Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection / Subject: Boxing--California--Los Angeles - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

Description:: Victor Alexander was an actor, known for City Lights (1931) and Mutiny Ahead (1935). He began his career as a professional boxer under the name "Vic Alexander."
Date:: [between 1915-1925]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description:: The center shot of a trio of panoramic photographs taken of Wrigley Field during a boxing match. Shows the seated crowd in the stands, the seats on the field, and a boxing ring in the middle with a striped awning. The baseball scoreboard is in the background.
Date:: [circa January 29, 1936]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description:: An outdoor boxing match at this location in the same year was reported in "HUFFMAN LOSES DECISION TO UNKNOWN LULLABIES IN THE OPEN-AIR BOXING SHOW AT WILMINGTON YESTERDAY AFTERNOON," Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar 1925: A1.
Date:: 1925
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description:: Related to Los Angeles Times article, October 11, 1925, Georgian Wins Easy Decision, Former Sea-Faring Fighter in Rally Too Late … In the sequestered expanse of Dick Donald’s Ascot arena Young Stribling, Georgia’s leading fistic citizen, yesterday decisively outpointed Eddie Huffman …
Date:: October 10, 1925
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: Boxers Young Stribling and Eddie Huffman fighting at Ascot Arena, outdoors, photographed from edge of ring, ropes visible foreground and background, fighters a few feet apart, fists raised, with first row of audience just visible beyond ring, trees in background
Date:: October 10, 1925
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: The left-hand shot of a trio of panoramic photographs taken of Wrigley Field during a boxing match. Shows the seated crowd in the stands and the seats on the field.
Date:: [circa January 29, 1936]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: OpenUCLA Collections
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: View of boxing ring corner where boxer Alfred "Butch" Rogers is on floor, while opponent Kent "Champ" Clark is held back by referee or coach. In foreground and background, spectators and photographers surrounding the ring look on. The heavyweight match was conducted at the former Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles.
Date:: October 15, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: King Levinsky has returned to Los Angeles after failing to fight Art Lasky in Chicago due to a nervous breakdown that left him hospitalized for several days. He appears to be in good health, preparing for the rescheduled fight with Lasky on June 12th.
Date:: June 1934
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: William "Moose" Irwin in a boxing pose on a battleship possibly.
Date:: [between 1930-1935]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: Related to Los Angeles Times article, "Army Boxer Stops Rival" [Los Angeles Times, October 15, 1935]
Date:: October 15, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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