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Historic Boxing Pictures

January 19th 2009 01:25
Thanks to the Chicago Tribune, here are some classic photos from the early days of modern boxing.


Classic Boxing Photos - Jou Louis and King Levinsky
Joe Louis and King Levinsky stripped down to shorts and dress shoes for the weighing-in ceremony before their fight at Comisky Park in August 1935. Louis needed just over two minutes to defeat Levinsky.



Golden Gloves Tournament. Old boxing photos
Three rings of action kept the heads of fans moving during the Golden Gloves tournament of 1954 at Chicago Stadium.


Pugilistic photos - Sugar Ray Robinson in action
It took Sugar Ray Robinson 13 rounds to beat Jake LaMotta to claim the world middle-weight title in front of more than 14,000 fans at Chicago Stadium on Feb. 14, 1951.



Catholic Youth Organization's annual boxing tournament at Chicago Stadium in 1954. Boxing archive photos
Fighters participating in the Catholic Youth Organization's annual boxing tournament at Chicago Stadium in 1954 listened to instructions on sportsmanship before the sound of the first bell.


Jack Johnson the boxer in action - 1910.
Heavyweight champion Jack Johnson in an unspecified bout in 1910. A Texas native, Johnson lived in Chicago after he retired and made appearances in support of local boxing. He is buried in Graceland Cemetery.
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