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Description:: "Tappy Walsh," real name Emil Calcagni, fights Jack Rainwater, at LA's downtown Grand Olympic stadium. Calcagni won the match in six rounds. August 3, 1937.
Date:: August 3, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Boxers Hayden "Young Stuhley" Stuhlsatz and Gus Lesnevich spar at Los Angeles' downtown Grand Olympic stadium. Lesnevich won the match.
Date:: June 22, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Bob Nestell raising his glove after defeating Lee Ramage in a boxing match at the Olympic Auditorium. Nestell and Ramage and their managers, Pop Foster and Gus Wilson respectively, were considered the "Big Four" of California boxing.
Date:: [circa April 11, 1937]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Heavyweight boxers Bob Nestell and Bob Pastor facing off in an outdoor ring at Wrigley Field. Pastor was the victor after ten grueling rounds.
Date:: [circa May 28, 1937]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Ceferino Garcia, champion boxer from the Philippines, getting ready for a fight with his trainer. Garcia was the world middleweight champion 1939-1940
Date:: [ca. 1938]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Ceferino Garcia, champion boxer from the Philippines, getting his hand wrapped by a trainer. Garcia was the world middleweight champion 1939-1940.
Date:: [ca. 1938]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Ceferino Garcia, champion boxer from the Philippines, taking a punch during a fight. Probably a workout fight because of the small crowd, possibly against Los Angeles boxer Henry Armstrong. Garcia was the world middleweight champion 1939-1940
Date:: [ca. 1938]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Ceferino Garcia, champion boxer from the Philippines, looking at the camera through the boxing ring ropes. Garcia was the world middleweight champion 1939-1940
Date:: [ca. 1938]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Henry Armstrong gets his hand wrapped in sports tape. Henry Jackson Jr. (1912 - 1988) was a world boxing champion who fought under the name Henry Armstrong. He holds the honor of being the only boxer to hold three world championships at the same time.
Date:: 1930s
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Former boxing world champion and now referee Max Baer stands between George Godfrey, "the black shadow of Leiperville" (left), and Hank Hankinson during a boxing match between the two men at Olympic Auditorium. Hankinson was the winner of the match after Godfrey threw in the towel in the 8th round. Godfrey's loss was attributed to his age
Date:: August 10, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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