Vintage Boxing Matches

Classic photographs of boxing bouts from the mid-20th century, showing fighters engaged in dynamic action and the intensity of the sport.

Freddie Mills - Boxer. October 05, 1948.

1950S Boxer In Ring With Coach Trainer Holding Him Back Arms Stretched Holding Ropes On Either Side Determined Aggressive

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Photo Shows: Ron Barton "Working out" on the Punch - during an Impressive Training session in London Yesterday.Boxing "Glamour Boy" Trains for Comeback. Former British Cruiserweight Boxing Champion Ron Barton, The 24 vyear-old "Glamour Boy" who Quit the ring when his wife Rose Threatened to leave him if he continued to fight, Is back in Training, and will apply to the Southern Area Council for a License on January 7th. Rose Barton gave her Husband this ultimatum after she read of the death of South Africa's Jimmy Elliot after he had been Knocked out by British Champion Pat McAteer in Johannesburg. January 01, 1950. (Photo by Paul Popper, Paul Popper Ltd).

Al McCoy

Photograph of Josef Schleinkofer (1910 - 1984) from Germany and Carmelo Ambrosio Robledo (1912 - 1981) from Argentina at the 1932 Olympic games. Robledo beat Schleinkofer in the final of the Featherweight division.

Anefo photo collection. Boxers for 1964 Jan Huppen Olympic Games (Bantamweight). August 27, 1964

Eric Boon, Former British Light Weight Champion will fight Jean Wanes, French Welter-Weight from Paris at the Seymour Hall, Marylebone today, February 5th. February 5, 1946. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency, Limited).

Sports. 1930 - 1949.. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

Fred McKay & brother

Young woman with boxing gloves trains with a punching bag (EV004878_H)

One of the Bennett-Coleman epics.Elley Bennett hurts Coleman with a right on the side of the head during their Australian featherweight title fight at the Stadium last night. Bennett knocked out title holder Coleman in the 15th round. April 10, 1951.

Joe Simonich Butte Assassin

Terry Allen - British Flyweight Boxing Champion. February 1, 1954. (Photo by Camera Press).

Anefo photo collection. Luc van Dam against Kid Marcel in the Haagse Zoo in The Hague. November 23, 1949. The Hague, South Holland

1960S Portrait Of Boxer Holding Gloved Hands Up To Protect Face

Jack McNamee - Boxing. February 15, 1937.

Jack Britton

Tommy Farr To Make A "Come-Back".Tommy Farr in training at Brighton, Sussex, in readiness for his "come-back".Tommy Farr, Britain's veteran heavy-weight boxer, is now is hard training for the first fight in his "come-back" campaign, against Jan Klein, to take place in Wales during September.Farr, who is now approaching 37 years of age, is famous for his great world championship fight against Joe Louis, of twelve years ago, when he lost the verdict only on a narrow points decision. September 7, 1950. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency Limited).

Jack Johnson, full-length portrait, standing facing front, wearing boxing shorts and boxing gloves - digital file from original | Library of Congress

Boxing exhibition at opening of Banderole hands Harry, Stone Russ Critcher. December 19, 1930.

Jack Johnson

Enrollee Henry Lawrence Boxing; Staged by American Legion Post of Fort Yates, ND. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

Jack Sharkey in Training for Bout With Maloney. Jack Sharkey, young Boston heavyweight who will meet Jimmy Maloney, also of Boston, in a fifteen round bout at the Yankee Stadium, May 19th, to decide a possible opponent for Gene Tunney, is now training for the fight at Stillman's Gym. He is shown here in a characteristic fighting pose.

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Franklin Roosevelt's Vice-President John Nance Garner playfully posing with boxing gloves. Washington, DC, March 25, 1936.

Angelic-looking in church, little Zulu Jake Tuli is ferocious in ring or gym he became more religious after killing an opponent in a fight. Zulu Jake Tuli. Ferocious in a flight. New Sensation ***** overseas boxing the fearsome looking Jake Tuli, here shown at training in London for his fight against Belgian Emile Deplanque. Tuli, a Zulu, recently won the empire flyweight championship, and is seeking a world title fight. Tuli's opponent in his last fight, a Frenchman, was taken to hospital, wher

Henri Siret

French boxer Charles "Little Apache" Ledoux and Frank Fleming

Jack McCarron

Anefo photo collection. Training boxer Luc van Dam in The Hague. With sparring partner. February 10, 1949. The Hague

Anefo photo collection. Assignments Coca Cola Boxing. Ar. Beauchez, Hannie Termeulen, Harry Bos and Anglee. December 10, 1952

Boxing's Gap And Gown - This was the boxing fashion set by Cliff Anderson of British Guiana as he took the ring for his Express Hall fight with Hoacine Khalfi from Algeria. But there was no victory to cap it. Khalfi won on points. October 29, 1952.

Kid Williams

Frank Flannery - Boxer. October 06, 1951.

A.A. MacLean, D. Deshler, M. Baldwin

Benny Lynch, Scottish boxer, 1938. Artist: Unknown

Filipino boxer boy Brooks triple champion of the Orient, giving a few pointers to his mascot Barry Carstensen, 8, of Melbourne, at Eddie Miller's Carlton gymnasium. Brooks makes his Australian debut against Empire middleweight champion, Dave Sands, NSW, at Melbourne Stadium, on January 12. January 9, 1951.

1930 (CA.). Uzudun dedicated this photograph to ABC.

Sports. 1930 - 1949. Central Plains Region (Kansas City, MO). Negative. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency. 9/17/1947-. Photographs

New York, New York: June 19, 1946. Heavyweight champion Joe Louis is about to deliver the knockout punch to challenger Billy Conn in their championship bout at Yankee Stadium.

At 16 He's A Knock-Out -- A new picture of Danny Sewell, the sixteen-year-old heavyweight school boy boxer. Danny has already taken part in two professional contests and on each occasion he knocked out his opponent in the first round. January 27, 1947. (Photo by Reuterphoto)

Down and counting. A boxer is knocked and is down on his knees with the referee standing beside him counting eight. His opponent is standing ready to punch him again if he stands up. Sweden 1960s Kristoffersson ref CU40-8

Lightweight Charlie Dunn (above) has given up a job and is devoting all his time to his fight career.He has been carrying heavy bags of sugar. He intends finding if there is more "sugar" for him in the fight game.Dunn Realise, like others have done, that conditioning for fights and a daily job clash.Dunn is matched at the Stadium next Monday night with Americo Agostini.If Dunn wins he may be matched a fortnight later with Jack Ryan, of Queensland. February 01, 1954.

San Sebastián (Guipuzcoa), April 1969. Urtáin training in the gym where he trains during the week.

Frame For A Fighting Face -- Italian Italo Scortichini, wears has headgear in gymnasium workout. He will meet British Empire and Australian welter champion, George Barnes, at the White City next Thursday night. March 14, 1955. (Photo by Ernie McQuillan, APA Picture)

Jack McCarron

Anefo photo collection. Lubbers (boxer) during training Kandiate Olympic Games. September 1, 1964

Harry Tracy (boxer)

Empire Games Boxers From Ceylon -- Boxers in Ceylon's team for the Empire Games photographed in Melbourne on their way to New Zealand. From left are K. Edwin (fly weight), A. Perera (bantam-weight), E. Grey (light-weight), and A. Obeyesekere (welter-weight). January 19, 1950.

Up! Up!. Pierre Dubreuil (French, 1872 - 1944)

Joe Louis, 1914-1981, World Heavyweight, Boxing Champion

Jim Driscoll boxing Eddie Johnson, Geo. Kadel

Weigh - In For Title Fight -- Henry Hall (left) and Eddie Thomas shake hands at the wiegh-in to-day (Tuesday).Henry Hall of Sheffield, the British Welterweight champion and his challenger 23-year-old Eddie Thomas from Marthyr, weighed in at Jack Solomon's gymnasium in London for the title-fight at the Harringay Arena North London, to-night (Tuesday). Also weighing in were Randloph Turpin, brother of the British middleweight champion, and the American, Pete Mead, who are fighting over than rounds on the came bill. November 15, 1949. (Photo by Reuterphoto)

Tommy Burns boxing

R. Garrard (Vic). May 11,1936.

Anefo photo collection. Bernhard Kraus (boxer) to Denmark, Bernhard Kraus (right) trains with his brother Pauli. December 22, 1965. Denmark

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Al Delaney, Canadian boxer, 1938. Artist: Unknown

Don Johnson (left) & Marcos. February 23, 1955.

Geared-Up for Title BoutIt takes a lot to make a champion fighting fit, as confident Freddie Mills shows; he's carrying in part of the gear needed for a bout at the Barley Mow, Betchworth, Surrey, where he is now topping-off training for his title match against America's Joey Maxim next week.What with 16-ounce boxing gloves, ten pound medicine ball, protective body gear and punch-ball mittens, Mills is carrying a lot of extra weight.Though he's confident of victory, Freddie says he's 'looking forward to the day after the fight'. January 20, 1950. (Photo by Reuterphoto).

Russian prisoners in a German Prisoner of War camp at the end of the First World War watch a boxing match between two Russian boys. Date: 1918

Japan: c. 1924 Japanese sumo wrestlers competing in a match while other wrestlers and spectators watch.

Anefo photo collection. Sport activity Holiday comite 1962 Boxing. July 16, 1962

Mid adult man in a fighting stance

Monte Carlo. 02/29/1912. Moment of Carpentier beating the Englishman Sullivan, winning the title of European Middleweight Champion.

Heavyweight champion Ken Brady training at Dunleavy's Cym this afternoon. May 24, 1955. (Photo by Stuart William Macgladrie/Fairfax Media)

Both Members of This Club', 1909 Artist: George Wesley Bellows. Inspired by fights at Tom Sharkey's Athletic Club in New York. At the time, public boxing matches were illegal in the city. Private organizations like Sharkey's made prospective fighters temporary members of the club on the night of the event to circumvent the law.

***** Gafni ***** hotel room with his manager, Dr. Eugene Lang, who discovered him when he was singing at the American Embassy at Rome. Gafni was a champion swimming and tennis player at school, is keen on football. He ***** watching League. December 04, 1951.

Sam Luzofsky (one leg) and Lon Young (one arm) boxing

Boxing. Boxer Tut Jackson, ca. 1922.

Valencia. March 1924. Boxing "Match." The champions Ricardo AlÍs and Hilario Martínez during a fightPhoto: Vidal.

Jeff Smith - Clever American who, through Dave Smith's action in throwing in the towel because a claim for foul went unheeded by the referee, was declared winner over Darcy in 3th round, but lost on a foul in their return match, concerning which there was much litigation.Jeff Smith won on a foul and later lost on a foul. July 20, 1950.

Boxing training (OV2019_122)

Anefo photo collection. Honoring Anton Geesink in Zoo in The Hague. Anton Geesink. January 28, 1962. The Hague, South Holland

Three men boxing , Boxers Sports. Jack Miller Collection

Stag at Sharkey's George Wesley Bellows (American, 1882-1925). , 1917. Lithograph on white wove paper, Image: 18 11/16 x 23 3/4 in. (47.5 x 60.4 cm). American Art 1917

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Boxing exercise III - 1 R.I. Update Staff card. Cheribon: the soldiers Maarkerkens from Emmen and Bot from Hoogkarspel of 3-1 R.I. Don't forget their favorite sport and make many robbers in their free time .. October 27, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Ace Chocolate. July 06, 1953.

Rudy Cruz. July 26, 1949.

Italian boxer Bruno Melissano ca. 1968.

Madrid, 04/29/1971. In the Sports Palace. The world boxing title of the "super welterweights" was about to change hands from the Italian boxer Carmelo Bossi to go to those of the Spanish José Hernández, European champion. A void fight was declared.

Champion Japanese Sumo wrestlers, Kiyoji Kagamisato (left) and Junnosuke Yoshibayama, in a 1952 Tokyo match.

Young man in boxing stance

Young Joey Smith

Sands... the winner. April 23, 1955.

Sullivan beaten by German Champion.Hans Stretz stretched out on the canvas as Sullivan walks to the corner. Stretz handlers claim it was a low blow.The British middleweight champion, Johnny Sullivan of Preston, Lancashire, was beaten on points by Hans Stretz, The German Champion, in a ten round fight at Belle Vue, Manchester, last night.In the ninth round Stretz was floored three times for counts of nine, seven and eight. April 30, 1955. (Photo by Paul Popper, Paul Popper Ltd.).

Anefo photo collection. Boxing, middleweight. Luc van Dam (right) versus the Belgian Gaston Chambraud in the Haagse Zoo. February 16, 1949. The Hague

Two In A Row - Britain's lightweight champion, Billy Thompson, pictured during training at Jack Solomous Gymnasium, London.Billy Thompson, of Hickleton Main, Yorks, lightweight champion of Great Britain, is at present lined up for two fights with apponents from the Continent. On February 17th at Harringay he fights Roberto Proietti, of Italy, for the European title, and on March 22nd he is matched with Frenchman Andee ***** at Newcastle. February 08, 1948. (Photo by Reuterphoto).

Mike Glover

Ben Foord, South African boxer, 1938. Artist: Unknown

Heavyweight boxing between Gene Tunney and Georges Carpentier, Polo Grounds New York July 25, 1924. Carpentier stands staggering, blinded and bloodied, ready for the 15th round. His manager Descamps hands him a sponge to wipe away the blood, but the referee will stop the fight anyway. Archive 1920s Boxing Photograph

Physical culture Men. December 20, 1955.

George Hackenschmidt (1877 - 1968) early 20th-century Baltic German strongman and professional wrestler who is recognized as professional wrestling's first world heavyweight champion.

Turpin's Challenger Hits "Bang On Target"Alex Buxton, 26, (One Of Watford's Four Boxing Brothers), Who Will fight Randolph Turpin At Harringay Next Tuesday, Feb. 12, Lands A Straight Left on Sparring Partner Jimmy James During Training Yesterday. February 05, 1952. (Photo by Paul Popper)

Anefo photo collection. Boxing, Trading Rudi Koopmans In connection with combat O European title Half-halterweight against Aldo Traversaro. February 1, 1979

Jess Willard

Muhammad Ali (born 1942) fighting Joe Frazier (born 1944) on March 8, 1971 at Madison Square Garden, New York City. The "Fight of the Century" was a match between champion Frazier and challenger Ali. Frazier won.

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