Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Lightweight
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Competition
Round of 16Wells 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 |
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| 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:... |
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| 2 | Frederick Spiller Frederick Spiller M. Frederick "Fred" Spiller was a British lightweight boxer who competed in the early twentieth century.... |
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| 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:*... |
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| 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 :... |
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| 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.... |
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| 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.... |
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| Frank Osborne |