Olympedia – Lightweight (≤140 pounds), Men

Lightweight (≤140 pounds), Men

Date	27 October 1908
Status	Olympic
Location	Northampton Institute, Clerkenwell
Participants	12 from 3 countries
Format	Single elimination tournament.

Date

27 October 1908

Status

Olympic

Location

Northampton Institute, Clerkenwell

Participants

12 from 3 countries

Format

Single elimination tournament.

The eventual winner was not highly considered. The favorites had to be Matt Wells, ABA Champion from 1904-1907, and later British and European pro champion in 1911, and Harold Holmes, champion in 1908. But Holmes lost in the quarter-finals to Harry Johnson and Wells lost a decision in the semi-finals to Frederick Grace. Grace was lightly regarded before the Olympic tournament began but he went on to win four ABA Championships at this weight - 1909, 1913, and 1919-1920. He also competed at the 1920 Olympics, where he won one match and then lost to the eventual champion, Sammy Mosberg (USA) in an overtime decision.

Pos	Competitor	NOC
1	Fred Grace	GBR	Gold
2	Fred Spiller	GBR	Silver
3	Harry Johnson	GBR	Bronze
=4	Matt Wells	GBR
=4	Harry Holmes	GBR
=4	George Jessup	GBR
=7	Valdemar Holberg	DEN
=7	Ernie Fearman	GBR
=7	Hemming Hansen	DEN
=7	Alfred Bouvier	FRA
=7	Frederick Osborne	GBR
=7	Pat Fee	GBR
DNS	Étienne Manzone	FRA
DNS	G. M. Wallace	GBR
DNS	Robert Eustache	FRA
DNS	George Blake	ANZ

Pos

Competitor

NOC

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	27 Oct	Harry Johnson	GBR	Decision	Hemming Hansen	DEN
Match #2	27 Oct	Harry Holmes	GBR	Knock-out	Alfred Bouvier	FRA
Match #3	27 Oct	George Jessup	GBR	Knock-out	Frederick Osborne	GBR
Match #4	27 Oct	Fred Spiller	GBR	Decision	Pat Fee	GBR
Match #5	27 Oct	Matt Wells	GBR	Decision	Valdemar Holberg	DEN
Match #6	27 Oct	Fred Grace	GBR	Decision	Ernie Fearman	GBR

Lightweight (≤140 pounds), Men

Round One

Quarter-Finals

Semi-Finals

Final Round