Lightweight (≤135 pounds), Men

Sammy Mosberg survived a scare in the quarter-finals, when he had to go an extra round to defeat Fred Grace of Great Britain. Grace was, incredibly, the defending champion, although it had been twelve years since he had won the lightweight gold medal at London 1908. In 1920, Grace was 36-years-old, giving 12 years to the younger Mosberg. After defeating Grace, Mosberg scored one of the fastest KO’s in Olympic history when he finished South Africa’s Dick Beland in 15 seconds. The final was close, but Mosberg was awarded the decision. Going to Antwerp, the top American was thought to be Frank Cassidy, who had been AAU Champion in 1919, but Cassidy was decisioned by the runner-up in this event, Denmark’s Gotfred Johansen, in the quarter-finals.