Weigh- In Photographs
Muhammad
Ali & Oscar Bonavena New York City December 1970 Weigh In Vintage Original
Photograph 2000-6328
Muhammad
Ali v. Zora Folley 22 March 1967 Weigh-In Vintage Original AP Wire Photograph
Lou
Ambers & Henry Armstrong Lightweight Championship of the World 17 August
1938 New York, New York Vintage Original AP Wirephoto Oversized Photograph
2000-9384
Henry
Armstrong & Davey Day 31 March 1939 Vintage Original Associated Press
Wire Photograph 2000-6410
Henry
Armstrong & Ceferino Garcia 25 November 1938 New York City Weigh In
World Welterweight Championship Vintage Original AP Wirephoto 2000-5586
Jack "Spider" Armstrong &
Raul Zinta Weigh-In 1946 November 18 Mechanics Building, Boston Standing
to Armstrong's left is Sam Silverman Vintage Original Photograph
Carmen
Basilio & Kid Gavilan World Welterweight Championship 18 September
1953 (l.to.r Basilio, Kid Gavilan, Boxing Commissioners Robert Christenberry
and Leon Swears.) Vintage Original Wide World Photograph 2000-6360
Hogan
"Kid" Bassey & Cherif Hamia June 1957 Paris France Vintage
Original International News Photograph 2000-7471
Bat
Battalino & Earl Mastro 4 November 1931 World Featherweight Championship
Weigh In Chicago (l. to. r. Bat Battalino, Commissioner Fred Gardner, Commission
Chairman John V. Clinnin, and Earl Mastro) at the offices of the Illinois
Boxing Commission Vintage Original International Newsreel Photograph
Steve
Belloise & Robert Villemain 7 January 1949 New York City, New York
Vintage Original INP Soundphoto Photograph 2000-9413
Jackie
'Kid' Berg v. Gustave Humery 18 January 1935 Humery on the left and Berg
on the right flank Promoter Jeff Dickson. Vintage Original International
News Photograph 2000-6213
Oscar
Bonavena Weigh In for Floyd Patterson Fight 11 February 1972 Madison Square
Garden New York City Bonavena weighed 206 pounds, Patterson 191 3/4 pounds.
Vintage Original Wide World Photograph 2000-7587
Frank
Bruno & Joe Bugner 24 October 1987 Weigh In Vintage Original Syndication
International-Photo Trends Photograph 2000-7170
Joe
Bugner & George "Scrap Iron" Johnson 3 November 1970 Vintage
Original Press Association Photograph 2000-5731
Three World's Champions And Seven Challengers
Johnny Coulon vs. Frankie Conley February 3, 1912 Pacific Club Vernon,
California Vintage Original First Generation Photograph Signed on the Photograph
Surface Names printed on the surface by the photoraphy studio. J.E. Ryan
of Los Angeles Photograph
Jimmy
Carter & Art Ramponi Oakland, California November 1959 Vintage Original
Photograph 2000-7460
Jimmy
Carter & Wallace "Bud" Smith 29 June 1955 Weigh In Vintage
Original Associated Press Wire Photograph 2000-5432
Jimmy
Carter & Bud Smith 13 October 1955 Pre-Fight Examination Vintage Original
Associated Press Wire Photograph 2000-5431
Cassius
Clay a.k.a. Muhammad Ali Chicopee, Massachusetts May 18 1965 Doctor Leo
Lemieux examines the Champion one week prior to his scheduled fight with
Sonny Liston at Lewiston, Maine. Maine Boxing Commission member Duncan
MacDonald looks on. Vintage Original Wide World Photograph
Don
Cockell & Roland La Starza 30 March 1954 Weigh In Vintage Original
Kemsley Picture Service Photograph 2000-7596
Pipino
Cuevas v. Randy Shields 30 July 1979 Chicago, Illinois Rany Shields Weighs
In at 142 1/2 pounds. Vintage Original First Generation Photograph 2000-9423
Pipino
Cuevas v. Randy Shields 30 July 1979 Chicago, Illinois Vintage Original
First Generation Photograph Pipino Cuevas Weighs In as 146 1/2 pounts.
2000-9424
Jimmy
Ellis & Jerry Quarry 26 April 1968 Weigh In Vintage Original Associated
Press Wire Photograph 2000-7079
Jimmy
Ellis & Joe Frazier 11 February 1970 Pre-Fight Physical Vintage Original
United Press International Photograph 2000-7069
Sixto
Escobar V. Lou Salica 15 November 1935 Vintage Original International News
Photograph
"Honeyboy"
Dick Finnegan & Sammy Fuller 7 February 1928 Boston Finnegan, on the
left, glares at Fuller on the scales. There was no love lost between these
two combatants. Vintage Original International Newsreel Photograph 2000-6227
Kid
Gavilan v Paddy Young 26 January 1951 Weigh In Vintage Original INP Wire
Photograph
Joey
Giardello & Ernie Durando 23 June 1953 Madison Square Garden New York
City Dr. Vincent Nardiello examines the fighters prior to their bout at
Madison Square Garden held on 26 June 1953. (Durando is on the left) Vintage
Original United Press Photograph 2000-8018
Joey
Giardello & Pierre Langlois With Dr. Vincent Nardiello 21 May 1954
Weigh-In Vintage Original UPI Wire Photograph 2000-8707
Joey
Giardello & Garth Panter 4 January 1967 New York City Vintage Original
United Press Telephoto Photograph (l. to. r. Dr. Vincent Nardiello, Garth
Panter and Joey Giardello) 2000-9231
Rocky
Graziano & John (Ox) De Grosa, Pennslyvania Athletic Commission November
24, 1950 Vintage Associated Press Wirephoto John (Ox) DeGrosa, Pennslyvania
Athletic Commissioner, tells middleweight Rocky Graziano of New York the
thing to do when a fight is scheduled is to show up. Rocky did show up,
November 24th, in Philadlelphia, after two previous failures, for a physical
checkup for a scheduled 10 round bout with Honeychile Johnson at Convetion
Hall in Philadelphia, November 27th.
Triple Championship (l.to r. Sugar Ramos,
Alejandro Cruz, Luis Rodriguez, Emile Griffith, Battling Torres and Davey
Moore) 21 March 1963 Los Angeles Weigh-In Vintage Original First Generation
Photograph by Curt Gunther Curt Gunther is perhaps most remembered as The
Beatles photographer. He was the only free lance photographer to join the
Beatles on their American tour. 2000-9638
Emile
Griffith & Luis Rodriguez 8 June 1963 Vintage Original UPI Telephoto
Evander
Holyfield & Michael Dokes 11 March 1989 Vintage Original Photograph
2000-5955
Beau
Jack & Lulu Constantino 4 January 1944 New York State Athletic Commission
Doctor William H. Walker examines Constantino as Beau Jack looks on. The
exam was in preparation for their 7 Janurary 1944 fight. Vintage Original
Associated Press Photograph 2000-5341
Ingemar
Johansson & Eddie Machen Gothenberg Sweden 17 September 1958 Weigh
In Vintage Original Wide World Photograph 2000-7734
Harold
Johnson v. Von Clay 24 April 1961 Weigh In Vintage Original Photograph
Harold
Johnson v. Doug Jones Weigh In 12 May 1962 Vintage Original Photograph
Jimmy
McLarnin & Joe Glick 1 March 1929 Vintage Original International Newsreel
Photograph 2000-6095
Archie
Moore & Yvon Durelle 12 August 1959 Vintage Original United Press Photograph
2000-6483
Archie
Moore V. James Parker 25 July 1956 Vintage Original AP Wire Photograph
Archie
Moore & Carl "Bobo" Olson 22 June 1955 Weigh In Vintage Original
International News Photograph 2000-6632
Archie
Moore & Bobo Olson 22 June 1955 Pre-Fight Vintage Original Associated
Press Photograph 2000-7175
Eddie
Machen & Hurricane Jackson 13 November 1957 Weigh In Vintage Original
International News Photograph 2000-6307
Eddie
Machen & Zora Foley 18 January 1960 Weigh In Willie Ritchie, former
World Champion representing the California Athletic Commission handles
the scales. Vintage Original AP Wire Photograph
Eddie
Machen v. Cleveland Williams 10 July 1962 Houston, Texas Eddie Machen leaving
King's Korner, the site of the pre-fight weigh-in. Vintage Original Photograph
2000-8089
Joey
Maxim 13 April 1955 Weighs In for Bobo Olson fight. Vintage Original International
News Wire Photograph 2000-7039
Archie
Moore v. Joey Maxim 27 January 1954 Miami Weigh In. Jack Doc Kearns, Maxim's
manager stands to the viewer's right. Vintage Original Photograph 2000-7332
Archie
Moore & Carl "Bobo" Olson 22 June 1955 Polo Grounds New York
City Weigh In. New York State Athletic Commissioner Julius Hefland stands
in the center. Vintage Original AP Wire photo Photograph 2000-7329
Carl
Bobo Olson & Pierre Langlois 15 December 1954 Weigh In Vintage Original
International News Photograph 2000-6306
Carl
Bobo Olson & Randy Turpin 21 October 1953 Weigh In Vintage Original
Wide World Photograph 2000-6303
Carlos
Ortiz & Edmundo Leite 18 November 1969 Pre-Fight Vintage Original Wide
World Photograph 2000-7560
Ken Overlin v. Steve Belloise 1 November 1940
Weigh In Vintage Original INP Photograph 2000-5350
Floyd
Patterson & Roy Harris Los Angeles 18 August 1958 Vintage Original
United Press International Photograph
Floyd Patterson & Ingemar Johansson 20
June 1960 Weigh In Vintage Original Wide World Photograph 2000-6012
Floyd
Patterson v Archie Moore 30 November 1956 Weigh In Chicago Illinois Vintage
Original INP Wire Photograph
Floyd Patterson & Sonny Liston Chicago
25 September 1962 Vintage Original Large Format AP Wirephoto Weigh In As
Paterson weighing 189 pounds shakes hands with Sonny Liston who weighed
214 pounds Dr. John Bellucci physcian for the Illinois Athletic Commission
looks on.
Jerry
Quarry & Mac Foster 17 June 1970 Weigh In Vintage Original Associated
Press Photograph 2000-6532
Jerry
Quarry & Mac Foster Felt Forum Madison Square Garden New York City
11 June 1970 Undefeated Mac Foster (24-0) is examined by New York State
Athletic Commission Doctor Harry Kleiman as Jerry Quarry looks on. The
fight held 17 June 1970 ended Foster's winning streak as Quarry scored
a sixth round knockout. Vintage Original AP Wirephoto 2000-7458
Jerry
Quarry & Buster Mathis 24 March 1969 Weigh-In Vintage Original Associated
Press Photograph
Sugar
Ramos Luis Rodriguez Roberto Cruz Battling Torres Davey Moore & Emile
Griffith 21 March 1963 Weigh In Triple Header Vintage Original United Press
International Photograph 2000-7321
Luis
Rodriguez & Rubin "Hurricane" Carter 8 February 1965 Vintage
Original United Press Photograph 2000-6119
Andre
Routis v. Buster Brown 27 May 1929 Weigh In Vintage Original Photograph
Lou Salica v. Pablo Dano 11 June 1935 Weigh-In
Olympic Auditorium Los Angeles, California Bantamweight Championship as
Recognized by the State of California 3000-1281
Lou
Salica & Pablo Dano 11 June 1935 Vintage Original Later Generation
Photograph Ex Harry Winkler Estate 2000-5777
Lou
Salica V. Pablo Dano & Willie Ketchum (Salica's Manager) 12 August
1938 Weigh In Vintage Original Photograph 2000-5215
Lee
Savold & Lou Nova 25 May 1942 Washington, D.C. Weigh In Official is
Jack Whiteley, District of Columbia Boxing Commissioner Vintage Original
International Sound Photograph
Sid
Terris & Hailario Martinez 29 September 1927 Queensbough, New York
Weigh In Vintage Original International News PhotographMU817
Dick
Tiger V. Nino Benvenuti 26 May 1969 Weigh In Vintage Original Wide World
Photograph 2000-6297
Dick
Tiger & Joey Giardello WBC Middleweight Title WBA World Middleweight
Title 7 December 1963 Convention Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey Vintage
Original AP Wirephoto Photograph 2000-9388
Dick
Tiger V. Jose Torres 16 December 1966 Weigh In Vintage Original Wide World
Photograph 2000-6295
Dick
Tiger & Jose Torres 16 May 1967 Weigh In Vintage Original Wide World
Photograph 2000-5525
Jersey
Joe Walcott & Ezzard Charles 18 July 1951 Weigh In Forbes Field Vintage
Original International News Photograph 2000-5524
Jimmy
Wilde & Pancho Villa Weigh-In 18 June 1923 Vintage Second Generation
Photograph Philadelphia Jack O'Brien stands directly behind Villa. 2000-7461
Tony Zale & Rocky Graziano Pre-Fight
Weigh-In Chicago July, 1947
Orlando
Zulueta & Ludwig Lightburn 6 August 1956 Pre-Fight Check Up Vintage
Original International News Press Photograph 2000-7255