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Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Muhammad Ali Taunting Sonny Liston

Muhammad Ali Taunting Sonny Liston
Heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali stands over Sonny Liston and taunts him to get up during their title fight

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Jack Johnson & Jim Jeffries Boxing

Jack Johnson & Jim Jeffries Boxing
(Original Caption) Action shot of Jack Johnson fighting Jim Jeffries at Reno in 1910. Jeffries was beaten over 15 rounds

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Jim Braddock Boxing Against Max Baer

Jim Braddock Boxing Against Max Baer
Jimmy Braddock sticks a left jab in Max Baer's face in the first round of their championship fight at Madison Square Garden, June 13, 1935

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Evander Holyfield Punching Buster Douglas

Evander Holyfield Punching Buster Douglas
Evander Holyfield slams former heavyweight champ Buster Douglas with a right punch in the third and final round of their title fight, Las Vegas, Nevada, October 25, 1990

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Boxer Primo Carnera W/Boxing Gloves

Boxer Primo Carnera W/Boxing Gloves
(Original Caption) Boxer Primo Carnera posed wearing gloves. Undated photo

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Champion boxers Les Darcy and Jess Willard

Champion boxers Les Darcy and Jess Willard
Les Darcy is shown with Jess Willard. This photo illustrates the tremendous difference in size of the men. Willard stands a trifle over 6 feet 6 inches and Darcy is exactly a foot shorter

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Boxer Archie Moore Using Punching Bag

Boxer Archie Moore Using Punching Bag
(Original Caption) Montreal: His Own Celebration

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Portrait of Joe Louis

Portrait of Joe Louis
(Original Caption) Joe Louis, the "Brown Bomber, " 1914-1981, American boxer. Defeated James J. Braddock to win world heavyweight championship

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Boxer James Braddock and Manager Joe Gould

Boxer James Braddock and Manager Joe Gould
Heavyweight boxer James J. Braddock (shirtless) and manager Joe Gould

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: James Braddock Training for Fight with Leo Lomski

James Braddock Training for Fight with Leo Lomski
James J. Braddock sails into the big bag at Stillman's gym, where he's getting into condition for his scrap with Leo Lomski, the Aberdeen Assassin. Braddock put the K.O

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Jack Dempsey Holding a Hammer

Jack Dempsey Holding a Hammer
(Original Caption) This picture of Jack Dempsey and unidentified friend shows him with a hammer in hand in Chester, PA. shipyard, and attired in overalls helped fan slacker charges during World War I

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: James Braddock Boxing Against Tommy Loughran

James Braddock Boxing Against Tommy Loughran
Boxing match between world light heavyweight champion Tommy Loughran and James Braddock at Yankee Stadium

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Jack Sharkey Training

Jack Sharkey Training
(Original Caption) Jack Sharkey, the Boston heavyweight, is hard to work getting into condition for his coming bout with Harry Wills

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Boxer Jack Johnson in Fighting Pose

Boxer Jack Johnson in Fighting Pose
Boxer Jack Johnson (1878-1946) was the first African American to hold the title of heavyweight boxing champion of the world

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Jack Johnson In Fighting Pose

Jack Johnson In Fighting Pose
(Original Caption) Shown in a fighting pose is Jack Johnson, 68, former heavyweight champion of the world, who died at St

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Jack Dempsey

Jack Dempsey
(Original Caption) Headshot of American heavyweight boxing champion Jack Dempsey. Dempsey is shown here wearing a collared shirt and sweater. Undated photograph

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Archie Moore in Fighting Pose

Archie Moore in Fighting Pose
(Original Caption) Full length photograph of Archie Moore in a fighting pose. Moore was the Light Heavyweight Champion from 1952-1962. Undated photograph

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Jack Johnson in the Ring with James Jeffries

Jack Johnson in the Ring with James Jeffries
(Original Caption) The first colored heavyweight champion in American history was Jack Johnson, who held sway from 1908 to 1915

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Jack Johnson

Jack Johnson

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Boxer Jack Johnson is Weighed Before Match

Boxer Jack Johnson is Weighed Before Match

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Jack Johnson Knocked Out by Jess Willard

Jack Johnson Knocked Out by Jess Willard
(Original Caption) 4/5/1915-Jack Johnson knocked out by Jess Willard. Johnson succumbed to Willard's blows in the 26th round. (Photo by VCG Wilson/Bettmann Archive)

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Champion boxers Les Darcy and Jess Willard

Champion boxers Les Darcy and Jess Willard
This photo illustrates the tremendous size difference between the champion boxers Les Darcy and Jess Willard. Willard stands a trifle over 6 feet 6 inches and Darcy is exactly a foot shorter

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Boxer Jess Willard Exercising with Dumbbells

Boxer Jess Willard Exercising with Dumbbells
5/30/1919-ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Jess Willard exercising

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Boxer Jack Dempsey Stretching Before Match

Boxer Jack Dempsey Stretching Before Match
Heavyweight boxer Jack Dempsey doing stretching exercise before a match at Atlantic City, New Jersey

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Jim Jeffries

Jim Jeffries
(Original Caption) 7/19/1921- Here is James J. Jeffries as he appeared at the height of his career. On June 9, 1899 at Coney Island, New York, he beat Bob Fitzsimmons in 11 rounds

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Headshot Of Jack Dempsey

Headshot Of Jack Dempsey
(Original Caption) Headshot of heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey. Photo circa 1923

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Heavyweight Boxing Champ Jack Johnson

Heavyweight Boxing Champ Jack Johnson

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Boxer James J. Braddock

Boxer James J. Braddock
James J. Braddock at Stillman's Gym in 1928

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Jimmy Braddock

Jimmy Braddock
There is little sign of "a morning after" here as James J

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: 'Tuffy' Griffith Working the Weight Bag

"Tuffy" Griffith Working the Weight Bag
Gerald "Tuffy" Ambrose Griffith made quite an impression on New York when he went through a short workout prior to his meeting Jimmy Braddock at the Madison Square Garden on Nov. 30th

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: James Braddock Boxing Against Tommy Loughran

James Braddock Boxing Against Tommy Loughran
World light heavyweight champion Tommy Loughran boxing against James Braddock at Yankee Stadium

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: James Braddock Boxing Against Tommy Loughran

James Braddock Boxing Against Tommy Loughran
World light heavyweight champion Tommy Loughran boxing against James Braddock at Yankee Stadium

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: James Braddock Boxing Against Tommy Loughran

James Braddock Boxing Against Tommy Loughran
World light heavyweight champion Tommy Loughran boxing against James Braddock at Yankee Stadium

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: James Braddock Boxing Against Tommy Loughran

James Braddock Boxing Against Tommy Loughran
World light heavyweight champion Tommy Loughran boxing against James Braddock at Yankee Stadium

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: James Braddock Boxing Against Tommy Loughran

James Braddock Boxing Against Tommy Loughran
Boxing match between world light heavyweight champion Tommy Loughran and James Braddock at Yankee Stadium

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: James Braddock Boxing Against Tommy Loughran

James Braddock Boxing Against Tommy Loughran
World light heavyweight champion Tommy Loughran boxing against James Braddock at Yankee Stadium

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: James Braddock Boxing Against Tommy Loughran

James Braddock Boxing Against Tommy Loughran
World light heavyweight champion Tommy Loughran boxing against James Braddock at Yankee Stadium

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: James Braddock Boxing Against Tommy Loughran

James Braddock Boxing Against Tommy Loughran
World light heavyweight champion Tommy Loughran boxing against James Braddock at Yankee Stadium

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: James Braddock Boxing Against Tommy Loughran

James Braddock Boxing Against Tommy Loughran
World light heavyweight champion Tommy Loughran boxing against James Braddock at Yankee Stadium

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: James J. Braddock

James J. Braddock
(Original Caption) 3/20/1929-: James J. Braddock, promising light heavyweight in training for future bouts, is shown seated

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: James Braddock Boxing Against Tommy Loughran

James Braddock Boxing Against Tommy Loughran
World light heavyweight champion Tommy Loughran boxing against James Braddock at Yankee Stadium

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: James Braddock Boxing Against Tommy Loughran

James Braddock Boxing Against Tommy Loughran
World light heavyweight champion Tommy Loughran boxing against James Braddock at Yankee Stadium

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Max Baer v. Frankie Campbell

Max Baer v. Frankie Campbell
Max Baer (R) lands a right to the head of Frankie Campbell as the latter falls to the canvas. Campbell later died from head injuries suffered in this fight

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Boxer Jack Sharkey Training for Bout

Boxer Jack Sharkey Training for Bout
Heavyweight boxer Jack Sharkey exercises at his Orangeburg training camp in anticipation of his upcoming bout with Max Schmeling

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Primo Carnera and Jack Sharkey Boxing

Primo Carnera and Jack Sharkey Boxing
Primo Carnera slowly rises at the count of six as the referee holds off Jack Sharkey during their heavyweight bout at Ebbets Field. Sharkey defeated Carnera after the 15th round

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Heavyweight Champ Jack Sharkey

Heavyweight Champ Jack Sharkey
(Original Caption) 12/17/1932Photo shows Jack Sharkey (above) of Boston, MA

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Boxer Primo Carnera Flexing Arms

Boxer Primo Carnera Flexing Arms
A back view of heavyweight boxer Primo Carnera flexing his muscles on June 19, 1933 while preparing for a match with boxer Jack Sharkey

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Boxing Action;Maxie Rosnblum & Mickey Wa

Boxing Action;Maxie Rosnblum & Mickey Wa
(Original Caption) 11/3/1933-New York, NY- Slipping away from his companions at the Club Ha Ha, Maxie Rosenblum taxied to Madison Square Garden on the night of November 3

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Art Lasky in Boxing Match Against Kingfish Levinsky

Art Lasky in Boxing Match Against Kingfish Levinsky
Referee George Blake tries to separate Kingfish Levinsky (left), and Art Lasky as they continued fighting after the bell at the end of the seventh round

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Art Lasky Wins Boxing Match Against Kingfish Levinsky

Art Lasky Wins Boxing Match Against Kingfish Levinsky
Referee George Blake raises the hand of heavyweight boxer Art Lasky after he wins the decision over Kingfish Levinsky in a fast moving ten round bout at the Olympic Stadium in Los Angeles, June 12

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Boxer Max Baer Weighs In as Boxer Primo Carnera Watches

Boxer Max Baer Weighs In as Boxer Primo Carnera Watches
Max Baer of California, shown on the scales as Primo Carnera, the world's heavyweight champion, looks

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Heavyweight Champ Max Baer Wears Crown

Heavyweight Champ Max Baer Wears Crown
(Original Caption) 6/15/1934-New York, NY- Sass "King Max, " new overlord of fistiana, "the guy who first declared uneasy lies the head that wears the crown

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Referee Ends Bout Between Primo Carnera and Max Baer

Referee Ends Bout Between Primo Carnera and Max Baer
(Original Caption) The end of the trail for Primo Carnera (left)

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Art Lasky Trains for Steve Hamas Bout

Art Lasky Trains for Steve Hamas Bout
Art Lasky, Pacific Coast heavyweight, has begun training at the Flagler Hotel in Fallsburgh, N.Y. for his forthcoming bout with Steve Hamas of Philadelphia

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Maxie gathers his turkey dinner early

Maxie gathers his turkey dinner early
Max Baer, world heavyweight champion turned "Gentleman Farmer", on a ranch in Fair Oaks while awaiting the start of his new movie contract

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Boxer Joe Louis

Boxer Joe Louis
12/8/1934- Detroit, MI -ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Joe Louis, 188-pound Detroit, MIch

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Boxer Jimmy Braddock

Boxer Jimmy Braddock
(Original Caption) 6/10/1935-New York, NY- A world of confidence is expressed in the smile of Jimmy Braddock at Stillman's Gymnasium in New York

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Jim Braddock Boxing Against Max Baer

Jim Braddock Boxing Against Max Baer

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Jim Braddock Boxing Against Max Baer

Jim Braddock Boxing Against Max Baer
Max Baer (right) and Jimmy Braddock clinch during the fifth round of their championship fight at Madison Square Garden, June 13, 1935

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Max Baer and Jimmy Braddock Fighting

Max Baer and Jimmy Braddock Fighting
(Original Caption) Max Baer stands in the corner with the ropes against his back holding off Jimmy Braddock during their heavyweight championship fight before 40

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Max Baer Boxing Against Jimmy Braddock

Max Baer Boxing Against Jimmy Braddock
(Original Caption) 6/13/1935Jimmy Braddock wins the title from Max Baer, who is shown here missing with his famed right

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Jimmy Braddock Boxing Against Max Baer

Jimmy Braddock Boxing Against Max Baer
(Original Caption) Jimmy Braddock (L) winning a championship match with Max Baer in 1935

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Jim Braddock in Miami Beach

Jim Braddock in Miami Beach
Jimmy J. Braddock, newly crowned heavyweight champion of the world, is pictured enjoying a vacation at Miami Beach, Florida, in 1929

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: James Braddock Showing Wife Left Fist

James Braddock Showing Wife Left Fist
(Original Caption) This is the fist that stopped the champ who stood in the way of fame and fortune for the family Braddock

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Jimmy Braddock and Max Baer Shaking Hands

Jimmy Braddock and Max Baer Shaking Hands
(Original Caption) 9/21/1935-Speculator, NY- Jimmy Braddock (L), the new heavyweight champion of the world, shakes hands with Max Baer, the former champion

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Jim Braddock Fights Exhibition Bout in Seattle

Jim Braddock Fights Exhibition Bout in Seattle
Jim Braddock, heavyweight champion, pictured in a striking action pose, during his recent visit to Seattle, Wash

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Heavyweight Champion Returns From Vacation

Heavyweight Champion Returns From Vacation
Sunburned and full of pep, heavyweight champion James J. Braddock arrived in New York City, Feb. 9th

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Joe Louis Stretching His Muscles

Joe Louis Stretching His Muscles
(Original Caption) The tapering off period of his training grind has come for Joe Louis, and the Detroit heavyweight is seen here giving his muscles a mild workout on the stretching board

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: James Braddock Signing Autographs

James Braddock Signing Autographs
(Original Caption) James Braddock, former heavyweight title holder, has quite a job autographing papers handed to him by admirers as he attended a smoker at Carmelite church in New York City

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Boxers Max Schmeling and Joe Louis at Weigh-In Ceremony

Boxers Max Schmeling and Joe Louis at Weigh-In Ceremony
(Original Caption) Just a Rehearsal. New York: Louis, exactly 198 pounds; Schmeling, 192. Both men in perfect physical condition

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Max Schmeling And Joe Louis In Boxing Match

Max Schmeling And Joe Louis In Boxing Match
(Original Caption) 6/19/1936-Max Schmeling lands a left to the face of Joe Louis in their boxing match

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Boxers James J. Braddock and Max Schmeling

Boxers James J. Braddock and Max Schmeling
(Original Caption) That's Right, Max: Although they have a fistic date in September that doesn't prevent James J

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Max Schmeling and Jack Sharkey

Max Schmeling and Jack Sharkey
(Original Caption) Ex-Champs Discuss Coming Wars

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Joe Louis Beats Jack Sharkey

Joe Louis Beats Jack Sharkey
(Original Caption) 8/18/1936- New York, NY- - As Bomber Blasted Sharkey's Hopes. Here is the beginning of the end of Jack Sharkey's hopes of winning back the Heavyweight Championship Crown

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: James Braddock and Joe Louis Shaking Hands

James Braddock and Joe Louis Shaking Hands
(Original Caption) 2/19/1937-Chicago, IL- James Braddock (L), heavyweight champion of the world, and Joe Louis, the challenger

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Around the Clock with the Champ

Around the Clock with the Champ
One of the most important phases of champion Jim Braddock's training routine at Kenosha, Wisc. is his daily workouts with sparring partners. Braddock is pictured here with Jack McCarthy of Boston

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Arms of a Champ

Arms of a Champ
Fore-armed is fore-armed as far as Jim Braddock is concerned. Photographed at his Kenosha, Wisc

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Boxer Joe Louis Showing Knockout Fist

Boxer Joe Louis Showing Knockout Fist
Boxer Joe Louis, center, flanked by his trainer, Jack Blackburn (left), and his manager, Julian Black

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Joe Louis Boxing Against Jimmy Braddock

Joe Louis Boxing Against Jimmy Braddock
(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Joe Louis Boxing Against James Braddock

Joe Louis Boxing Against James Braddock
James Braddock (left) lands a right to the head, while Joe Louis misses with a right in the second round of their title fight in Chicago

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: James Braddock Holding Joe Louis During Boxing Match

James Braddock Holding Joe Louis During Boxing Match
James Braddock (right), his face bruised and swollen, hangs onto Joe Louis in a clinch in the seventh round of their title bout in Chicago

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Jim Braddock Knocked Out By Joe Louis

Jim Braddock Knocked Out By Joe Louis
(Original Caption) 6/22/1937-Chicago, IL- Joe Louis knocks out Jim Braddock in the eighth round of their 6/22 fight in Chicago

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: James J. Braddock Signing Autographs

James J. Braddock Signing Autographs
Jim Braddock, former heavyweight champion, signing autographs for the fans as he paid a visit to Joe Louis training camp at Pompton Lakes, N.J. August 4th

Background imageHeavyweight Boxer Collection: Max Schmeling in Boxing Stance

Max Schmeling in Boxing Stance
(Original Caption) 1938- Max Schmeling, former Heaveyweight Champion of the World from Germany, in boxing pose



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