Boxing Collection (page 4)

Boxing Night. Pen Drawing on Wood, c1890, (1923). Artist: Luke Fildes
Boxing Night. Pen Drawing on Wood, 1923. Sir Samuel Luke Fildes (1843-1927) was an English painter and illustrator born in Liverpool and trained at the South Kensington and Royal Academy schools

Fancy Portrait of the Champion of England, c1860, (c1860). Artist: John Leech
Fancy Portrait of the Champion of England, c1860, (c1860). From The Comic History of England, Volume I, by Gilbert A A Beckett. [Bradbury, Agnew, & Co. London]

Guard for Left-Hand Lead at Head, 1912. From The Book of Sports & Pastimes for Young People by J. K. Benson. [C. Arthur Pearson, Ltd, London, 1912]

Boxing at Wonderland, London, c1903 (1903). Wonderland was a prominent East End boxing hall that opened in the 1890s at 100 Whitechapel Road. It staged events until August 1911 when it burnt down

The Winner, 1913. Artist: William Newenham Montague Orpen
The Winner, 1913. From The Studio Volume 86. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1923]

A Stag at Sharkey s, 1917. Artist: George Wesley Bellows
A Stag at Sharkey s, 1917. From The Studio Volume 93. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1927]

The Battalion Boxing Team of the First Battalion, The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment. Poona, I
The 1st Battalion took part in the Egypt Intervention in 1882, fighting in the second battle at Kassassin on 9 September and the Battle of Tel el-Kebir a few days later

Len Harvey, light heavy weight boxing champion of Great Britain, 1935
Len Harvey (1907-1976), light heavy weight boxing champion of Great Britain. A print from the photo album Popular Personalities, issued for Piccadilly Juniors Oval Photos, 1935

Johnny Sharpe, British boxing manager, 1938. Among the fighteres managed by Sharpe was Archie Sexton, who fought unsuccessfully for the British middleweight championship in 1933

Arthur J Elvin, British boxing promoter, 1938. A Churchmans Cigarettes picture card

Sydney Hulls, British boxing promoter, 1938. A Churchmans Cigarettes picture card

John E Harding, British boxing manager and match-maker, 1938. A Churchmans Cigarettes picture card

Victor Berliner, boxing promoter and manager, 1938. Berliner and his business partner Manny Lyttlestone staged promotions at Premierland, a famous boxing venue in Whitechapel, between 1924 and 1930

Sam Russell, British boxing manager, 1938. A Churchmans Cigarettes picture card

Jack Smith, British boxing referee, 1938. A Churchmans Cigarettes picture card

Jack Hart, British boxer and referee, 1938. A Churchmans Cigarettes picture card

Cecil Pickles Douglas, boxing referee, 1938. As well as being on of the foremost referees in British professional boxing in the 1930s, Douglas (1886-1954) played county cricket for Essex

Jimmy Walsh, British boxer, 1938. A lightweight, Walsh (1913-1964) fought 91 times during his career, with 68 wins, 20 losses, 2 draws and 1 no contest

Paulino Uzcudun, Spanish boxer, 1938. Nicknamed the Basque Woodchopper, Uzcudun (1899-1985) is regarded as the best heavyweight boxer to come out of Spain

Walter Neusel, German boxer, 1938. Nicknamed Der Blonde Tiger, Neusel (1907-1964) won the German heavyweight championship three times, in 1938, 1940 and 1942

Max Schmeling, German boxer, 1938. Schmeling (1905-2005) was world heavyweight champion from 1930 until 1932. He is best remembered for his two fights against Joe Louis in the late 1930s

Jock McAvoy, British boxer, 1938. Born Joseph Patrick Bamford, McAvoy (1908-1971) changed his name in order to hide the fact he was boxing from his mother

Joe Louis, American boxer, 1938. Nicknamed the Brown Bomber, Joe Louis (1914-1981) is one of the iconic figures of heavyweight boxing history

Ted Kid Lewis, British boxer, (1938). Lewis (1894-1970) won the world welterweight title in 1915 when he defeated Jack Britton of the United States

John Henry Lewis, American boxer, 1938. Lewis (1914-1974) was world light-heavyweight champion from 1935 until 1939. In 1939, in his final fight

The second fight between Bendigo and Ben Caunt, 1838 (late 19th or early 20th century). Artist: Pugnis
The second fight between Bendigo and Ben Caunt, 1838 (late 19th or early 20th century). William Bendigo Thompson (1811-1880) and Ben Caunt (1815-1861) fought three times between 1835 and 1845

Deaf Burke defeats Tom O Connell, 1837 (late 19th or early 20th century). An illustration from Famous Fights. James Deaf Burke (1809-1845) was the first British boxing champion to fight in America

Tom Springs second fight with Jack Langan, 1824 (late 19th or early 20th century). An illustration from Famous Fights. English heavyweight boxer Tom Spring (1795-1851)

Carney banged the right on his jaw with all his force, 1880s (late 19th or early 20th century). An illustration from Famous Fights

Sent Bob down on his hands and knees, late 19th or early 20th century. Artist: Pugnis
Sent Bob down on his hands and knees, late 19th or early 20th century. An illustration from Famous Fights

Jack Johnson, the first black world heavyweight boxing champion, 1908 (1951). Nicknamed the Galveston Giant, Jack Johnson (1878-1946)

The art of boxing, the right under the chin, Aldershot, Hampshire, 1896. Artist: Gregory & Co
The art of boxing, the right under the chin, Aldershot, Hampshire, 1896. A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 2nd October 1896

The Ring, boxing venue near Blackfriars Road, London, 1926-1927. The Ring began life as the Surrey Chapel (closed 1881), and from 1910 was a boxing arena

The Heavyweight Championship at Aldershot, c1901, (1903). Artist: C Knight
The Heavyweight Championship at Aldershot, c1901, (1903). The annual Army and Navy heavyweight championship at Aldershot. From The Sports of the World, by F. G. Aflalo, F.R.G.S. F.Z.S

The first wireless photographs from America o England were sent on September 25th. - Dempsey v. Tunn
The first wireless photographs sent from America to England, c1926-c1927 (1935). The World Heavyweight Championship boxing match between Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney fight

Frank Hough, British boxer, 1938. A middleweight, Hough fought 144 times between 1934 and 1947, with 92 wins, 45 losses and 7 draws. A Churchmans Cigarettes picture card

Jack Johnson, American boxer, (1938). Nicknamed the Galveston Giant, Jack Johnson (1878-1946) became world champion in 1908 when he defeated Canadas Tommy Burns in Sydney

Peter Kane, British boxer, 1938. Kane (1918-1991) won the world flyweight title in 1938 when he beat Jackie Jurich of the United States on points in Liverpool

Len Harvey, British boxer, 1938. A Cornishman, Harvey (1907-1976) fought at every weight division, beginning at flyweight at the age of 12

Larry Gains, Canadian boxer, 1938. A heavyweight, Gains (1901-1983) fought 142 times, with 114 wins, 23 losses and 5 draws

Ben Foord, South African boxer, 1938. A heavyweight, Foord (1913-1942) fought 59 times, with 40 wins, 15 losses and 4 draws

Tommy Farr, Welsh boxer, 1938. Born in South Wales and nicknamed the Tonypandy Terror, Farr (1913-1986) became British and Empire champion in 1937

Jim Driscoll, Welsh boxer, (1938). Known as Peerless Jim, Driscoll (1880-1925) fought predominantly at featherweight, fighting 66 times as a professional, with 57 wins, 3 defeats and 6 draws

Al Delaney, Canadian boxer, 1938. Born Alex Borchuk, Delaney (1916-1997) fought at heavyweight. His career included 102 fights, with 64 wins, 31 losses and 7 draws

Jack Dempsey, American boxer, 1938. Nicknamed the Manassa Mauler, Dempsey (1895-1983) held the world heavyweight title from 1919 to 1926

Primo Carnera, Italian boxer, 1938. A huge man, standing 6 foot 5 inches tall and weighing in at over 20 stone, Carnera (1906-1967) was nicknamed the Ambling Alp

Georges Carpentier, French boxer, (1938). Carpentier (1894-1975) fought at every weight from welterweight upwards over a career spanning 109 fights, 88 of which he won

Dave Crowley, British boxer, 1938. Crowley (1910-1974) fought unsuccessfully for the World Featherweight Championship in 1936, losing by a knockout to Americas Mile Belloise

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