Who The Hell Is That? Unidentified Boxing Photo Thread.

[D. Bergin]

Well, I have a bin of a large stack of unidentified boxing photos I've accumulated through the years. Every once in awhile I go through it to see if any of the images ring a bell in my head, that for some reason didn't, last time I looked at it.

I imagine anybody who collects/accumulates boxing photos, has a similar pile.

Sometimes I embarrass myself that I missed a photo earlier, they are so obvious. Pulled out 3 today, I finally figured out. 2 were HOF'ers (Pedro Montanez, Tex Rickard) I should have recognized, and the 3rd was a press photo for a couple of more obscure 1930's boxers that had their last names scrawled on the back and a date stamp, that made their ID's easily searchable on Boxrec.

Anyways, hoping this thread serves as a place anybody can post a boxing photo that has you stumped, and then everybody else can pull their hair out, trying to figure out who they are.

Here's a couple possible Dana type photos to start it off. These would probably date somewhere in the 1904-1915 era. Both picture announcer Billy Jordan (the older Gentleman who looks slightly like John L.). He's the only one I'm sure about in each photo.

[D. Bergin]

Here's another one. Looks like Fitzsimmons on the right, but who's the fella he's tangling with in front of the cool ass Lion in the background?

[G1911]

I don't recognize him and can't help, but... what the heck is going on in this second photo? We just have a lion chilling on the porch

[Exhibitman]

Dovetailing with yours, I think this snapshot is Fitzimmons and Billy Papke. The homemade PC is addressed to Papke. He fought in Philly on the 14th, a week earlier, and won.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Dovetailing with yours, I think this snapshot is Fitzimmons and Billy Papke. The homemade PC is addressed to Papke. He fought in Philly on the 14th, a week earlier, and won.

Adam, maybe promoter Floyd Fitzsimmons. Don't see Bob there.

[Exhibitman]

Ahh, that makes sense. Looked him up and that's him. Thanks.