classic boxing pictures

The post war blues as Louis-Conn II is but a pale imitation of their classic first showdown

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Flashback 5 years to when they really were the business

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Gibbons shows his true class

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Tough Two Ton Tony Galento hits Nathan Mann with a ton

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Primo Carnera body slams two tons of Tony in the razzlin ring

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Don't ever try to double cross a double-crosser

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Stanley Ketchel Michigan Assassin

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The Johnson uppercut

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Sorry about the dodgy buttless shorts

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Battling Siki

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Tiger Flower looks to be struggling to get the right range against a fairly calm looking Harry Greb

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Gentleman Jim Corbett on the right squares off to Kid McCoy (I think)

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Sam Langford hangs with his training crew

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Plain old Sam

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Polo Neck Sam

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