Jimmy Clabby

Artist/Maker and role
Unknown: Artist
Production date
1914
About this object
Les Darcy was an Australian boxer, whose career spanned from 1910 to 1917. He was born near Maitland in 1895, and his amazing career record and boxing prowess earned him the nickname ‘The Maitland Wonder’. MRAG has a vast Les Darcy collection, celebrating and preserving the memory of the young boxing legend.

Jimmy Clabby was an American middleweight boxer, competing from 1906 to 1923. He held the Australian middleweight title in 1917. He fought against Darcy in 1915, and Darcy won against him via points.
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Artist/Maker and role
Media
Offset print on card
Measurements
14 x 8.7cm
Artist/Maker
Accession number
2007.145.cc

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