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Middleweight Boxer Collection

Background imageMiddleweight 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 imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Suger Ray Robinson Punching Jake LaMotta

Suger Ray Robinson Punching Jake LaMotta
(Original Caption) 2/14/1951-Chicago, IL- The hammering fists of Sugar Ray Robinson beat down the head of desperately weaving Jake LaMotta

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Randolph Turpin and Sugar Ray Robinson

Randolph Turpin and Sugar Ray Robinson
(Original Caption) 7/12/1951-London, England- Randolph Turpin, left, sways back from a right swung by Sugar Ray Robinson during their title bout at Earl's Court, London, July 10

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Carlos Monzon In 3/4 Length Photo

Carlos Monzon In 3/4 Length Photo
(Original Caption) Carlos Monzon, Argentine middleweight boxer, filed 4/5/1971

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Harry Greb In Fighting Pose Waist Up

Harry Greb In Fighting Pose Waist Up
(Original Caption) Harry Greb, (1894-1926), middleweight champion from 1923 to 1926. Photograph shows him from the waist up, in a fighting pose that displays his muscles. Undated photograph

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Emile Griffith In Waist Up Publicity Han

Emile Griffith In Waist Up Publicity Han
(Original Caption) Emile Griffith of the Virgin Islands. Undated publicity handout

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Papke On Mat, Ketchell Stands, Referee Counts

Papke On Mat, Ketchell Stands, Referee Counts
(Original Caption) 1908-Stanley Ketchel knocked out Billy Papke in the 11th round, regaining the middleweight championship

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Champion boxer Les Darcy arriving in New York

Champion boxer Les Darcy arriving in New York
Left to right: Charlie Harvey, Lex Richard, and Les Darcy

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Boxer Les Darcy

Boxer Les Darcy
Les Darcy, the twenty-one year old Australian pugilistic wonder, whose arrival in New York was the sensation of the season in the prize fight world, photographed in his fighting togs at his hotel

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Boxer Les Darcy

Boxer Les Darcy
Freddie Gilmore (L), Chicago welterweight, and sparring partner to boxing Champion Les Darcy

Background imageMiddleweight 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 imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Boxer Les Darcy

Boxer Les Darcy
Champion boxer Les Darcy punching the bag

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Boxer Les Darcy

Boxer Les Darcy
Champion boxer Les Darcy on the steps of his quarters

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Boxer Les Darcy

Boxer Les Darcy
Les Darcy (below) boxes Jack Sim, of Oregon

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Harry Greb Studio Portrait Pinstripesuit

Harry Greb Studio Portrait Pinstripesuit
(Original Caption) 1926-Studio portrait of middleweight champion boxer Harry Greb (1894-1926), wearing a pinstripe suit

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Ryan Hold Dogs Before Home

Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Ryan Hold Dogs Before Home
(Original Caption) 1/11/1926-Culver City, CaliforniaTommy Ryan and his wife of thirty years with their prize Pekinese dogs on the Palatial grounds of their Spanish Bungalow in Culver City

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Ryan Outside Of Car

Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Ryan Outside Of Car
(Original Caption) 1/11/1926-Culver City, California- Tommy Ryan, retired and undefeated world's welter and middleweight champion, is shown going for a spin with his wife

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Tiger Flowers On Scale, Harry Greb Standing By

Tiger Flowers On Scale, Harry Greb Standing By
(Original Caption) 2/26/1926Photo shows Tiger Flowers on scale and Harry Greb as they weighed in for their bout at the Garden

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Tommy Burns Waist Up in Fighting Pose

Tommy Burns Waist Up in Fighting Pose
Middleweight Tommy Burns (not the earlier heavyweight champion of the same name) trains at Italian Jack Herman's place for an upcoming bout with Jack Delaney

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Tiger Flowers &Mickey Walker Shake Hands

Tiger Flowers &Mickey Walker Shake Hands
(Original Caption) 12/4/1926-Chicago, IllinoisPhoto shows Tiger Flowers and Mickey Walker shaking hands at the beginnning of their fight at the Coliseum, before a crowd of ten thousand fight fans

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Mickey Walker Pitches Horse Shoes

Mickey Walker Pitches Horse Shoes
(Original Caption) 10/19/1929Photo shows Mickey Walker as he pitches horseshoes while getting in trim to box Ace Hudkins

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Micky Walker With Kids And His Camp

Micky Walker With Kids And His Camp
(Original Caption) 12/7/1932-Ojai, CA- Micky Walker is the idol of the kids out in Ojai, CA, wehre he is training for his fight with Arthur De Kuh in Los Angeles

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Boxer Babe Risko Posing with Sparring Partners

Boxer Babe Risko Posing with Sparring Partners
(Original Caption) Babe Risko, new middleweight sensation, has encountered a minor impasse

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Jock McAvoy and John Henry Lewis in Boxing Pose

Jock McAvoy and John Henry Lewis in Boxing Pose
(Original Caption) 3/13/1936-New York, NY- Jock McAvoy, (l), British middleweight and light heavyweight champion, and John Henry Lewis, world's light heavyweight title-holder

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Boxer Tony Zale

Boxer Tony Zale
Closeup of Tony Zale, boxer. Undated UPI color slide

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Tony Zale Smiling W/Chin On Fists

Tony Zale Smiling W/Chin On Fists
(Original Caption) Close up of middleweight champion Tony Zale, resting his chin on his padded hands. Photograph, 1941

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Georgie Abrams Punching Tony Zale

Georgie Abrams Punching Tony Zale
(Original Caption) 11/28/1941-New York, NY- Tony Zale, who won his battle with Georgie Abrams (R) at Madison Square Garden by a decision

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Tony Zale Holding Championship Belt

Tony Zale Holding Championship Belt
(Original Caption) 12/16/1941-Chicago, IL- Tony Zale, of Gary, Indiana, proudly displays the championship belt which officially makes him the world's middleweight champion

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Ray Robinson Punching Jake Lamotta

Ray Robinson Punching Jake Lamotta
Ray Robinson, Harlem's "uncrowned welter champ, " connects with a long right to Jake LaMotta's head at Madison Square Garden

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Rocky Graziano Knocks Billy Arnold Through Ropes

Rocky Graziano Knocks Billy Arnold Through Ropes
(Original Caption) 3/9/1945-New York, NY- Billy Arnold, Philadelphia High School boy knockout sensation, gets a taste of his own medicine at the hands of Rocky Graziano, Brooklyn middleweight

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Marcel Cerdan in Boxing Stance

Marcel Cerdan in Boxing Stance
(Original Caption) Full-length portrait of French middleweight champion Marcel Cerdan in boxing stance. Photograph, 1946

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Marcel Cerdan and Holman Williams Boxing

Marcel Cerdan and Holman Williams Boxing
(Original Caption) 7/7/1946-Paris, France-: Marcel Cerdan (L) connects in close-in fighting in the fourth round of ten against Holman Williams of Chicago. The French middleweight champ won on points

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Tony Zale In Dressing Room After Victory

Tony Zale In Dressing Room After Victory
(Original Caption) 9/27/1946-New York, NY- World middleweight champion Tony Zale of Gary, Indiana

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Tony Zale Puts Hand In Ice Bucket

Tony Zale Puts Hand In Ice Bucket
(Original Caption) 9/27/1946-New York, New York- World's middlewight champion Tony Zale of Gary, IN

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Marcel Cerdan with Six Gloved Hands

Marcel Cerdan with Six Gloved Hands
(Original Caption) 11/20/1946-New York, NY- An illusion he would like to create for his ring opponents is created here by Marcel Cerdan

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Marcel Cerdan Surrounded by Boxing Gloves

Marcel Cerdan Surrounded by Boxing Gloves
(Original Caption) 11/20/1946-New York, NY: Marcel Cerdan, French boxer who arrived today, virtually wallows deep in his work as he surrounds himself with dozens of boxing gloves

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Sugar Ray Robinson Looking Out of Car

Sugar Ray Robinson Looking Out of Car
(Original Caption) 2/17/1947-New York, NY- Ray (Sugar) Robinson, world welterweight champion

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Sugar Ray Robinson Being Questioned by Coroner

Sugar Ray Robinson Being Questioned by Coroner
(Original Caption) 6/27/47-Cleveland, OH- Coroner Samuel R

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Ref Holds Up Rocky Graziano's Arm

Ref Holds Up Rocky Graziano's Arm
(Original Caption) 7/18/1947-Chicago, IllinoisHail the new champ, Rocky Graziano, after stopping Tony Zale the defending champ in their title fight, middleweight championship bout

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Sixth Round Of Zale Vs. Graziano Fight

Sixth Round Of Zale Vs. Graziano Fight
(Original Caption) 7/18/1947-The beginning of the end, Tony Zale, defending middleweight Champion, shakes and rocks as Rocky Graziano delivers a hard right to the face of Zale in the 6th round

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Billy Fox Hitting Jake Lamotta

Billy Fox Hitting Jake Lamotta
(Original Caption) 11/14/1947-New York, NY- Coming in close, Billy Fox (l) lands a smashing left on the eye of Jake La Motta during their scheduled 10-round bout at Madison Square Garden Nov. 14

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Jake La Motta Punched by Billy Fox

Jake La Motta Punched by Billy Fox
(Original Caption) 11/14/1947-New York

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Mickey Walker @ Desk;Looks Like Press Ma

Mickey Walker @ Desk;Looks Like Press Ma
(Original Caption) 1/29/1948-New York, NY- Mickey Walker, former World's Middleweight Champion

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Rocky Graziano Falling to Tony Zale

Rocky Graziano Falling to Tony Zale
(Original Caption) 3/2/1948-Newark, NJ- Clinging to the Ropes, Rocky Graziano puts up his right arm to ward off a right by Tony Zale

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Rocky Graziano and Tony Zale Boxing

Rocky Graziano and Tony Zale Boxing
(Original Caption) 6/10/1948-Newark, NJ- Rocky Graziano of New York rallies, in the second round of his middleweight title bout with challenger Tony Zale of Gary, Indiana

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Tony Zale Punching Rocky Graziano

Tony Zale Punching Rocky Graziano
(Original Caption) 6/10/1948-Newark, NJ- Tony Zale of Gary, Indiana sends a left hook to the head, which knocked out Rocky Graziano of New York

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Tony Zale Standing In Fighting Pose

Tony Zale Standing In Fighting Pose
(Original Caption) 8/27/1948-Chicago, IL- Tony Zale, middleweight boxing champ, stands in familiar fighting pose during a training session at ringside Gym

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Tony Zale Punching Small Bag At Gym

Tony Zale Punching Small Bag At Gym
(Original Caption) 8/30/1948-Chicago, IL- Tony Zale, middleweight champ, flays away at a little punching bag at Ringside Gym

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Middleweight Boxing Champion Tony Zale

Middleweight Boxing Champion Tony Zale
9/1948- Tony Zale, boxer. Closeup. UPI color slide

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Marcel Cerdan and Tony Zale Trade Blows

Marcel Cerdan and Tony Zale Trade Blows
(Original Caption) 9/21/48-Jersey City, New Jersey- Marcel Cerdan (left) and Tony Zale trade blows during the first round of their middleweight title bout at Roosevelt Stadium, Sept. 21

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Georges Carpentier Kissing Marcel Cerdan

Georges Carpentier Kissing Marcel Cerdan
(Original Caption) 9/21/1948-Jersey City, NJ- Marcel Cerdan, newly-crowned middleweight champion of the world, receives victory kisses from his brother Vincent (R) and boxer Georges Carpentier (L)

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Marcel Cerdan Raising Arm in Victory

Marcel Cerdan Raising Arm in Victory
(Original Caption) 9/21/1948-Jersey City, NJ- His face showing happy surprise, Marel Cerdan raises his right hand in a token of victory at Roosevelt Stadium

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Bruised Tony Zale In Dressing Room

Bruised Tony Zale In Dressing Room
(Original Caption) 9/21/1948-Jersey City, NJ- Tony Zale, the "Man of Steel" from Gary, Indiana

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Marcel Cerdan in Crown

Marcel Cerdan in Crown
(Original Caption) 9/22/1948-New York, NY- Marcel Cerdan, who last night took the world's middleweight crown from Tony Zale with a twelfth round knockout

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Sugar Ray Robinson and Kid Galivan Boxing

Sugar Ray Robinson and Kid Galivan Boxing
(Original Caption) 9/24/1948-New York, NY- Sugar Ray Robinson (r) chops at Kid Galivan of Cuba during a ten-round bout at Yankee Stadium, Sept

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Roberto Duran, Marvin Hagler With Fists

Roberto Duran, Marvin Hagler With Fists
(Original Caption) 7/14/1983-New York

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Boxers at Match Press Conference

Boxers at Match Press Conference
Boxers Roberto Duran and Marvin Hagler raise oversized boxing gloves during a press conference for a match between the two middleweights

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Marvin Hagler Holding a Championship Belt

Marvin Hagler Holding a Championship Belt
(Original Caption) 11/10/1983-Marvin Hagler, having just defeated Roberto Duran, is shown in the ring seated on unidentified entourage shoulders and holding his championship belts

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Marvin Hagler with Thomas Hearns In Suits

Marvin Hagler with Thomas Hearns In Suits
(Original Caption) 2/13/1985-Middleweight Champ Marvin Hagler with challenger Thomas Hearns

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Thomas Hearns Talks Wearing T-Shirt

Thomas Hearns Talks Wearing T-Shirt
(Original Caption) 3/28/1985-Miami

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Marvin Hagler Celebrating Boxing Victory

Marvin Hagler Celebrating Boxing Victory
Parading around the ring on the shoulders of his trainer and manager

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Hearns Landing Punch to Hagler's Face

Hearns Landing Punch to Hagler's Face
Challenger Thomas "Hit Man" Hearns strikes middleweight champion "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler with a right to the face during a boxing match in Las Vegas, Nevada. April 15, 1985

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Referee Counting Over Thomas Hearns

Referee Counting Over Thomas Hearns
(Original Caption) 4/15/1985-Las Vegas, NV- Referee Richard Steele counts over middleweight Thomas Hearns

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Marvin Hagler Just Punches John Mugabi

Marvin Hagler Just Punches John Mugabi
(Original Caption) 3/10/1986-Las Vegas, NevadaMarvin Hagler follows through after landing a hard left to John Mugabi's jaw in the 2nd round

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: John Mugabi and Marvin Hagler In Fight

John Mugabi and Marvin Hagler In Fight
(Original Caption) 3/10/1986-Las Vegas, NevadaAction photos of the Middleweight Championship fight between Marvin Hagler and John Mugabi

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Marvin Hagler and Sugar Ray Leonard

Marvin Hagler and Sugar Ray Leonard
(Original Caption) 11/3/1986- New York, NY- Middleweight champ Marvin Hagler (L) and challenger Sugar Ray Leonard show their fists as they appear at a news conference

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Marvin Hagler and Sugar Ray Leonard

Marvin Hagler and Sugar Ray Leonard
(Original Caption) 11/25/1986-Bethesda, MD: Marvin Hagler and Sugar Ray Leonard stand face to face during promotion for their upcoming fight in Las Vegas

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Marvin Hagler Pounding Speedbag

Marvin Hagler Pounding Speedbag
(Original Caption) 3/26/87-Palm Springs, California- Getting ready for his middleweight title bout with Sugar Ray Leonard in Las Vegas April 6th, Marvin Hagler pounds the bag

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Sugar Ray Leonard Shadowboxing

Sugar Ray Leonard Shadowboxing
Boxer Sugar Ray Leonard shadow boxes during training for a 1987 bout with Marvin Hagler

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Marvin Hagler Holds Up Fists at Microphone

Marvin Hagler Holds Up Fists at Microphone
(Original Caption) 4/3/1987-Las Vegas, NevadaMarvin Hagler introduces is lethal fists namen "K" and "O" at press conf in Las Vegas

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Sugar Ray Leonard Holding Championship Belt

Sugar Ray Leonard Holding Championship Belt
(Original Caption) 4/6/1987-Las Vegas, NV: The winner and new middleweight champion of the world Sugar Ray Leonard, shows off his championship belt after defeating Marvin Hagler

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Marvin Hagler Fighting Sugar Ray Leonard

Marvin Hagler Fighting Sugar Ray Leonard
(Original Caption) 4/6/1987-Las Vegas, NV: Sugar Ray Leonard taunts Marvin Hagler during the middleweight title bout

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Marvin Hagler Ducking Punch from Sugar Ray Leonard

Marvin Hagler Ducking Punch from Sugar Ray Leonard
(Original Caption) 4/6/1987-Las Vegas, NV: Sugar Ray Leonard lets fly with a looping right at Marvin Hagler in middleweight title fight. Leonard took Hagler's crown by split decision

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Sugar Ray Leonard Grasping Marvin Hagler

Sugar Ray Leonard Grasping Marvin Hagler
(Original Caption) 4/6/1987-Las Vegas, NV: Sugar Ray Leonard ties up Marvin Hagler in the second round of the middleweight title bout

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Sugar Ray Leonard During a Victory Celebration

Sugar Ray Leonard During a Victory Celebration
(Original Caption) 4/6/1987-Las Vegas, NV- Sugar Ray Leonard and a loyal fan celebrate Leonard's victory over Marvin Hagler for the middleweight crown

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Sugar Ray Leonard Raising Arms On Scale

Sugar Ray Leonard Raising Arms On Scale
(Original Caption) 4/6/1987-Las Vegas, NV- Champion Marvin Hagler looks on as Sugar Ray Leonard raises his arms while on the scale during a weigh-in for the title fight

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Referee Restraining Sugar Ray Leonard

Referee Restraining Sugar Ray Leonard
Referee Richard Steele restrains Sugar Ray Leonard in the ninth round following his knockdown of Donny Lalonde

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: S. Ray Leonard & T. Hearns Face To Face

S. Ray Leonard & T. Hearns Face To Face
(Original Caption) 1/31/1989-New York, NY: Nearly eight years after their classic fight, Sugar Ray Leonard (L) and Thomas "Hit Man" Herns (R)

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Sugar Ray Leonard Taping His Hands

Sugar Ray Leonard Taping His Hands
(Original Caption) 12/4/1989-Las Vegas, NV- A very serious looking Sugar Ray Leonard tapes his hands up prior to a training workout at the Mirage hotel

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Emile Griffith Punching Nino Benvenuti

Emile Griffith Punching Nino Benvenuti
(Original Caption) 9/29/1967-New York, NY-: Nino Benvenuti bleeds from the nose as Emile Griffith attacks during their 9/29 middleweight championship fight

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Jake La Motta Punches Marcel Cerdan

Jake La Motta Punches Marcel Cerdan
(Original Caption) 6/16/49-Detroit, Michigan- Here in the Ninth Round, Jake La Motta, (left), exchanges blows with Marcel Cerdan

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Boxer Jake Lamotta with Middleweight Championship Belt

Boxer Jake Lamotta with Middleweight Championship Belt
(Original Caption) 6/17/1949-Detroit, MI: Jake LaMotta gets the belt that is the symbol of the middleweight championship. It was Presented by Ray Hickok of Rochester, NY

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Marcel Cerdan in Corner After Defeat

Marcel Cerdan in Corner After Defeat
(Original Caption) 6/16/1949-Detroit, MI- A dejected Marcel Cerdan sits in his corner

Background imageMiddleweight Boxer Collection: Viki Lamotta Raising Jake Lamotta's Hand

Viki Lamotta Raising Jake Lamotta's Hand
(Original Caption) 6/18/1949-New York, NY- New world middleweight champion Jake La Motta has his arm raised in symbol of victory by his wife, Vickie



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