Historic Newspapers: Boxing
We sell original, historic newspapers featuring coverage of some of the great moments in the sport of boxing. Whether it is called boxing, prize-fighting, pugilism, or by some other name, the engagement of two people in a contest of strength, quickness, endurance, etc., using either gloved or bare hands, has captured the imagination of onlookers and participants since the beginning of time. Finding reports of such encounters within newspapers dates back into the 18th century. John Jackson vs. Daniel Mendoza, Jim Jeffries vs. Jim Corbett, Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling, Joe Frazier vs Muhammad Ali, and more... enjoy the following authentic reports spanning 3 centuries:
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Item #203755CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, July 19, 1880 Page 3 has a small head: "A Close Rub for Providence" with the one paragraph summary of a game between Providence and Buffalo stating in part: "...The fielding of both clubs was about equal. The umpire fined Galvin ten dollars for impudence..." This was "Pud" Galvin, the... Read full description -
Item #575740THE SPICE BOX, Boston, Massachusetts, September, 1880
* Rare 19th century title
Uncommon title with literary content on the front page. Pages 2-4 taken mostly up with advertisements. -
Item #697618THE SPICE BOX, Boston, October, 1880 This is the volume 1, number 10 issue of a quite scarce newspaper "Published by the Boston Branch, Grocery and Tea House". The front page features nice headlines concerning a recent election.
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, good condition.
background: The Spice Box serves as a quintessential example of... Read full description -
Item #174518HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 25, 1880 Front full pg. illus. of "Making Wreaths." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "The Excavations Under Flood Rock, Hell Gate." Three large illus. of "Sketches on the Nile."
Doublepage centerfold of "Christmas Morning in Old New... Read full description -
Item #702130THE SUN, Edgar, Nebraska, March 19, 1881 A very unusual newspaper printed under stress condition, using newsprint that is almost as thick as what would be found in a pizza box. It is brown in color and slightly coarse in texture.
The reason is explained at the top: "This issue of The Sun is not as handsome as former ones, and all on... Read full description -
Item #715769LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, May 14, 1881 The front cover has: "NEW YORK CITY - HEALTH OFFICERS VACCINATING RUSSIAN AND POLISH IMIGRANTS ON BOARD THE STEAMSHIP 'VICTORIA,' AT QUARANTINE...", which has a related article on page 6. Two inside pages have vignettes related to the progress of... Read full description -
Item #151853CALIFORNIA SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, San Francisco, Jan. 7, 1882 The ftpg. has: "Base-Ball" "Renos vs. Californias". In the summary it mentions that Johnny Ward, "famous pitcher of the Providence Club", umpired the game and that he would pitch for the Californias the next day. Includes the box... Read full description -
Item #174634HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 28, 1882 Halfpg. with 3 illus: 'Tunnelling the Palisades at Weehawken, N.J.'. Nice fullpg: 'A Chinese Burial in Lone Mountain Cemetery, San Francisco' . Very nice fullpg. with 5 illustrations of: 'Researches Among the Zuni Indians' with related text.
Other news and advertisements of the day... Read full description -
Item #716256NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Feb. 8, 1882 Page 2 has half a column report headed: "The Sullivan-Ryan Prize Fight" "Sullivan Wins Without A Scratch" with subheads: "Ryan Severely Punished at Mississippi City, Miss.--Over 2,000 People in Attendance on the Brutal Exhibition--No interference by The Authorities."
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Item #174658HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 22, 1882 Front full pg. illus. of "A Summer Landscape." Inside are three 1/6 pg. illus. pertaining to "A Picturesque Railway Line." 1/3 pg. illus. of "A Moorish Masonic Lodge in Morocco." Two 1/6 pg. portraits of "George Inness" and "Dante Gabriel Rossetti." Two full pg.... Read full description -
Item #174734HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 13, 1883 Front page illustration: "Leon Gambetta". Nice fullpg: "In The New York Casino". 3/4 page print: "A Public Fountain in the City of Morocco". 3/4 pg. Th. Nast political cartoon: "All Honor To Senator Pendleton". Halfpg. print: "Ultima Thule--Scenes... Read full description -
Item #605316THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 2, 1883
* Boxing - boxer
* James Elliott murder
* Jerry Dunn
The front page has one column headings: "A PRIZE-FIGHTER KILLED" "James Elliott Murdered By Jerry Dunn" and more. See images for text. Nice to have in this venerable newspaper title.
Other news of the day throughout. Complete in 8 pages, light browning,... Read full description -
Item #174758HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 7, 1883 Half of the ftpg. shows: 'On the Ocklawaha River, Florida'. Halfpg: 'The Mormon Reunion at Kirtland, Ohio' includes 'The Prophet Joseph Smith' & 'The Old Temple at Nauvoo'. Fullpg. with 5 scenes: 'Incidents of the Milk War'. Doublepage... Read full description -
Item #693073THE EVENING NEWS, Detroit, June 12, 1883
* John L. Sullivan wanted by police
* "Boston Strong Boy" spousal abuse
* Heavyweight bare knuckle boxing champion
The front page has an article headed: "'Knocked Out' In One Round" "Prof. Sullivan's Latest Achievements" (see) Reports the famous boxer who is... Read full description -
Item #705677ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Aug. 7, 1883
* Ford Brothers - Charlie
* Jesse James assassination
* John L. Sullivan boxing
The front page has over a full column taken up with considerable round-by-round details of the boxing match between John L. Sullivan and Herbert "Maori" Slade for the heavyweight championship.
But... Read full description -
Item #174964HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 28, 1885 Very nice & displayable full ftpg Remington illus.: 'Ejecting an Oklahoma Boomer' shows a family in a covered wagon being lead out by soldiers (at least one of whom is Black).
Displayable fullpg. with 5 scenes: 'Logging In Wisconsin'. Fullpg: 'Snake Charming in... Read full description -
Item #638642ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Aug. 17, 1885
* Old West stage coach robbery
* University of Notre Dame
The ftpg. has some interesting articles including; "Battling With A Burglar" "Midnight Encounter with a Murderous Negro at Texarkana" "Slain by a Saloon-Keeper--Result of a Drunken... Read full description -
Item #175042HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Dec. 26, 1885 The full front page is a famous Thomas Nast Christmas print: "Peace and Good Will Ringing In The Air -- Ding! Dong!!" showing two Santa Claus prints.
Other prints within include: "The Meet Of a Canadian Show-Shoe Club" and a great doublepage centerfold by Thomas Nast: "A Christmas... Read full description -
Item #676086THE WHEELING INTELLIGENCER, West Virginia, March 6, 1886
* James Sheady death
* Boxer - boxing
The front page has small one column headings: "Brutal Prize Fight" "Near Fayetteville, West Virginia, Which Ends in Murder" See images for text here.
Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 4 pages, large sized paper measuring... Read full description -
Item #603616THE WHEELING INTELLIGENCER, West Virginia, March 15, 1886
* Nonpareil Dempsey (Jack Dempsey)
* Early boxing match - pugilists
* Railroad train robbery
The front page has a small one column heading: "Witness a Hard Fought Battle Between Dempsey and Lablanche"
Also on the front page is: "Daring Express Robbery" "And Murder on the Chicago,... Read full description -
Item #604789THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, March 15, 1886
* Nonpareil Dempsey (Jack Dempsey)
* Early boxing match - pugilists
The front page has one column headings: "Dempsey Downs La Blanche" "A Fight to a Finish by the Middle-Weight Champions" "Thirteen Desperately Contested Rounds" and more.
Other news and advertisements of... Read full description -
Item #603560THE WHEELING INTELLIGENCER, Wheeling, West Virginia, November 15, 1886
* John L. Sullivan
* Paddy Ryan
* Boxing
The front page has one column headings: "Ryan Knocked Out" "By the Burly Boston Boy in Three Rattling Rounds". See images for text.
Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 4 pages, large sized paper... Read full description -
Item #603529THE WHEELING INTELLIGENCER, West Virginia, November 23, 1886
* Dominick McCaffrey vs. James "Sparrow" Golden
* Bare knuckle boxing - fight
The front page has one column headings: "FIERCE FIGHTING" "Between Noted Pugilists" and more.
Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 4 pages, large sized paper measuring 25 x 19... Read full description -
Item #175152HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 15, 1887 Front full pg. illus. pertaining to the poem "Crotalus", along with the entire text of the poem. Inside is a full pg. illus. of "The Old Bone Man of the Plains." Full pg. illus. of "Pima Indians Convoying a Silver Train in Mexico."
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Item #585489THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, April 5, 1887
* John L. Sullivan
* Heavyweight boxing
Column three of the front page has headlines that include: "GROVER AND JOHN L." and "The Champion Prize Fighter Pays His Respects to President Cleveland".
Coverage on heavyweight boxer John L. Sullivan's visit to the White House to meet... Read full description -
Item #175180HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 23, 1887 The entire ftpg. is a print by R. F. Zogbaum captioned: "The Prairie Letter Box" showing a cowboy on horseback dropping a letter in a mail box.
Other prints in this issue including a fullpg. with 5 vignettes of: "The Celebration of the... Read full description -
Item #175226HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 1, 1887 Front full pg. illus. of "Jonathan and Sandy" (re: America's Cup). Inside is a full pg. illus. containing many illus. pertaining to "Pictures from Holland." Two 1/4 pg. portraits of "George L. Watson, Designer of the "Thistle" and "Edward Burgess, Designer... Read full description -
Item #175228HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 8, 1887 Full ftpg: 'The Presidential Tour' shows Pres. Cleveland & wife in their private railroad car. Nice fullpg: 'The Grand Army Celebration at St. Louis'. Two fullpg. prints of yachts in the America's Cup race. Fullpg: 'Sketches of the New York Quarantine... Read full description -
Item #175268HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 25, 1888 Front page print: "Multum In Parvo--An Orchestra With One Performer". Fullpg: "Feeding & Catching Terrapin on a Maryland Farm".
The double page centerfold: "The Modern Buccaneers" by W.A. Rogers. Nearly fullpg: "Character Sketches in... Read full description -
Item #175272HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 10, 1888 Full ftpg: "An Ear Shave--In the Chinese Quarter of New York". Halfpg: "A Canadian Country Doctor On His Rounds". fullpg: "After the Strike of Engineers of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad" & A Canadian Sketch" showing a sled team in the snow. Two:... Read full description -
Item #175312HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 28, 1888 The entire front page is taken up with one of the best 19th century baseball prints to be found, showing a batter, catcher & umpire captioned: "A Ball Or A Strike--Which?" drawn by T. de Thurstrup.
There are also many other prints within this issue including a fullpg. with 6... Read full description -
Item #175330HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 29, 1888 Front page print by W.A. Rogers: "A Question Of Labor". Fullpg. of 4 scenes: 'Fever-Stricken Jacksonville'.
Fullpg: 'Their Bridal Tour--At Niagara Falls' shows a newlywed couple, & 'The Hippopotami in their New Tank at Central Park' & very nice fullpg:... Read full description -
Item #151821THE SCRANTON REPUBLICAN newspaper from Penna. dated Oct. 27, 1888. See the photo below for the nice front page report headed: "The World's Series" "St. Louis Browns Dfeats New York 14 to 11", with the box score. This report is near the middle of the front page. Nice, early report of a "world series", before the modern era. YOu get the... Read full description -
Item #175340HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 3, 1888 Front page print: "The Right Honorable Joseph Chamberlain". Fullpg. with 3 illus: 'Canvas-Back Duck Shooting on Chesapeake Bay'. Fullpg: 'New Naval Exercises--'Prepare to Abandon Ship!' Fullpg: 'A Mississippi Coast Peddler' with Black women. Fullpg. with 8... Read full description -
Item #615029THE DAILY PICAYUNE, New Orleans, April 1, 1889
* Featherweight boxing championship
* Kouts, Porter County, Indiana
* Ike Weir "The Belfast Spider"
This uncommon title from the deep South has news of the day with many advertisements. The front page has an article headed: "EIGHTY ROUNDS" "An Indecisive Battle for the... Read full description -
Item #175390HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 27, 1889. Front full pg. illus. of "What, Dat Hat, Miss Sally! Indignantly Lifting the insulted hat out of the Box and Holding it up for Us to Look At." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "The First League Game of Baseball of the Season." Several small portraits of "The Leaders in the... Read full description -
Item #702064THE WORLD--EVENING EDITION "EXTRA", July 8, 1889 Other newspapers reported the result of the last bare knuckles boxing match in their July 9 edition. This being an "Extra"' of July 8, reports the frustration that the telegraph wires were cut so despite the fight presumed over, there was no information as of the late... Read full description -
Item #592404THE WHEELING INTELLIGENCER, Wheeling, West Virginia, October 17, 1889
* John L. Sullivan
* Heavyweight boxing
The front page has one column headlines on the front page: "SULLIVAN IRRITATED", "At the Talk of His Enemies and Wants a Fight", "And He Wants It Right Soon", "He is Ready to Accommodate Anybody... Read full description -
Item #592308THE WHEELING INTELLIGENCER, West Virginia, October 30, 1889
* New York Giants vs. Brooklyn Bridegrooms (Dodgers)
* Pre modern day World Series - championship
* National vs. American baseball leagues
The front page has one column headlines on the front page that include: "THE CHAMPIONSHIP", "Of the Country Won... Read full description -
Item #175460HARPER'S WEEKLY December 28, 1889. Front full pg. illus. of "Christmas Greetings." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "The Interior of the Chicago Auditorium."
Doublepage centerfold containing a poem and two large illus. pertaining to "Hail Christmas." Full pg. of illus. pertaining to "First Impressions Abroad."... Read full description -
Item #175482HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 15, 1890 The full front page is a nice winter-themed print: "Sleighing in Central Park During the Brief Winter Spell".
Prints inside include a half page: "A Runaway on the Brooklyn Side of the East River Bridge", plus a halfpg. of Aztecs by Frederic Remington which... Read full description -
Item #175490HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 12, 1890 Front full pg. portrait of "Hon. George C. Barrett, Associate Justice of the New York Supreme Court." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "A Perilous Leap."
Doublepage centerfold of "The New Madison Square Garden Building, in Course of Construction." Full pg. illus. of "Recent... Read full description -
Item #175492HARPER'S WEEKLY, April 19, 1890 Very nice & displayable full ftpg: 'A Hunter's Shack in the Rocky Mountains'. Fullpg. with 4 scenes of: 'A Friday Market in the Jewish Quarter of New York' by W.A. Rogers. Halfpg. Remington print "The Priest Captain Writhed and Struggled in His Efforts to Throw... Read full description -
Item #175496HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 3, 1890 The standard portion of this issue (the first 8 images) has some nice prints which include a full ftpg: "Working A Hotchkiss Gun", a nice full page: "Tarpon Fishing", another fullpg. view of: "La Salle Street, Chicago..." "Clinton Hall, Astor Place,... Read full description -
Item #175528HARPER'S WEEKLY, Aug. 23, 1890 Fullpg: 'Sketches at Santa Barbara, Southern Calif.' includes 10 scenes--displayable. Nice halfpg: 'British Fleet in Esquimalt Harbor, British Columbia'. Three scenes: 'The Valley of the Upper Delaware', 2 or which show trout fishing and bass fishing. The cover has: "The Late John... Read full description -
Item #175534HARPER'S WEEKLY, September 13, 1890 Full front page: 'An Arena Box, Madison Square Garden'. Nice full page: 'Up the Hudson'. Half page: 'The Iowa Corn Palace at Ottumwa'. Very handsome double page centerfold: 'Copley Square, Boston'. Nice full page Remington: 'Ascent of Mt. Sir Donald by Members of the Swiss... Read full description -
Item #175562HARPER'S WEEKLY, December 20, 1890 Very nice full page: 'The City of Cumberland, Maryland' shows 5 scenes. One-third pg: 'A Trio of Indian Chiefs' includes Sitting Bull. Full page of athletic scenes includes tennis. -
Item #175564HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 27, 1890 The full ftpg. features a nice Frederic Remington print: 'One of the Ft. Keogh Cheyenne Scout Corps', very displayable. Inside has 7 more Remington prints of soldiers & Indians, including: 'Apache Scout'.
Other news and advertisements of the day are included. This issue is... Read full description -
Item #175580HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Feb. 21, 1891 Nice full ftpg. print of: 'Gen. William T. Sherman'. Fullpg. has 9 scenes of: 'The Week of Sport in Central North Carolina'. Fullpg. of text & 7 illus. of: 'Rutgers College'. Find doublepage centerfold : 'Marching Thru Georgia' shows Sherman on horseback. Fullpg: 'Sioux... Read full description -
Item #644826FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Nov. 21, 1891 The full ftpg. is a duo-tone print of: "A Box Party at the Horse Show" which is quite displayable. Other prints inside include: "St. Bartholomew's Parish House...Parochial Help for the Poor of New York City" "Offering Prayer in a Chinese Club... Read full description
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