Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Lightweight

Men's lightweight boxing at the Games of the IV Olympiad
Date	October 27
Competitors	12 from 3 nations
Medalists
Frederick Grace   Great Britain   Frederick Spiller   Great Britain   Harry Johnson   Great Britain

Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics
		Bantamweight
		Featherweight
		Lightweight
		Middleweight
		Heavyweight

The lightweight was one of five boxing weight classes contested on 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 lightweight was the middle class, allowing boxers of up to 140 pounds (63.5 kg).

Twelve boxers from three nations competed.

Bracket

Round of 16 October 27

Quarterfinals October 27

Semifinals October 27

Final October 27

Harry Johnson (GBR)

2

Hemming Hansen (DEN)

0

Johnson (GBR)

2

Harold Holmes (GBR)

KO2

Holmes (GBR)

1

André Bouvier (FRA)

L

Johnson (GBR)

0

George Jessup (GBR)

KO1

Spiller (GBR)

2

Frank Osborne (GBR)

L

Jessup (GBR)

L

Patrick Fee (GBR)

0

Spiller (GBR)

KO2

Frederick Spiller (GBR)

2

Spiller (GBR)

0

Matt Wells (GBR)

2 (4th)

Grace (GBR)

2

Waldemar Holberg (DEN)

1

Wells (GBR)

0

Frederick Grace (GBR)

2

Grace (GBR)

2

Edward Fearman (GBR)

0

Grace (GBR)

-

None

-

Bye

-

None

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None

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None

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None

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None

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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 which involved more grappling 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	Great Britain
2	Frederick Spiller	Great Britain
3	Harry Johnson	Great Britain
4	Harold Holmes	Great Britain
	George Jessup	Great Britain
	Matt Wells	Great Britain
7	André Bouvier	France
	Edward Fearman	Great Britain
	Patrick Fee	Great Britain
	Hemming Hansen	Denmark
	Waldemar Holberg	Denmark
	Frank Osborne	Great Britain

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 .