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Poster

"Meat Melvin"

Date: 01 20 1971
Description: Poster advertising Defense Secretary Melvin Laird's visit to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Features a cartooned Laird cornered in a boxing ring with...
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Gerald Meath

Date: 12 05 1949
Description: Portrait of Gerald Meath, one of two University of Wisconsin boxers who met for the heavyweight championship of the sixteenth annual Tournament of Contende...
Photograph

UW vs. Idaho Boxing Match

Date: 02 17 1950
Description: University of Wisconsin boxer Jimmy "Red" Sreenan, left, receives a left-handed punch from University of Idaho boxer DeForest Tovey during a boxing match.
Photograph

UW vs. Idaho Boxing Match

Date: 02 17 1950
Description: University of Wisconsin boxer Steve Gremban, right, wards off two-fisted blows by University of Idaho boxer Frank Eschevarria.
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University of Wisconsin vs. DePaul Boxing Match

Date: 03 24 1950
Description: Jim Reardon of DePaul jabs a left hook into the face of Steve Gremban of Wisconsin during the 125-pound boxing match.
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University of Wisconsin vs. DePaul Boxing Match

Date: 03 24 1950
Description: Les Paul of the University of Wisconsin, left, is jolted by a punch delivered by Dan Marquez of DePaul during a 135-pound boxing match.
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University of Wisconsin vs. DePaul Boxing Match

Date: 03 24 1950
Description: James "Red" Sreenan of the University of Wisconsin, right, leans back to ward off advance of Dave Miyagawa of DePaul during the Friday night fights at the ...
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Before and After

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Description: A before and after depiction, perhaps a collage, where the "before" is a man wearing boxing gear, including a helmet and a jockstrap, and the "after" is a ...
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Young Boxers with Audience

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Description: Two young boxers posing kneeling in a ring touching gloves, while the referee crouches between them. An audience of unidentified youths are sitting and sta...
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"Imitativeness: Take Me Like a Prize-Fighter"

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Description: A group of boys take a boxing stance near two men standing on a street corner, in front of a building that has "Milwaukee Beer" painted on it.
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Charlie Hopkins and John Walsh, Wisconsin Boxing Coach

Date: 01 04 1951
Description: University of Wisconsin boxing coach John Walsh poses with Charlie Hopkins, former Madison Central High School athlete who now boxes for Wisconsin and is a...
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Stopping a Fight between Syl and Barney

Date: 09 1903
Description: Harry Dankoler, wearing a hat and holding the shutter release mechanism in his right hand, is stepping in to stop a possibly posed fight between Syl and Ba...
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University of Wisconsin Boxing Tournament

Date: 02 07 1951
Description: Charles Hopkins, a former Madison Central High School athlete, boxes in the all-university tournament at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Field House.
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Wisconsin-Syracuse Boxing Match

Date: 03 02 1951
Description: Action photo of a boxing match between the University of Wisconsin and Syracuse University at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Field House.
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University of Wisconsin Boxing Match

Date: 01 15 1952
Description: University of Wisconsin boxer Charlie Magestro (left) of South Milwaukee fights against Mitch Mazur of Detroit in a tournament at the University of Wiscons...
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University of Wisconsin Boxing Match

Date: 01 15 1952
Description: Paul Verwey of Racine pins University of Wisconsin boxer John Saxby against the ropes in their bout during a tournament at the University of Wisconsin-Madi...
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"Fightin'est Fighter" Charlie Magestro

Date: 01 16 1952
Description: Charlie Magestro, a South Milwaukee boxer, receiving the "Fightin'est Fighter" award at the University of Wisconsin Boxing Tournament.
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Wisconsin vs. Penn State Boxing Match

Date: 02 22 1952
Description: Bob Meath, Wisconsin, scores with a right hand punch to Penn State's Lazarus Lemon to win the boxing match in their class between the two universities in t...
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Wisconsin vs. Penn State Boxing Match

Date: 02 22 1952
Description: Bob Hennessy (right), Wisconsin, misses a right to the body of Sam Marino, Penn State, in their match in the 125-pound class during the boxing competition ...
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Wisconsin vs. Penn State Boxing Match

Date: 02 22 1952
Description: Ray Zale, Wisconsin, blocks a left jab by Penn State's Adam Kols in the 178-pound class in the final match of the boxing competition between the two univer...

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