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John Gilbert and Jim Tully

Date: 1930
Description: Actor John Gilbert and boxer/author Jim Tully shake hands. Each is smiling and wearing a boxing glove on one hand. This publicity still may be a reference ...
Photograph

Robert Ryan in "Behind the Rising Sun"

Date: 1943
Description: Robert Ryan, as Lefty O'Doyle, is seen boxing against a man in a white martial arts uniform. Ryan has hit the man who is falling backwards. Japanese men in...
Poster

"The Ice Flood" Lobby Card

Date: 1926
Description: Lobby card for the film "The Ice Flood." The main image shows a man standing over another man in a makeshift boxing ring with a crowd all around them. The ...
Photograph

Boxing Scene from "Body and Soul"

Date: 1947
Description: James Wong Howe filming John Garfield with a handheld camera in a boxing ring during the making of the 1947 film "Body and Soul." Two actors are standing b...
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Jack Dempsey

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Description: Trainer Jerry "The Greek" Luvadis is putting something on boxer Jack Dempsey's throat during a training session. Dempsey is wearing headgear and a robe and...

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