Fighters As Humans: 10 Portraits Of The Boxers Of Old

Harry Winkler was an old-time boxing photographer who lived in California and spent most of the 1920s and 30s taking iconic photos of boxers. His collection is notable for capturing the humanity of professional fighters, picturing them less in the ring (though there is some of that) than in their everyday lives—on the rowing machine, at the ball game, shooting dice. For his full archive of thousands of photos, see here. We've selected ten of the best examples of his collection, which can be found after the jump.

Bert Colima

Bobby Pacho

Carmen Barth

Jack Holtz

Jimmy McLarnin

Joe Dundee (right)

Johnny Lamar

Newsboy Brown and actor Tom Mix

Primo Carnera

Tommy O'Brien