Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Lightweight
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Competition

Round of 16

Wells and Holberg split the judges over the course of the first three rounds. The referee declared a fourth round, which Wells won in a contest with involved much grappling rather than punching. Bouvier was knocked down several times by Holmes before the referee stopped the contest. Jessup dominated his match, with Osborne not lasting past the first round. Grace, Spiller, and Johnson each won by decisions varying in closeness.

Quarterfinals

Spiller had the easiest time of it in the round, nearly eliminating Jessup in the first. The second round saw Jessup counted out. Grace and Wells fought a defensive bout, without either receiving much punishment. Johnson won a tight bout with Holmes by referee's decision.

Semifinals

Grace took a bye in the semifinals and Spiller's easy win made the round an uneventful one.

Final

Each boxer went to the mat in the second, but Grace piled on more hits than did Spiller to win the bout.

Standings

Place Name Nation
1 Frederick Grace
Frederick Grace
Frederick "Fred" Grace was a lightweight boxer. At the 1908 Olympic Games he became British and European professional champion.-Biography:...

 
2 Frederick Spiller
Frederick Spiller
M. Frederick "Fred" Spiller was a British lightweight boxer who competed in the early twentieth century....

 
3 Harry Johnson
Harry Johnson (boxer)
Herbert Henry "Harry" Johnson was a British lightweight professional boxer who competed in the early twentieth century. He won a bronze medal in Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics losing against Frederick Spiller in the semi-finals.-References:*...

 
4 Harold Holmes 
George Jessup 
Matt Wells
Matt Wells (boxer)
Matthew "Matt" Wells was a professional boxer in the welterweight division.- Amateur career :During his amateur career, he won four consecutive ABA Lightweight titles .- Olympics :...

 
7 André Bouvier 
Edward Fearman 
Patrick Fee 
Hemming Hansen
Hemming Hansen
Hemming Emil Hansen was a Danish boxer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born in Kværkeby, Zealand and died in Frederiksberg....

 
Valdemar Holberg
Valdemar Holberg
Valdemar Birger Holberg was a Danish boxer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born in Copenhagen, and died the same place....

 
Frank Osborne

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 .
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