: Boxing, early 19th century, (1941). Creator: Henry Thomas Alken

Boxing, early 19th century, (1941). Creator: Henry Thomas Alken
Boxing, early 19th century, (1941). Bare-knuckle fighting. Illustration which originally appeared in " The National Sports of Great Britain" illustrated by Henry Alken. (London, 1821)

Background imageBoxing Collection: Greek statue, the boxer of Apollonius, 1st century BC

Greek statue, the boxer of Apollonius, 1st century BC
The boxer of Apollonius, a bronze sculpture In the collection of the National Archaeological Museum in Rome, 1st century BC

Background imageBoxing Collection: The Battle Between Cribb and Molineaux, September 28, 1811, October 3, 1811

The Battle Between Cribb and Molineaux, September 28, 1811, October 3, 1811. Cribbs second was John Gully and his bottle-holder Joe Ward

Background imageBoxing Collection: Benny Lynch, Scottish boxer, 1938

Benny Lynch, Scottish boxer, 1938. Born in the Gorbals district of Glasgow, Lynch (1913-1946) has been described as Scotlands greatest ever boxer

Background imageBoxing Collection: Sketch by Sir William Orpen, c1914 (1932). Artist: William Newenham Montague Orpen

Sketch by Sir William Orpen, c1914 (1932). Artist: William Newenham Montague Orpen
Sketch by Sir William Orpen, c1914 (1932). From The Studio Volume 104. [The Offices of the Studio, London, 1932]

Background imageBoxing Collection: Tom Cribbs second battle with Molineaux, 1811 (late 19th or early 20th century)

Tom Cribbs second battle with Molineaux, 1811 (late 19th or early 20th century). An illustration from Famous Fights. English boxer Tom Cribb (1781-1848)

Background imageBoxing Collection: He caught Tom a smack under the chin, late 19th or early 20th century. Artist: Pugnis

He caught Tom a smack under the chin, late 19th or early 20th century. Artist: Pugnis
He caught Tom a smack under the chin, late 19th or early 20th century. An illustration from Famous Fights

Background imageBoxing Collection: Caught him with both arms round the waist, and threw him on the stage, c1890-c1909(?)

Caught him with both arms round the waist, and threw him on the stage, c1890-c1909(?). Artist: Pugnis
Caught him with both arms round the waist, and threw him on the stage, c1890-c1909(?). An illustration from Famous Fights

Background imageBoxing Collection: Ticket to a boxing match between Floyd Patterson and Ingemar Johansson, June 25, 1959

Ticket to a boxing match between Floyd Patterson and Ingemar Johansson, June 25, 1959
The World Heavyweight Championship boxing match between African-American Floyd Patterson (1935-2006) and Swede Ingemar Johansson (1932-2009) was held at the Yankee Stadium in New York City

Background imageBoxing Collection: Introducing Georges Carpentier, 1921. Creator: George Wesley Bellows

Introducing Georges Carpentier, 1921. Creator: George Wesley Bellows
Introducing Georges Carpentier, 1921

Background imageBoxing Collection: Boxing Match For 200 Guineas, Betwixt Dutch Sam and Medley, Fought 31 May 1810

Boxing Match For 200 Guineas, Betwixt Dutch Sam and Medley, Fought 31 May 1810, on Moulsey Hurst Near Hampton, June 5, 1810

Background imageBoxing Collection: Jack Petersen, Welsh boxer, 1938

Jack Petersen, Welsh boxer, 1938. In 1932 Petersen (1911-1990) won the British light-heavyweight championship by defeating Harry Crossley on points

Background imageBoxing Collection: Fred Welsh, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Fred Welsh, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Fred Welsh, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageBoxing Collection: Jack Blackburn, 2/19/14, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service

Jack Blackburn, 2/19/14, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Jack Blackburn, 1914.

Background imageBoxing Collection: Grover Hayes, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Grover Hayes, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Grover Hayes, between c1910 and c1915. Shows American featherweight boxer Grover Hayes, alias "The Battler."

Background imageBoxing Collection: Frank Parks (Heavyweight), between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Frank Parks (Heavyweight), between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Frank Parks (Heavyweight), between c1910 and c1915. Shows British boxer Frederick (Frank) Mostyn Parks (1875-1945).

Background imageBoxing Collection: AI IMAGE - Portrait of Muhammad Ali standing in a boxing ring, 1960s, (2023)

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Muhammad Ali standing in a boxing ring, 1960s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Muhammad Ali standing in a boxing ring, 1960s, (2023). Ali, born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. (1942-2016), was an African-American professional boxer and activist

Background imageBoxing Collection: AI IMAGE - Portrait of Muhammad Ali standing in a boxing ring, 1960s, (2023)

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Muhammad Ali standing in a boxing ring, 1960s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Muhammad Ali standing in a boxing ring, 1960s, (2023). Ali, born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. (1942-2016), was an African-American professional boxer and activist

Background imageBoxing Collection: AI IMAGE - Portrait of Muhammad Ali standing in a boxing ring, 1960s, (2023)

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Muhammad Ali standing in a boxing ring, 1960s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Muhammad Ali standing in a boxing ring, 1960s, (2023). Ali, born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. (1942-2016), was an African-American professional boxer and activist

Background imageBoxing Collection: AI IMAGE - Portrait of Muhammad Ali standing in a boxing ring, 1960s, (2023)

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Muhammad Ali standing in a boxing ring, 1960s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Muhammad Ali standing in a boxing ring, 1960s, (2023). Ali, born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. (1942-2016), was an African-American professional boxer and activist

Background imageBoxing Collection: U.S.S. Oregon, second round, between 1896 and 1901. Creator: Unknown

U.S.S. Oregon, second round, between 1896 and 1901. Creator: Unknown
U.S.S. Oregon, second round, between 1896 and 1901

Background imageBoxing Collection: U.S.S. Oregon, shake hands, between 1896 and 1901. Creator: Unknown

U.S.S. Oregon, shake hands, between 1896 and 1901. Creator: Unknown
U.S.S. Oregon, shake hands, between 1896 and 1901

Background imageBoxing Collection: U.S.S. Oregon, the athletes, between 1896 and 1901. Creator: Unknown

U.S.S. Oregon, the athletes, between 1896 and 1901. Creator: Unknown
U.S.S. Oregon, the athletes, between 1896 and 1901

Background imageBoxing Collection: U.S.S. Oregon, waiting for the gong, between 1896 and 1901. Creator: Edward H Hart

U.S.S. Oregon, waiting for the gong, between 1896 and 1901. Creator: Edward H Hart
U.S.S. Oregon, waiting for the gong, between 1896 and 1901

Background imageBoxing Collection: U.S.S. New York, a 10-round bout, anniversary of Santiago, 1899 July 3. Creator: Unknown

U.S.S. New York, a 10-round bout, anniversary of Santiago, 1899 July 3. Creator: Unknown
U.S.S. New York, a 10-round bout, anniversary of Santiago, 1899 July 3

Background imageBoxing Collection: U.S.S. New York, a 4-round bout, anniversary of Santiago, 1899 July 3. Creator: Unknown

U.S.S. New York, a 4-round bout, anniversary of Santiago, 1899 July 3. Creator: Unknown
U.S.S. New York, a 4-round bout, anniversary of Santiago, 1899 July 3

Background imageBoxing Collection: U.S.S. Massachusetts, boxing, between 1896 and 1901. Creator: Unknown

U.S.S. Massachusetts, boxing, between 1896 and 1901. Creator: Unknown
U.S.S. Massachusetts, boxing, between 1896 and 1901

Background imageBoxing Collection: 'A Boxing Match on board H.M.S.'Cambridge'; The pet bear 'Bob' has now been transferred to

'A Boxing Match on board H.M.S."Cambridge"; The pet bear "Bob" has now been transferred to the Zoological Gardens, 1890. From "The Graphic

Background imageBoxing Collection: The Milky Way, Los Angeles, 1938. Creator: Unknown

The Milky Way, Los Angeles, 1938. Creator: Unknown
The Milky Way, Los Angeles, 1938. Mason Opera House...Two Weeks Only - "The Milky Way" by Lynn Root & Harry Clork'. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S

Background imageBoxing Collection: The Milky Way, [193-]. Creator: Unknown

The Milky Way, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
The Milky Way, [193-]. From Milkman to Fight Champion - "The Milky Way" by Lynn Root & Harry Clork - Alcazar [Theatre]'. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S

Background imageBoxing Collection: Portrait of Wesley Prince, Nat King Cole, and Freddie Moore, 1938. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Portrait of Wesley Prince, Nat King Cole, and Freddie Moore, 1938. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Wesley Prince, Nat King Cole, and Freddie Moore, 1938

Background imageBoxing Collection: Portrait of Nat King Cole, New York, N.Y.(?), 1938. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Portrait of Nat King Cole, New York, N.Y.(?), 1938. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Nat King Cole, New York, N.Y.(?), 1938

Background imageBoxing Collection: Punch Boxer with Blue Coat, c. 1937. Creator: Ruth Abrams

Punch Boxer with Blue Coat, c. 1937. Creator: Ruth Abrams
Punch Boxer with Blue Coat, c. 1937

Background imageBoxing Collection: Boxing Negroes, c. 1939. Creator: Owen Middleton

Boxing Negroes, c. 1939. Creator: Owen Middleton
Boxing Negroes, c. 1939

Background imageBoxing Collection: The Milky Way, [193-]. Creator: Unknown

The Milky Way, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
The Milky Way, [193-]. Sensational Comedy Success of New York - by Lynn Root & Harry Clork'. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S

Background imageBoxing Collection: Scene from the new farce of 'The Slow Man', at the Adelphi Theatre, 1854. Creator: T. H. Wilson

Scene from the new farce of "The Slow Man", at the Adelphi Theatre, 1854. Creator: T. H. Wilson
Scene from the new farce of "The Slow Man", at the Adelphi Theatre, 1854. London stage show....the extraordinary scene in Mr

Background imageBoxing Collection: Labor Temple, Tucson, Arizona, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Labor Temple, Tucson, Arizona, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Labor Temple. Tucson, Arizona

Background imageBoxing Collection: Stripped for the Fight, from Puck, 1892. Creator: William Allen Rogers

Stripped for the Fight, from Puck, 1892. Creator: William Allen Rogers
Stripped for the Fight, from Puck, 1892

Background imageBoxing Collection: Monkeys Boxing, from Monkey-ana, April 1828. Creator: Thomas Landseer

Monkeys Boxing, from Monkey-ana, April 1828. Creator: Thomas Landseer
Monkeys Boxing, from Monkey-ana, April 1828

Background imageBoxing Collection: Training robe worn by Muhammad Ali at the 5th Street Gym, 1964

Training robe worn by Muhammad Ali at the 5th Street Gym, 1964
White terry cloth Everlast robe worn by Muhammad Ali at the 5th Street Gym, a boxing gym in Miami Beach, Florida. Ali became World Heavyweight Boxing Champion the same year

Background imageBoxing Collection: The Boxers, 1898, (1935). Creator: William Nicholson

The Boxers, 1898, (1935). Creator: William Nicholson
The Boxers, 1898, (1935). Two men in a boxing ring. From " An Almanac Of Twelve Sports" by Rudyard Kipling. [William Heinemann, London, 1898]

Background imageBoxing Collection: Fight between Dick Curtis and Jack Perkins, 1828 (late 19th or early 20th century. Artist: Pugnis)

Fight between Dick Curtis and Jack Perkins, 1828 (late 19th or early 20th century. Artist: Pugnis)
Fight between Dick Curtis and Jack Perkins, 1828 (late 19th or early 20th century. An illustration from Famous Fights. Born in Southwark, Dick Curtis (1802-1843) became a professional boxer in 1820

Background imageBoxing Collection: Greek Vase, Black-figure Amphora depicting Boxing Scene, c6th century BC

Greek Vase, Black-figure Amphora depicting Boxing Scene, c6th century BC. Etruscan civilization. Panathenaic From the Tomb of the Warrior at Vulci, Viterbo province, Italy. Detail

Background imageBoxing Collection: Ticket for boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston, 1965. Creator: Unknown

Ticket for boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston, 1965. Creator: Unknown
The fight, known as " Ali vs. Liston II" (the pair boxed previously in 1964 in Miami Beach, Florida), was Alis first after changing his name from Cassius Clay

Background imageBoxing Collection: Police Gazette Championship Belt and presentation case awarded to Ezzard Charles, 1948

Police Gazette Championship Belt and presentation case awarded to Ezzard Charles, 1948
Ezzard Mack Charles (1921-1975), known as the Cincinnati Cobra, was an African-American professional boxer and World Heavyweight Champion

Background imageBoxing Collection: Boxing training at Horden Colliery gym, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, 1964. Artist

Boxing training at Horden Colliery gym, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, 1964. Artist
Boxing training at Horden Colliery gym, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, 1964. Some youths get some training in the noble art at the training gym provided by the National Coal Board at Horden Colliery

Background imageBoxing Collection: Ted Broadribb, British boxer and manager, 1938

Ted Broadribb, British boxer and manager, 1938. Broadribb (1888-1968) fought under the nickname Young Snowball. Among the fighters he managed was British world heavyweight champion Freddie Mills



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