Print, Photographic

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

1997.20.02

Description

Here is an original print of a boxer posing to fight. On this old black-and-white photo it is signed to Jack Connor from Frankie Williams. Over the years, Tacoma was been home for many successful boxers, amateur and pro. In the 1930s, Freddie Steele was the light middleweight champion of the world. In the 1950s, Pat McMurtry was a heavyweight contender and a popular boxer. In the 1970s, Leo Randolph and Sugar Ray Seals won Olympic gold medals.

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Boxing, Recreational, Professional/Semi-Pro

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Person or Organization

Williams, Frankie

Person or Organization

Connor, Jack