classic boxing pictures

this is a cracking pic !! and one i havent seen before:goodkeep it up rocky:good

 

cheers rocky !! tommy bach was as tough as he looked

 

great photo Rocky of my favorite Brit, Tommy Farr.

 

cheers burt !! the stony dandy from tonypandy was one of my dads favourites.louis was my dads favourite american fighter

 

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Manuel Ortiz

 

Tommy Farr's great fight against Joe Louis, personified courage and resolve, and Tommy Farr had these qualities in spades. I like your description, "the dandy from Tonypandy ".:good

 

The best Bantamweight of my youth...Luv to see Manuel against a Zarate,or any recent Bantam...

 

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Manuel Ortiz (L) v Jackie Graves...1951

I was at this fight at the Los Angeles Olympic Auditorium

 

This was the same Jackie Graves that Willie Pep supposedly won a round from without throwing a punch in 1946...

 

Here's RTurpin TurpinR

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and Eddie Philips, the man he credited with helping him dethrone Robinson - Eddie was spar mate par excellence in mimicing Ray Robinson's style and hanging with the heavy handed Turpin over endless rounds sparring to ensure he was Robby-ready when the big night came

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Lloyd Marshall

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and Holman Williams

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Sonny & Geraldine

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Sonny Liston was better on punching bags than he was on bagpipes

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breakfast with the Liston's

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Tony Galento vs Max Baer: July 2,1944 (This fight took place in Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City, NJ my hometown and I currently live on the property that Roosevelt Stadium used to stand on)