The Boxers of Headline Gym
Photo Title
The Boxers of Headline Gym
Photographer/Creator
Peter Essick
Collection
Publisher
University of Missouri-Columbia
Caption/Description
Young men from a poor section of Louisville, Kentucky, train three days a week at the Headline Boxing Gym. They hope to one day become professional boxers. Here, a boxer tries his shoe as the early evening sunlight streams into the dressing room.
Citation
Peter Essick, "The Boxers of Headline Gym," in POYi Archive, Item #14378, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/14378 (accessed June 8, 2025).
Date Added
07.04.2008