Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Featherweight

Men's featherweight boxing
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
DateOctober 27
Competitors8 from 2 nations
Medalists
   Great Britain
   Great Britain
   Great Britain
Boxing at the
1908 Summer Olympics
Bantamweight
Featherweight
Lightweight
Middleweight
Heavyweight

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.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
October 27
  Semifinals
October 27
  Final
October 27
                   
  Thomas Ringer (GBR) 2  
  Louis Constant (FRA) 0       Thomas Ringer (GBR) 0  
  Richard Gunn (GBR) KO2     Richard Gunn (GBR) 2  
  Étienne Poillot (FRA) L         Richard Gunn (GBR) 2
  Hugh Roddin (GBR) 2         Charles Morris (GBR) 0
  John Lloyd (GBR) 0       Hugh Roddin (GBR) 0
  Charles Morris (GBR) 2     Charles Morris (GBR) 2  
  Edward Adams (GBR) 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.

Standings

Place Name Nation
1 Richard Gunn Great Britain
2 Charles Morris Great Britain
3 Hugh Roddin Great Britain
4 Thomas Ringer Great Britain
5 Edward Adams Great Britain
Louis Constant France
John Lloyd Great Britain
Étienne Poillot France

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