William "Wally" Webb (4 July 1882 – 1949) was a British
bantamweight
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boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
* Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing
*Boxer (dog), a breed of dog
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Animal kingdom
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who competed in the early twentieth century.
He won a
bronze medal
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in
boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics
At the 1908 Summer Olympics, five boxing
Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, thro ...
losing against
John Condon in the semi-finals.
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1882 births
1949 deaths
Bantamweight boxers
Olympic boxers for Great Britain
Boxers at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain
Place of birth missing
Olympic medalists in boxing
British male boxers
Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics
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