Boxing

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Boxing match between Howard Baker and Patsy McKenna, being held in Leadville, Colorado. The match was held at the Olympic Athletic Club on December 12, 1911. McKenna's Second (trainer) threw in the sponge in the 10th round.

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Several unidentified men and boys are seated around a square mat used for boxing at the B'nai B'rith lodge, Denver, Colorado. Boys and teenagers dressed in boxing gear stand on the mat.

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Two young boys boxing at the B'nai B'rith building in Denver, Colorado while a man referees and other men and boys watch from around the mat.

Abstract Joe 'Awful' Coffee, born Joseph Rutkowski in Minsk, Russian Empire in 1905 was a major figure on the Denver sports scene. After boxing, as a featherweight, for ten years across the Rocky Mountain region, he retired and went to college at the University of Denver. After graduation, Joe worked for the May Company, and then opened up Joe 'Awful' Coffee's Ringside Lounge in 1943. Coffee's restaurant operated for some 23 years, closing in 1966, and attracting such notables as Jack Dempsey,...

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Jack Dempsey's championship photograph after winning the World's Heavy Weight Championship.

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Joe Coffee stands between two prized steers.

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Speaks about early life in Pueblo and carrer as a boxer.

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Brief biographies of Jewish men and women athletes as well as sports personalities from Colorado. Written and directed by Jeanne Abrams for the 2013 RMJHS Dinner.

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Oil painting of boxers titled "Prize Fighters" (written on the back). Two boxers are fighting in the ring with an out-of-focus crowd in the background. Boxer in red crouches in a defensive pose while the boxer in black sends a punch over the other boxer's head. Signed "Goldberg" on bottom right.

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Aerial view of the University of Denver (DU) Field House Arena during a boxing event.