Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
2007.24.087Description
Mike and Pat McMurtry spar at the Police Athletic Gym in Tacoma in 1954 The two brothers were both successful boxers and they were destined to box. When their father, Clarence McCurtry, got married he told his wife they were going to have two sons and they were going to box. He gave his sons boxing gloves for Christmas presents when they were young. They'd sometimes spar as kids prior to main boxing events in Tacoma and appreciative fans would throw money that their dad would use to buy boxing equipment. Pat was a top-ranked heavyweight professional boxer in the 1950s and Mike had a successful 12-year amateur career, compiling a 207-7 record. Pat had a 33-4-1 pro record with 25 knockouts.
Photo by Wayne Zimmerman.Made/Created
Date made
1954 - 1955Place
Location
Police Athletic Gym, Tacoma, WALexicon
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Boxing, Recreational, College, Professional/Semi-ProRelationships
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Person or Organization
McMurtry, MikePerson or Organization
McMurtry, PatPerson or Organization
McMurtry, Clarence