Classic Boxing Moments

Historic black-and-white images capturing amateur boxing matches, featuring intense moments of action and competition in the ring.

New York, New York     March, 1948European middlewight champion Marcel Cerdan stands over a fallen Lavern Roach in the 8th round at Madison Square Garden. Cerdan later died in a plane crash in 1949, while Roach died from a brain hemorrhage suffered during the Georgie Small fight in 1950.
New York, New York March, 1948European middlewight champion Marcel Cerdan stands over a fallen Lavern Roach in the 8th round at Madison Square Garden. Cerdan later died in a plane crash in 1949, while Roach died from a brain hemorrhage suffered during the Georgie Small fight in 1950.