Would love to find out if his opponent made it pro. My g grandfather was well known as a boxer and was written up several times in newspapers. He once went matched against Max Baer who he was good friends with.
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It’s amazing how out of shape professional athletes use to be.
Max Baer fought in the 1930s, not the 1900s. And this picture looks like it’s from the ’30s, not the turn of the century.
How old was he in that pic ?
https://preview.redd.it/zmxhcy2vtmrb1.jpeg?width=880&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2e9e7ce280f9f8bc646a1862dc08de90d3df4ffc
Nice of you to narrow it down to a 100 year span.
Of all the guys in the pic, I think it’s the ref I’d be most worried about stepping into the ring with
Interesting how he looks older in the 1930s than he does in the picture you posted of him in 1951.
I’ve heard of old-timer’s leagues for softball and basketball but never boxing
It’s 20 minutes of them punching each other in the junk…