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Favourite boxing images - Part 6367
Posted: 22 Sep 2010, 12:27
by Srebmun
Prob' done thousands of times, but have been looking at some images today, thinking what boxing images I'd perhaps like around the house, thinking of the classic images from over the years, e.g. Ali standing over Liston, such a fantastic image.
I have a great B&W pic of Ali with Elvis which I love and I was thinking of getting this one of Louis into a frame as I also love it.
From this link which is to Harry E.Winklers collection http://www.library.nd.edu/rarebooks/exh ... ndex.shtml
But, what are your favourites or which do you think are the most iconic?
Please of course.
I have posted the above image and link into a failed thread in Boxers of the Past before.
Re: Favourite boxing images - Part 6367
Posted: 22 Sep 2010, 12:29
by J
love the pitcure of Lennox stood over Tyson arms aloft...iconic...
Re: Favourite boxing images - Part 6367
Posted: 22 Sep 2010, 12:35
by Srebmun
How big must have this mans stones have been to be the man he was at the time he lived, utterly incredible IMO.

Re: Favourite boxing images - Part 6367
Posted: 22 Sep 2010, 12:37
by J
have you read unforgivable blackness?
great book.
Re: Favourite boxing images - Part 6367
Posted: 22 Sep 2010, 12:42
by Srebmun
I have yes J, was thinking of it when posting that image. He was some man that's for sure, can't imagine the kind of hatred he would have been faced with but 95% of the images you see of him he just has that jovial big face.
I know Ali faced adversity but jeez, Johnson faced far more.
Re: Favourite boxing images - Part 6367
Posted: 22 Sep 2010, 12:45
by J
and revelled in it....maybe his way with the white women in his life was his revenge / two fingers up to society at the time...
Re: Favourite boxing images - Part 6367
Posted: 22 Sep 2010, 12:45
by orbtastic
This needs absolutely no words:

Re: Favourite boxing images - Part 6367
Posted: 22 Sep 2010, 12:47
by Srebmun
Simply wonderful!! might get it done as a mural on the main living room wall.
Re: Favourite boxing images - Part 6367
Posted: 22 Sep 2010, 12:53
by orbtastic
It has a timeless quality to it, doesn't yet..yet at the same time screams several things.
The link I had to the Sports Illustrated website seems to be dead, that had some amazing images of 80s boxing on there.
This is a great image:
If you want good, old photos then the best thing to do is search wire photos on ebay, you can get some amazing pictures that look great framed. They're not that expensive either.
Re: Favourite boxing images - Part 6367
Posted: 22 Sep 2010, 13:03
by Srebmun
Love that image, he looks proper hard.
{useless info} I meet my missus on the corner of the crossroads of New St, Valance Rd, Whitechapel Rd a cpl of times a month after work on a Friday and he was born just around the corner, there's a plaque on the one of the walls for him. 8)