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Kōrero: Boxing and wrestling

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - Professional boxing

Shane Cameron fighting Kevin Montiy, 2008

Shane Cameron fighting Kevin Montiy, 2008

Statue of Bob Fitzsimmons, Timaru

Statue of Bob Fitzsimmons, Timaru

Herbert Slade, late 19th century

Herbert Slade, late 19th century

Tom Heeney versus Gene Tunney, 1928

Tom Heeney versus Gene Tunney, 1928

David Tua vs Lennox Lewis, 2000

David Tua vs Lennox Lewis, 2000

Boxing match, New Plymouth, 1930

Boxing match, New Plymouth, 1930

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Amateur boxing

Scaife family boxers, 2011

Scaife family boxers, 2011

Amateur boxing match, Christchurch, 1910

Amateur boxing match, Christchurch, 1910 (1 o 2)

St Edmund's School boxing tournament, Dunedin, 1970

St Edmund's School boxing tournament, Dunedin, 1970 (2 o 2)

Wartime boxing

Ted Morgan, around 1928

Ted Morgan, around 1928

Michael Kenny, Commonwealth Games, 1990

Michael Kenny, Commonwealth Games, 1990

Daniella Smith fighting Nive Moefaauo, 2008

Daniella Smith fighting Nive Moefaauo, 2008

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Wrestling

Wrestler Robert Scott, early 1900s

Wrestler Robert Scott, early 1900s

John da Silva wrestling Willem Hall, 1969

John da Silva wrestling Willem Hall, 1969

Lofty Blomfield and his famous octopus clamp, 1936

Lofty Blomfield and his famous octopus clamp, 1936

On the mat

Amateur wrestlers, 2006

Amateur wrestlers, 2006

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Joseph Romanos, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/boxing-and-wrestling/media (accessed 26 February 2020)

He kōrero nā Joseph Romanos, i tāngia i te 5 Sep 2013, updated 1 Jan 2015