Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Featherweight

Men's featherweight boxing at the Games of the IV Olympiad
Date	October 27
Competitors	8 from 2 nations
Medalists
Richard Gunn  Great Britain Charles Morris  Great Britain Hugh Roddin  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

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 .