Boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Middleweight

The men's middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the third-heaviest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 160 pounds (72.6 kilograms). The competition was held from Tuesday July 15, 1924 to Sunday July 20, 1924. Twenty-three boxers from 15 nations competed.[1]

Middleweight boxing
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
VenueVélodrome d'hiver
DatesJuly 15–20
Competitors23 from 15 nations
Medalists
Harry Mallin
 Great Britain
John Elliott
 Great Britain
Joseph Beecken
 Belgium

This competition saw one of the most controversial bouts in Olympic history, when Frenchman Roger Brousse and defending Olympic champion Harry Mallin from Great Britain faced each other in the quarterfinals. Near the end of the fight Mallin complained to the Belgian referee that Brousse had bitten him. Mallin showed the referee bite marks on his chest and shoulder. His protest was overruled by the judges and the bout was awarded to the French boxer on points (2:1). An appeal launched by Swedish official and IOC member Oscar Söderlund brought forward medical evidence that Mallin had been bitten. Manuel Gallardo also came forward with a complaint about being bitten by Brousse in their bout. Brousse was disqualified and Mallin became the winner, even though the jury declared that the foul had not been intentional.[2] French fans had to be restrained by the police from charging the ring.[3]

Two days later the French crowd were still incensed when Mallin boxed in the final against John Elliott. Brousse came in his boxing attire and his fans lifted him up into the ring. Only after intervention by the police were the two British opponents able to contest the final.

Results
Boxing at the
1924 Summer Olympics
Flyweightmen
Bantamweightmen
Featherweightmen
Lightweightmen
Welterweightmen
Middleweightmen
Light heavyweightmen
Heavyweightmen
Round of 32
July 15 		Round of 16
July 17 		Quarterfinals
July 18 		Semifinals
July 19 		Final
July 20
 Roger Brousse (FRA) PTS
 Manuel Gallardo (ARG) L
 Roger Brousse (FRA) DIS
 Harry Mallin (GBR) W
 Erich Siebert (SUI) L
 Harry Mallin (GBR) PTS  Harry Mallin (GBR) RSC2
 Trygve Stokstad (NOR) L  Harry Mallin (GBR) PTS
 Ben Funk (USA) PTS  Joseph Beecken (BEL) L
 Raymond Jones (AUS) L  Ben Funk (USA) L
 Joseph Beecken (BEL) PTS
 Joseph Beecken (BEL) PTS
 Daniel Daney (FRA) L
 Georges Van Haelen (BEL) L
 Daniel Daney (FRA) KO3  Daniel Daney (FRA) PTS
 Emilio Bonfigli (ITA) L  Harry Mallin (GBR) PTS
 Leslie Black (CAN) PTS  John Elliott (GBR) L
 Pierre Feidt (LUX) L  Leslie Black (CAN) KO2
 Adolphe Lefkowitch (USA) L
 Leslie Black (CAN) PTS
 William Murphy (IRL) L
 William Murphy (IRL) KO1
 Eugeniusz Nowak (POL) L
 Leslie Black (CAN) L
 John Elliott (GBR) PTS
 John Elliott (GBR) KO1 Bronze medal bout
 Georges Givel (SUI) PTS  Georges Givel (SUI) L
 Jules Steichen (LUX) L  John Elliott (GBR) PTS  Joseph Beecken (BEL) W
 Harry Henning (CAN) PTS  Harry Henning (CAN) L  Leslie Black (CAN) w/o
 Orlando Leopardi (ITA) L  Harry Henning (CAN) RSC2
 Øivind Jensen (NOR) PTS  Øivind Jensen (NOR) L
 Louis Meeuwessen (NED) L

References
  1. "Boxing at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's Middleweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  2. Wallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book of the Olympics. England: Penguin Books. p. 179. ISBN 0140066322.
  3. Great Olympians - biographies - MA
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