Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Bantamweight
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The bantamweight was one of five boxing weight classes contested on the Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Like all other boxing events, it was open only to men. The boxing competitions were held on 27 October. The bantamweight was the lightest class, allowing boxers of up to 116 pounds (52.6 kg).
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[edit] Standings
| Place | Name | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. Henry Thomas |  Great Britain |
| 2 | John Condon | Great Britain |
| 3 | William Webb | Great Britain |
| 4 | Pierre Mazior |  France |
| Frank McGurk | Great Britain |
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| Henry Perry | Great Britain |
[edit] Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||
| 27 October | 27 October | 27 October | |||||||
| Condon |
KO | ||||||||
| Mazior |
3rd | ||||||||
| Condon |
2 | ||||||||
| Webb |
0 | ||||||||
| Webb |
2 | ||||||||
| Perry |
1 | ||||||||
| Condon |
0 | ||||||||
| Thomas |
2 | ||||||||
| Thomas |
2 | ||||||||
| McGurk |
0 | ||||||||
| Thomas |
- | ||||||||
| None | - | ||||||||
| None | - | ||||||||
| None | - | ||||||||
[edit] Competition
[edit] Quarterfinals
Condon won by knockout in the third round against the only non-British competitor in the bantamweight. McGurk came out well against Thomas, but Thomas finished stronger. The bout between Webb and Perry was the tightest, with Webb's win coming through the referee's decision after the two judges deadlocked.
[edit] Semifinals
Thomas had been seeded into a bye for the round. Webb and Condon had a tight bout, with Condon winning narrowly.
[edit] Final
The two boxers fought a physical bout up close, in which Thomas fared better.
[edit] Sources
- Official Report of the Games of the IV Olympiad (1908).
- De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Boxing 1908". Accessed 8 April 2006. Available electronically at [1].
| The 1908 Summer Olympics in London Games of the IV Olympiad |
| Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics |
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bantamweight | featherweight | lightweight | middleweight | heavyweight |
