Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Featherweight

The featherweight 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 October 27. The featherweight was the second lightest class, allowing boxers of up to 126 pounds (57.2 kg).

Eight boxers from two nations competed.

Medalists

Bracket

8TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds
RD2 = Quarterfinals
October 27
RD3 = Semifinals
October 27
RD4 = Final
October 27

RD1-team01 = flagIOCathlete|Thomas Ringer|GBR|1908 Summer
RD1-score01 = 2
RD1-team02 = flagIOCathlete|Louis Constant|FRA|1908 Summer
RD1-score02 = 0
RD1-team03 = flagIOCathlete|Richard Gunn|GBR|1908 Summer
RD1-score03 = KO2
RD1-team04 = flagIOCathlete|Étienne Poillot|FRA|1908 Summer
RD1-score04 = L
RD1-team05 = flagIOCathlete|Hugh Roddin|GBR|1908 Summer
RD1-score05 = 2
RD1-team06 = flagIOCathlete|John Lloyd|GBR|1908 Summer
RD1-score06 = 0
RD1-team07 = flagIOCathlete|Charles Morris|GBR|1908 Summer
RD1-score07 = 2
RD1-team08 = flagIOCathlete|Edward Adams|GBR|1908 Summer
RD1-score08 = 0

RD2-team01 = flagIOCathlete|Thomas Ringer|GBR|1908 Summer
RD2-score01 = 0
RD2-team02 = flagIOCathlete|Richard Gunn|GBR|1908 Summer
RD2-score02 = 2
RD2-team03 = flagIOCathlete|Hugh Roddin|GBR|1908 Summer
RD2-score03 = 0
RD2-team04 = flagIOCathlete|Charles Morris|GBR|1908 Summer
RD2-score04 = 2

RD3-team01 = flagIOCathlete|Richard Gunn|GBR|1908 Summer
RD3-score01 = 2
RD3-team02 = flagIOCathlete|Charles Morris|GBR|1908 Summer
RD3-score02 = 0

Competition

Quarterfinals

Poillot 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.

tandings

ources

* 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 [http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/ath1908.html ] .