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Referee Max Baer stands between George Godfrey and Hank Hankinson during a boxing match at Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, August 10, 1937

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
Referee Max Baer stands between George Godfrey and Hank Hankinson during a boxing match at Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, August 10, 1937

Professional Boxer Jack Dempsey with family on vacation, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
Boxer Jack Dempsey with wife Hannah Dempsey and daughter Joan Hannah while on a cross-country vacation with his mother. Jack Dempsey was an American professional boxer and a cultural icon of the 1920s. He held the World Heavyweight Championship from 1919 to 1926. He is a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. His wife, popular as Hannah Williams, was a musical comedienne.
Date:
July 30, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Professional Boxer Jack Dempsey with family on vacation, Los Angeles, 1935

Opening night at Ascot Arena with fighters Phil Salvadore and Sammy Mandel, Los Angeles, 1925

Description:
Boxing match at the opening night of Ascot Arena in Ascot Park (speedway). Fighters Phil Salvadore and Sammy Mandell bump fists in the ring with officials and coaches surrounding them. Spectators are seated around the ring. Related to the article, "Gala Lightweight Ring Card at Ascot Tonight: Hudkins Meets O'Brien; Mandell and Salvadore Square Off at Donald's Open-Air Arena," Los Angeles Times, 06 Jun. 1925: 9. Ascot Arena was at 4317 Alhambra Avenue, Los Angeles.
Date:
[circa June 06,1925]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Opening night at Ascot Arena with fighters Phil Salvadore and Sammy Mandel, Los Angeles, 1925

Kid Williams, ex-boxer, and S. S. Hahn, Los Angeles attorney, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
Kid Williams, an ex-boxer stands behind S. S. Hahn, Los Angeles attorney. Williams has his left hand on Hahn's left shoulder, and is holding his right hand out, palm up. Hahn is smiling and reaching into his right pants pocket. Williams wears a bow tie and suit. Hahn wears a dotted tie and suit, and carries a large envelope under his left arm. An ottoman, desk, and telephone can be seen behind them.
Date:
[circa Sep 4 1935?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
OpenUCLA Collections
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Kid Williams, ex-boxer, and S. S. Hahn, Los Angeles attorney, Los Angeles, 1935

Kid McCoy, defendant, testifies during his murder trial, Los Angeles, 1924

Description:
This photograph appears with the article, "Former Ring Idol Enacts Death Scene on Witness Stand: DEFENSE CLOSES AS KID REVEALS FAMILY TAINT Ex-Pugilist Enacts His Version of Mrs. Mors's Death Before Jury; Arguments on Monday," Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 1924: A1
Date:
[December 19, 1924]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Watson, George R., 1892-1977
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Kid McCoy, defendant, testifies during his murder trial, Los Angeles, 1924

George Godfrey, heavyweight boxer with his brother [outside the KJH Radio studio?], [Los Angeles(?)], circa 1926-1927

Description:
Heavyweight boxer George Godfrey with his brother in a mock confrontation, both in crouching positions and with his brother holding up a beverage bottle by its neck, outside a brick building. Both wearing suits, hats and ties, and George's hat is a straw boater. Other photographs taken on this occasion show a sign reading "KHJ" over a doorway. The location may be the KHJ radio studio and towers atop the Los Angeles Times building at 1st and Broadway.
Date:
[circa 1926-1927]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
George Godfrey, heavyweight boxer with his brother [outside the KJH Radio studio?], [Los Angeles(?)], circa 1926-1927

George Godfrey, heavyweight boxer, strikes a boxing pose [outside the KJH Radio studio, Los Angeles(?)], circa 1926-1927

Description:
George Godfrey, "The Leiperville Shadow," was the ring name of Feab Smith Williams, a heavyweight boxer from the state of Alabama who fought from 1919-1937. Godfrey twice won the World Colored Heavyweight Championship. In 2003, Godfrey was named to the Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time.
Date:
[circa 1926-1927]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
George Godfrey, heavyweight boxer, strikes a boxing pose [outside the KJH Radio studio, Los Angeles(?)], circa 1926-1927

George Godfrey, heavyweight boxer, posing with anvil [outside the KJH Radio studio, Los Angeles(?)], circa 1926-1927

Description:
George Godfrey, "The Leiperville Shadow," was the ring name of Feab Smith Williams, a heavyweight boxer from the state of Alabama who fought from 1919-1937. Godfrey twice won the World Colored Heavyweight Championship. In 2003, Godfrey was named to the Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time.
Date:
[circa 1926-1927 ]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
George Godfrey, heavyweight boxer, posing with anvil [outside the KJH Radio studio, Los Angeles(?)], circa 1926-1927

George Godfrey, heavyweight boxer, [outside the KJH Radio studio, Los Angeles(?)], circa 1926-1927

Description:
George Godfrey, "The Leiperville Shadow," was the ring name of Feab Smith Williams, a heavyweight boxer from the state of Alabama who fought from 1919-1937. Godfrey twice won the World Colored Heavyweight Championship. In 2003, Godfrey was named to the Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time.
Date:
[circa 1926-1927]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
George Godfrey, heavyweight boxer, [outside the KJH Radio studio, Los Angeles(?)], circa 1926-1927

Former boxer Kid McCoy, with Judge A. A. Scott, in court to claim $105 that the authorities confiscated from his person 13 years ago when he was arrested for murder, Los Angeles, December 23, 1937

Description:
Former boxer and middleweight champion of the world, Norman (Kid McCoy) Selby (standing left) and Judge A. A. Scott (seated right). Selby was in court to claim $105 that was taken from him by the authorities to use as evidence when he was arrested for murder 13 years ago. At that time (1924), Selby was charged with the murder of his sweetheart, Mrs. Theresa W. Moers. Selby served time in San Quentin before making parole in 1932. Selby was given back his $105 (all in large, old-style bills) minus a 10 cent county tax. He planned to use the money for some last minute Christmas shopping.
Date:
December 23, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Former boxer Kid McCoy, with Judge A. A. Scott, in court to claim $105 that the authorities confiscated from his person 13 years ago when he was arrested for murder, Los Angeles, December 23, 1937

Former boxer, Fidel La Barba, becomes sportswriter, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
Fidel La Barba, smiles directly at the camera while sitting at a desk with a typewriter and documents. He wears glasses, a tie, and sport jacket. Behind him is a window with the blinds closed. La Barba was a former championship fighter, who upon retirement, attended Stanford and received journalism degree. He became a sportswriter and eventually became a boxing advisor for Hollywood films. He wrote the related article and describes the grim reality of being a boxer.
Date:
October 10, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Former boxer, Fidel La Barba, becomes sportswriter, Los Angeles, 1935

Dr. W.L. Carver with boxer Ceferino Garcia, his manager George Parnassus, and Everett Saunders from the State Athletic Commission, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:
Dr. W. L. Carver, physician for Hollywood Stadium, checks out the rope burn on boxer Ceferino Garcia's knee while Garcia's manager George Parnassus and Everett Saunders from the State Athletic Commission look on. Dr. Carver advised Garcia to take a break from working out as a precaution against infection.
Date:
February 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Dr. W.L. Carver with boxer Ceferino Garcia, his manager George Parnassus, and Everett Saunders from the State Athletic Commission, Los Angeles, 1940

Dr. W.L. Carver with boxer Ceferino Garcia, his manager George Parnassus, and Everett Saunders from the State Athletic Commission, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:
Dr. W. L. Carver, physician for Hollywood Stadium, checks out the rope burn on boxer Ceferino Garcia's knee while Garcia's manager George Parnassus and Everett Saunders from the State Athletic Commission look on. Dr. Carver advised Garcia to take a break from working out as a precaution against infection.
Date:
February 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Dr. W.L. Carver with boxer Ceferino Garcia, his manager George Parnassus, and Everett Saunders from the State Athletic Commission, Los Angeles, 1940

"Butch" Rogers and "Champ" Clark boxing at the Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 1935

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
"Butch" Rogers and "Champ" Clark boxing at the Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 1935

Boxing Champion Billie Bachelis replaces a punching bag at a May Company demonstration, Los Angeles, 1931

Description:
Billie Bachelis, Women's Amateur Lightweight Boxing Champion, and a department store clerk replace the punching bag at her demonstration at The May Company. A similar image taken on the same occasion appears with a front page photo titled "There's Punch in Her Career: Girl Boxer Earns Cash for College," Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 1931: A1.
Date:
December, 1931
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Boxing Champion Billie Bachelis replaces a punching bag at a May Company demonstration, Los Angeles, 1931

Boxing Champion Billie Bachelis demonstrates use of a punching bag at a May Company demonstration, Los Angeles, 1931

Description:
Billie Bachelis, Women's Amateur Lightweight Boxing Champion, punches a bag during a demonstration at the The May Company. A similar image taken on the same occasion appears with a front page photo titled "There's Punch in Her Career: Girl Boxer Earns Cash for College," Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 1931: A1.
Date:
December, 1931
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Boxing Champion Billie Bachelis demonstrates use of a punching bag at a May Company demonstration, Los Angeles, 1931

Boxer Tiger Flowers deflecting a blow from Eddie Huffman, Los Angeles, 1926

Description:
Reported in "TIGER FLOWERS WHIPS EDDIE HUFFMAN AT ASCOT: Scenes From the Sensational Ascot Battle Between Eddie Huffman and Tiger Flowers KNOCKDOWN IN THIRD ALMOST RUIS CHAMP Ex-Sailor Puts Middleweight King on Floor but Takes Drubbing in Closing Rounds of Bout," Lowry, Paul, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 1926: A1.
Date:
July 24, 1926
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Boxer Tiger Flowers deflecting a blow from Eddie Huffman, Los Angeles, 1926

Boxers Armand Emanuel and Jim Maloney touch gloves during pre-fight instructions, Los Angeles, 1930

Description:
Boxers Armand Emanuel (right) and Jim Maloney touch gloves in the boxing ring. Seven other men (unidentified) are also standing in the ring. Among them are possibly Emanuel's and Maloney's trainers and the boxing referee. The crowd can be seen in the background below the boxing ring.
Date:
1930
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Boxers Armand Emanuel and Jim Maloney touch gloves during pre-fight instructions, Los Angeles, 1930

Boxer Joe Benjamin sitting with his trainers, Los Angeles, 1920-1929

Description:
Joe Benjamin is seated on a stool at a corner post of the boxing ring. He wears a blanket and his boxing gloves. Three headless bodies of his trainers stand to his left, right, and rear (outside the ring). A seated crowd is shown on the right, suggesting that this image was captured during a match.
Date:
1920-1929
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Boxer Joe Benjamin sitting with his trainers, Los Angeles, 1920-1929