William "Wally" Webb (4 July 1882 – 1949) was a British

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who competed in the early twentieth century. He won a

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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 {{UK-Olympic-medalist-stub