Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Featherweight
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Competition
QuarterfinalsPoillot gave Gunn strong competition in the first round, but Gunn knocked the Frenchman down shortly before the first bell. When Poillot went down again before the end of the second round, he did not get back up. Morris won relatively easily, hitting with both right and left. Constant, while never giving Ringer a serious chance of defeat, fought well throughout the bout. Roddin and Lloyd boxed a physical campaign, each taking a great deal of punishment before Roddin won by decision.
Semifinals
Gunn and Morris both won their bouts in the latter ends of the contests, with Roddin and Ringer giving stiff competition in the early rounds but not able to keep up with the winners the whole way through.
There was no bronze medal bout, the third place was attributed.
Final
Gunn fought Morris back and forth, with the 38-year-old veteran coming out on top following a strong final round.
Standings
| Place | Name | Nation |
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| 1 | Richard Gunn | |
| 2 | Charles Morris Charles Morris (boxer) Charles W. Morris was a British featherweight boxer who competed in the early twentieth century. He won a silver medal in Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics.... |
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| 3 | Hugh Roddin Hugh Roddin Hugh Joseph Roddin was an Olympic boxer from Scotland. He was the first Scottish boxer to win an Olympics boxing medal when he took home the bronze in 1908.... |
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| 4 | Thomas Ringer | |
| 5 | Edward Adams | |
| Louis Constant | ||
| John Lloyd | ||
| Étienne Poillot |