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Encyclopedia > Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics

At the 1908 Summer Olympics, five boxing events were contested. The fifth modern Olympic games, originally scheduled to be held in Rome, were instead held in 1908 in London, England. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

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Boxing, Bantamweight

Pos Athlete
1 A. Henry Thomas (GBR)
2 John Condon (GBR)
3 William Webb (GBR)

First round

  • John Condon, Great Britain and Ireland def. Pierre Mazior, France (knockout)
  • William Webb, Great Britain and Ireland def. Henry Perry, Great Britain and Ireland (decision)
  • A. Henry Thomas, Great Britain and Ireland def. Frank McGurk, Great Britain and Ireland

The Union Flag, in its modern form, was first adopted in 1801. ...

Semifinals

  • John Condon, Great Britain and Ireland def. William Webb, Great Britain and Ireland (decision)
  • A. Henry Thomas, Great Britain and Ireland (bye)

Final

  • A. Henry Thomas, Great Britain and Ireland def. John Condon, Great Britain and Ireland

Boxing, Featherweight

Pos Athlete
1 Richard Gunn (GBR)
2 Charles Morris (GBR)
3 Hugh Roddin (GBR)

Gunn, born at Charing Cross, London, in February 1871, was 37 years and 254 days old when he won his title and remains the oldest man to win an Olympic boxing crown. ... Hugh Joseph Roddin (1887-1954) was an Olympic boxer from Scotland. ...

First round

  • Thomas Ringer, Great Britain and Ireland def. Louis Constant, France (decision)
  • Richard Gunn, Great Britain and Ireland def. Etienne Poillot, France (knockout)
  • Hugh Roddin, Great Britain and Ireland def. John Lloyd, Great Britain and Ireland (decision)
  • Charles Morris, Great Britain and Ireland def. Edward Adams, Great Britain and Ireland (decision)

The Union Flag, in its modern form, was first adopted in 1801. ... Gunn, born at Charing Cross, London, in February 1871, was 37 years and 254 days old when he won his title and remains the oldest man to win an Olympic boxing crown. ... Hugh Joseph Roddin (1887-1954) was an Olympic boxer from Scotland. ... There have been several notable individuals with the name John Lloyd. ...

Semifinals

  • Richard Gunn, Great Britain and Ireland def. Thomas Ringer, Great Britain and Ireland (decision)
  • Charles Morris, Great Britain and Ireland def. Hugh Rodding, Great Britain and Ireland (decision)

Final

  • Richard Gunn, Great Britain and Ireland def. Charles Morris, Great Britain and Ireland (decision)

Boxing, Lightweight

Pos Athlete
1 Frederick Grace (GBR)
2 Frederick Spiller (GBR)
3 Harry Johnson (GBR)

Frederick Grace - lightweight Before the Games of 1908, Fred Grace, born in Edmonton, Middlesex in February 1884, had never won a significant title. ...

First round

  • Harry Johnson, Great Britain and Ireland def. Hemming Hansen, Denmark (decision)
  • Harold Holmes, Great Britain and Ireland def. AndrĂ© Bouvier, France (knockout)
  • George Jessup, Great Britain and Ireland def. Frank Osborne, Great Britain and Ireland (knockout)
  • Frederick Spiller, Great Britain and Ireland def. Patrick Fee, Great Britain and Ireland (decision)
  • Matt Wells, Great Britain and Ireland def. Valdemar Holberg, Denmark (decision)
  • Frederick Grace, Great Britain and Ireland def. Edward Fearman, Great Britain and Ireland (decision)

The Union Flag, in its modern form, was first adopted in 1801. ... Frederick Grace - lightweight Before the Games of 1908, Fred Grace, born in Edmonton, Middlesex in February 1884, had never won a significant title. ...

Second round

  • Harry Johnson, Great Britain and Ireland def. Harold Holmes, Great Britain and Ireland (decision)
  • Frederick Spiller, Great Britain and Ireland def. George Jessup, Great Britain and Ireland (knockout)
  • Frederick Grace, Great Britain and Ireland def. Matt Wells, Great Britain and Ireland (decision)

Semifinals

  • Frederick Spiller, Great Britain and Ireland def. Harry Johnson, Great Britain and Ireland (decision)
  • Frederick Grace, Great Britain and Ireland (bye)

Final

  • Frederick Grace, Great Britain and Ireland def. Frederick Spiller, Great Britain and Ireland (decision)

Boxing, Middleweight

Pos Athlete
1 John Douglas (GBR)
2 Reginald Baker (AUS)
3 William Philo (GBR)

First round

  • William Childs, Great Britain and Ireland def. Gaston Aspa, France (knockout)
  • Reginald Baker, Australia def. William Dees, Great Britain and Ireland (knockout)
  • William Philo, Great Britain and Ireland def. Arthur Murdoch, Great Britain and Ireland (decision)
  • Ruben Warnes, Great Britain and Ireland def. Charles Morard, France (knockout)
  • John Douglas, Great Britain and Ireland def. RenĂ© Doudelle, France (knockout)

The Union Flag, in its modern form, was first adopted in 1801. ... John (Johnny) William Henry Tyler Douglas (3 September 1882-19 December 1930) was one of the finest English cricketers of his generation. ...

Second round

  • Reginald Baker, Australia def. William Childs, Great Britain and Ireland (decision)
  • William Philo, Great Britain and Ireland (bye)
  • Ruben Warnes, Great Britain and Ireland (bye)
  • John Douglas, Great Britain and Ireland (bye)

Semifinals

  • Reginald Baker, Australia def. William Philo, Great Britain and Ireland (knockout)
  • John Douglas, Great Britain and Ireland def. Ruben Warnes, Great Britain and Ireland (knockout)

Final

  • John Douglas, Great Britain and Ireland def. Reginald Baker, Australia (decision)

Boxing, Heavyweight

Pos Athlete
1 Albert Oldman (GBR)
2 Sydney Evans (GBR)
3 Frederick Parks (GBR)

Albert Leonard Oldman was a super heavyweight boxer in the 1908 Olympics in London. ...

First round

  • Albert Oldman, Great Britain and Ireland def. Ian Myrams, Great Britain and Ireland (knockout)
  • Sydney Evans, Great Britain and Ireland def. Albert Ireton, Great Britain and Ireland (knockout)
  • Frederick Parks, Great Britain and Ireland def. Harold Brewer, Great Britain and Ireland

Albert Leonard Oldman was a super heavyweight boxer in the 1908 Olympics in London. ... The Union Flag, in its modern form, was first adopted in 1801. ...

Semifinals

  • Albert Oldman, Great Britain and Ireland (bye)
  • Sydney Evans, Great Britain and Ireland def. Frederick Parks, Great Britain and Ireland (knockout)

Final

  • Albert Oldman, Great Britain and Ireland def. Sydney Evans, Great Britain and Ireland (knockout)



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