Vintage photo of English heavyweight boxer Bombardier Billy Wells (1889 - 1967). Wells, from the East End of London, was British and British Empire Heavyweight Champion from 1911 to 1919. He was also famous for being an early Rank "gongman" - the person seen striking the large gong at the beginning of Rank Organisation films.

Vintage photo of English heavyweight boxer Bombardier Billy Wells (1889 - 1967). Wells, from the East End of London, was British and British Empire Heavyweight Champion from 1911 to 1919. He was also famous for being an early Rank "gongman" - the person seen striking the large gong at the beginning of Rank Organisation films. Stock Photo

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4046 x 3100 px | 34.3 x 26.2 cm | 13.5 x 10.3 inches | 300dpi

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1912

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Vintage photo of English heavyweight boxer Bombardier Billy Wells (1889 - 1967). Wells, from the East End of London, was British and British Empire Heavyweight Champion from 1911 to 1919. He was also famous for being an early Rank "gongman" - the person seen striking the large gong at the beginning of Rank Organisation films. Photo taken in 1912 as Wells prepared in Rye, New York, for a fight with Al Palzer (Palzer won by KO in the third round).

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