Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Heavyweight
| Men's heavyweight boxing at the Games of the IV Olympiad | ||||||||||
| Date | October 27 | |||||||||
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| Competitors | 6 from 1 nation | |||||||||
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| Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics  | ||||
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The heavyweight 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 all held on October 27. The heavyweight was the middle class, allowing boxers of any weight.
Six boxers all from Great Britain competed.
Bracket
| Quarterfinals October 27 |
Semifinals October 27 |
Final October 27 | |||||||
 Sydney Evans (GBR) |
KO1 | ||||||||
| Albert Ireton (GBR) |
L | Sydney Evans (GBR) |
2 | ||||||
| Frederick Parks (GBR) |
2 | Frederick Parks (GBR) |
1 | ||||||
| Harold Brewer (GBR) |
0 | Sydney Evans (GBR) |
L | ||||||
| Albert Oldman (GBR) |
KO1 | Albert Oldman (GBR) |
KO1 | ||||||
| Ian Myrams (GBR) |
L | Albert Oldman (GBR) |
- | ||||||
| None | - | Bye | - | ||||||
| None | - | ||||||||
Competition
Quarterfinals
Oldman and Evans both won in the first round, Oldman winning with a right to Myrams' chin and Evans winning with a left to the chest of Ireton. Frederick Parks and Brewer went the full three, with Parks doing the lion's share of the hitting but Brewer taking it well.
Semifinals
Oldman received a bye for the round. Frederick Parks, who had given most of the punishment in the quarterfinals, found the situation reversed in the semifinals. Evans knocked him out of the ring once and to the mat twice. Parks fought hard, however, and not only made it through the three rounds but managed to land enough punches to deadlock the judges. Evans won by the referee's decision.
Final
In a somewhat anticlimactic final, Oldman put Evans on the rope shortly into the first, landing blow after blow to Evans' face. Within two minutes, Evans had dropped.
Standings
| Place | Name | Nation |
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| 1 | Albert Oldman | Great Britain |
| 2 | Sydney Evans | Great Britain |
| 3 | Frederick Parks | Great Britain |
| 4 | Harold Brewer | Great Britain |
| Albert Ireton | Great Britain | |
| Ian Myrams | 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 .
1904-1908: over 158 lb (71.7 kg), 1920-1936: over 175 lb (79.4 kg), 1948: over 80 kg 1952-1980: over 81 kg, 1984-2012: 81-91 kg | |
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